A small, good-value all-inclusive island in Raa Atoll with a house reef, a PADI 5-star dive centre and beach and water villas from 75 m².
Kudafushi Resort & Spa is on its own small island in Raa Atoll, about 45 minutes from the airport by seaplane. It sells two packages, Soft All Inclusive (all meals with soft drinks) and All Inclusive, and pitches itself at both couples and families.
The Beach Villas (92 m²) open onto a secluded stretch of sand, with an outdoor rain shower and a bathtub; two pairs connect for families. Beach Villas with Pool have a pool and garden on the lagoon side, and over the water are Water Villas (75 m²) with direct lagoon access and Water Villas with Pool (85 m²). A 325 m² Presidential Suite joins two Water Villas and a Water Suite with a pool.
De' North is the main buffet restaurant, with a Maldivian dinner on Saturdays and themed nights; Olive Me serves Mediterranean dinners on the east beach, Sea Edge Asian food at sunset, and Juju Bar is by the infinity pool. Dive Kudafushi is a PADI 5-star dive resort with house-reef dives and snorkelling. There's the K-Spa with eight couples' rooms, a sauna and steam room, a yoga pavilion, a floodlit tennis court, a gym, a football pitch and the Little Bubbles Club for children.
The cheapest rate is non-refundable and covers soft drinks only; alcohol needs the full All Inclusive package. Bar drinks after midnight are charged whatever your plan, and the spa is for guests aged 16 and over.
Behind lush planting a few steps from the beach, with a private terrace onto the sand and a bathroom with an outdoor rain shower and bathtub.
Queen bed and sofa bed
A private pool opening onto a rear garden and a quiet beach on the lagoon side of the island.
Overwater under a thatched roof, with hardwood floors and a sun terrace with direct access to the lagoon.
An overwater terrace with its own pool looking over the lagoon.
The same resort and the same villa, booked through people who live here.
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Main buffet restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a Maldivian night on Saturdays and themed dinners
Mediterranean dinners and wines from around the world
Asian dinners, with a sunset bar from 5pm to 7pm
Cocktails, shakes, shisha and cigars from 9am, with sunset music
Eight couples' and two single treatment rooms, a sauna, steam room and jacuzzi; ages 16 and over
Yoga sessions
PADI 5-star dive resort on the south arrival jetty, with house-reef dives
Kids' club open daily from 9am to 6pm
A floodlit tennis court, a gym and a football pitch
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About 45 minutes by seaplane from Velana International Airport, or a 30-minute domestic flight to Ifuru and a 25-minute speedboat ride. Transfers are mandatory and arranged by the resort, with rates on request.
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