Baa Atoll, Maldives Finolhu, a Seaside Collection Resort
Barefoot and colourful
Finolhu lies in Baa Atoll, around 35 minutes by seaplane from Malé. The island is small enough to explore on foot yet offers plenty of space: long white beaches, a turquoise lagoon and a sandbank on which the Crab Shack restaurant stands with its feet in the sand. 125 villas lie on the beach, in the lagoon or on stilts above the water, designed by London studio Muza Lab in the colours of nature. Add restaurants with cuisines from Japan to North Africa, a spa with ten treatment rooms and a programme for families that gives children and teenagers places of their own.
Location
In Baa Atoll, in the west of the Maldives.
Around 35 minutes by seaplane from Malé airport.
An island with white beaches, a lagoon and a house reef.
Highlights
125 villas on the beach, in the lagoon and above the water, designed by Muza Lab in London.
Crab Shack on the sandbank, the restaurant with its feet in the sand and winner of a World Luxury Restaurant Award.
Beach Bubble Experience, a night under the stars on a secluded sandbank.
Two Rockstar Villas with their own buggy and a private pool with direct ocean access.
Kids club, Teens Hut and Art Lab for every age group.
Amenities
125 villas · Private pool in many villas · Beach Kitchen, Kanusan, Arabian Grill and Crab Shack · Beach Club and Beach Bar · Milk Lab · Fehi Spa with ten treatment rooms · Fitness and yoga pavilion · Tennis, padel and golf studio · Art Lab · Oceaneers Club and Teens Hut · Diving and snorkelling · Member of Design Hotels
Impressions
Cuisine
Beach Kitchen serves breakfast, lunch and dinner at six live-cooking stations, with a theme each evening, such as Asian, Maldivian, Italian or seafood. Kanusan above the water serves classical and modern Japanese cuisine with its own sushi bar. At Arabian Grill, mezze, tagine and grilled dishes from the Middle East and North Africa come to the table.
Crab Shack lies on the sandbank, a 20-minute walk or a five-minute ride in a wooden boat away. There you eat seafood and light dishes with your feet in the sand, and in the evening the island holds its White Party here. The Beach Club is the centre of the island in the evening, and the Shisha Lounge with its library is quieter. Milk Lab serves pastries, ice cream and milkshakes. On request, a dinner is laid at a place of your choice, on the beach, in your villa or on the 5° North platform in the middle of the lagoon.
Wellness
Fehi Spa has ten treatment rooms, six of them for couples and four single rooms. Separate saunas for women and men, a steam room and private plunge pools complete the offering, and a salon provides hair and nail care. For exercise, there are indoor and outdoor gyms, a personal trainer and a yoga pavilion.
Experiences
A coral project grows in the lagoon, and you can snorkel out to its nursery, with the island’s marine biologist reporting on progress. Diving and snorkelling are among the main themes, and excursions lead to manta rays and dolphins. On land, you can play tennis, padel and, in the golf studio, golf on courses from around the world, and in the Art Lab, canvas, resin and pottery pieces take shape.
The Beach Bubble Experience begins with a private sunset barbecue and ends with breakfast under the stars, on a secluded sandbank. Couples can also exchange vows on Finolhu, with four themes, hair and make-up before the ceremony, and photography.
At the Oceaneers Club, there is a daily programme for children with a board games room, a children’s pool and a napping room, and the Teens Hut offers photography workshops, DJ classes, boot camp and Maldivian cooking classes.
Room categories
Finolhu has beach villas and water villas, all but two with one bedroom. All villas have sea access, in the beach garden or above the lagoon.
The Beach Villa (205 sqm) lies on the beach, with a covered terrace and sun loungers in the garden, a king bed and an outdoor rain shower. It sleeps two adults and up to two children or three adults.
The Beach Pool Villa (205 sqm) lies directly on the beach facing the lagoon, with a private pool on the terrace among the palms, an outdoor rain shower and a king bed. It sleeps two adults and up to two children or three adults.
The Private Pool Villa (205 sqm) has its own pool in a garden among the palms, a terrace with sun loungers and direct access to the sea. A king bed sleeps two adults and up to two children or three adults.
The Two Bedroom Beach Villa with Pool (530 sqm) lies on the beach with two bedrooms with king beds, a living room with a garden view and a private pool on the terrace. It sleeps four adults and up to four children or six adults.
The Lagoon Villa (145 sqm) stands on stilts above the lagoon, with a king bed, a freestanding bathtub with sea views and a private terrace with sun loungers and direct access to the sea. It sleeps two adults and up to two children or three adults.
The Ocean Pool Villa (145 sqm) lies above the water, with a private pool on the terrace, a seating area with sea views and direct access to the ocean. It has a king bed for two adults and up to two children or three adults.
The Two Bedroom Water Villa with Pool (460 sqm) has two bedrooms with king beds, a colourful living area and a terrace with a private pool and direct access to the sea. It sleeps four adults and up to four children or six adults.
The Two Bedroom Rockstar Villa (460 sqm) has two bedrooms with king beds, a bar with a disco ball and a private pool with direct access to the ocean or lagoon. It comes with its own buggy in Rolls-Royce design and Roohu service, a dedicated island host. It sleeps four adults and up to four children or six adults.
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Finolhu – Barefoot, colourful, spacious
Finolhu combines villas on the beach and above the lagoon with cuisines from around the world and a programme that gives couples and families room. A place where you shape the day yourself, whether quiet or lively.
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