A quiet, good-value island in Meemu Atoll with sandy-floored restaurants, water villas and a spa on stilts over the lagoon.
Medhufushi Island Resort is a 10-hectare island in Meemu Atoll, 130 km south of Malé, run by AAA Hotels & Resorts. It has a simple, rustic Maldivian feel, with sandy floors in the restaurants and a traditional swing chair on every villa deck.
There are 110 villas. On the beach are 44 Beach Villas and 14 Semi-detached Beach Villas (65 m²), with four-poster beds and outdoor rain showers, and 8 Beach Villa Suites (178 m²), two villas joined by a shared deck for families. Over the lagoon, 44 Water Villas (60 m²) face sunrise or sunset, with glass walls that fold back across the bedroom and steps from the sundeck into the water. Two Lagoon Suites stand on their own over the lagoon, reached only by boat.
Malaafaiy, by the pool, serves buffets with live cooking stations; Alfresco and the Vilu Bar share the pyramid-shaped pavilion over the water, with à la carte dishes, cocktails, billiards and darts, and evenings of DJ nights, karaoke and bodu beru drumming. The spa has four treatment suites on stilts over the lagoon, with a steam bath and a jacuzzi. The dive centre visits more than 30 sites in Meemu Atoll, and there's a gym, an outdoor pool, water sports, dolphin trips and visits to a local island.
The style is simple and rustic rather than polished, and the water villas take two adults only. The price uses a 30% 'Special Deal' with no stated end date; without it, the same villa is about $320 a night.
Semi-detached villas on the sand with a connecting door, a four-poster king or twin beds, an outdoor rain shower, a veranda with sun loungers and a Maldivian swing; up to three adults, or two adults and a child.
On the sand among hibiscus and sea cabbage, with a four-poster king or twin beds, an outdoor rain shower and a Maldivian swing; up to three adults, or two adults and a child.
Two beach villas joined by an outdoor seating area and a shared sundeck; up to four adults, or three adults and two children.
Over the lagoon, facing sunrise or sunset, with glass walls that fold back across the bedroom and steps from the sundeck into the water; for two adults.
The same resort and the same villa, booked through people who live here.
Request a free quoteBuffets with live cooking stations for breakfast, lunch and dinner
À la carte dishes, wine and drinks
Spirits, cocktails and snacks, with billiards, darts and a library; crab racing and bodu beru nights
Beach dinners, floating breakfasts and a floating table on the lagoon
Four treatment suites with a herbal steam bath and jacuzzi, 10am to 8pm
Gym
IAC, CMAS, PADI and SSI courses in small groups, and dives at more than 30 sites in Meemu Atoll
Water sports, dolphin and shark-watching trips, fishing and visits to a local island
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A 35–45 minute seaplane flight for international arrivals between 6am and 3pm, a 2.5-hour speedboat ride ($250 per adult for stays from December 2026), or a 40-minute domestic flight and a 20-minute dhoni ride.
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