An adults-only island (12 and over) in Lhaviyani Atoll, reopened as Nala in 2025, with 80 villas, three restaurants, an Ayurvedic spa, and its sister resort Jawakara three minutes away by boat.
Nala sits on Innahuraa, a 10-hectare island in Lhaviyani Atoll, 35 to 40 minutes from Malé by seaplane. Once Innahura Maldives Resort, it reopened as Nala in 2025 as the adults-only side of Jawakara Islands: no children under 12, with Jawakara's golf course, restaurants and water sports three minutes away by speedboat. The island has its own young house reef with a coral restoration programme, a ProDivers PADI 5-Star dive centre, tennis and padel courts, and free bicycles.
The 80 villas come in four types. Twenty Sunrise Beach Villas and eight Romantic Beach Villas (98 m²) sit on the beach facing the sunrise, with a kitchenette, a rain shower and, in the Romantic villas, an outdoor soaking tub. The 22 Sunset Beach Pool Villas (130 m²) add a private infinity pool, a kitchen, a soaking tub and a shaded pavilion on the terrace, and the 30 Ocean Pool Villas (119 m²) have an infinity pool and direct access to the lagoon. Every villa has a king bed, a Nespresso machine and a minibar.
Velu is the buffet restaurant, with live cooking stations; Kumo serves Asian fusion and Milos Greek seafood, and Snack Lab does light bites with vegan and gluten-free choices. There's the Velu Bar by the pool, the Milos Bar and Bubbles, a champagne bar. Stays are on bed and breakfast or all inclusive. The Sulha Spa draws on Ayurveda, with seven couples' treatment rooms, an outdoor Ayurveda pavilion and yoga twice a day.
This profile comes from travel agencies, because the resort's own website couldn't be checked. It's adults only from age 12 rather than 18, the house reef is young, and the agencies disagree on the star rating and the restaurant names, so details may change. The price is only an agency figure.
One of 20 villas on the beach facing the sunrise, with a private balcony and terrace, a living area, a kitchenette and a bathroom with a rain shower. Two guests.
King bed
One of eight beach villas with a private deck facing the sunrise, a kitchenette, and a bathroom with a rain shower and an outdoor soaking tub. Two guests.
King bed
One of 22 solar-powered villas on the beach facing the sunset, with a private infinity pool, a kitchen, a bathroom with a walk-in shower and a soaking tub, and a terrace with sun loungers and a shaded pavilion. Two guests.
King bed
One of 30 villas over the lagoon with a private infinity pool, direct access to the water, a kitchenette and a broad terrace with recliners and a gazebo. Two guests.
King bed
The same resort and the same villa, booked through people who live here.
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Buffets with live cooking stations: seafood, meat and vegetarian dishes from Maldivian, Asian and Mediterranean kitchens
Asian fusion: seafood, sushi and curries
Greek and Mediterranean seafood, à la carte
Light bites, smoothies and juices, with vegan and gluten-free choices
Cocktails, wine and bar snacks
Cocktails and wine in the evening
A champagne bar
Ayurvedic therapies, massage and a Himalayan salt room in seven couples’ treatment rooms, five with ocean views, plus an outdoor Ayurveda pavilion; yoga twice a day
A PADI 5-Star centre with more than 50 dive sites in Lhaviyani, manta and turtle trips and a coral restoration programme
Windsurfing, kayaks, paddleboards, catamarans, jet skis and wakeboarding, plus a three-minute boat to Jawakara’s nine-hole golf course and restaurants
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A 35 to 40-minute seaplane flight from Malé, or a domestic flight to Madivaru and a 40-minute speedboat.
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