Luxury Hotel · The Maldives
The Nautilus Maldives
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At a glance
The Nautilus is an ultra-private 26-house resort on Thiladhoo Island in Baa Atoll, built around a no-schedules ethos where dining, timing, and the day are entirely yours to set.
Spread across the private island of Thiladhoo in the UNESCO-listed Baa Atoll, The Nautilus runs on a simple idea: nothing is fixed. There are no set mealtimes, no dress codes, and no schedules, with the whole resort built around bespoke, on-demand service that lets guests shape the day as they want it. The island is reached by a 30-minute seaplane flight from Malé, on either the resort’s own eight-seat seaplane or a scheduled Manta Air service.
Accommodation runs to just 26 beach and ocean houses, each with a separate living room, private pool, and direct access to the sand or lagoon. Larger Residences, a Retreat, and a Mansion sit at the top of the range, and the whole island is available for exclusive buyout.
Dining covers four restaurants, all available whenever you want them, and the resort balances its couples’ appeal with strong childcare through the Young Wonderers program.
Highlights
- Just 26 beach and ocean houses, each with a separate living room and private pool.
- A no-schedules ethos, with no set mealtimes, no dress codes, and bespoke on-demand service.
- Set in the UNESCO-listed Baa Atoll, near the Hanifaru Bay manta aggregation site.
Accommodation
Ocean House with Private Pool
With the ability to step out from your house straight into your own private pool as well as the ocean, these rooms are perhaps one of the best in the Maldives.
An abundance of space includes your own private lounge and sundeck. The perfect place to unwind and at night sit on your deck under the stars as the ocean waves lap below.
Beach House with Private Pool
The Beach Houses mirror the layout of the Ocean Houses but offer direct access to the soft, powdery sands of the beach rather than the sea. With the secluded charm of the island, staying here often feels like having your very own private paradise to explore.
Further information
Dining
Dining follows the resort’s no-schedules approach, with four restaurants open whenever guests want them. Zeytoun is the signature, serving refined European and Mediterranean cooking with an upper-deck lounge for pre-dinner drinks. Ocaso is the alfresco beach grill, ranging from Latin American to Japanese, Mexican, and Peruvian. Thyme covers all-day international dining in a beach-house setting, and Naiboli is the poolside lounge with complimentary gourmet canapés. An Ananda Ayurvedic menu, tailored by dosha, is also available.
Wellness
The overwater Solasta Spa is the wellness center, with three glass-floored treatment pavilions, an overwater yoga pavilion, two relaxation lounges, and a sauna, steam bath, and open-air bath. Treatments run from massages and facials to Eastern practices including shiatsu, reiki, and Tibetan singing sound baths, with natural and organic products from Maison Caulières and Omorovicza. In keeping with the island ethos, the spa is open at any hour, and in-house treatments are available.
Location
The Nautilus is on the private island of Thiladhoo in the Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the central Maldives, around a 30-minute seaplane flight from Velana International Airport at Malé. The Baa Atoll is known for Hanifaru Bay, one of the world’s largest manta and whale shark aggregation sites, at its best during the Southwest monsoon between May and October. The island is ringed by white-sand beaches and house reefs.
The Maldives
The Maldives is made up of more than a thousand coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean, each resort occupying its own private atoll. No shared beaches, no neighbouring properties, no traffic. The geography does something that no amount of hotel design can replicate: it removes you completely from everything else. The range across those islands is wider than most people expect.
Our Experts
The Maldives is a stand-out when it comes to luxury travel and our most popular destination. We are also proud to be able to work with properties that are welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community.
Staying in an over-water bungalow is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I'd recommend to any traveller. It's amazing to swim in some of the world's most impressive coral reefs and the sunset's divine.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Out Of Office do?
Out Of Office is a luxury LGBTQ+ travel company specializing in tailor-made vacations and extraordinary journeys around the world. We create bespoke luxury vacations, LGBTQ+ honeymoons, safaris, cruises, beach escapes, private tours and group trips, with every itinerary designed around you. Our travel specialists combine global expertise, first-hand destination knowledge and trusted local partners to create seamless, highly personalized experiences.
Is Out Of Office a gay travel agency?
Out Of Office is an LGBTQ+ owned and run luxury travel specialist, with particular expertise in gay and LGBTQ+ travel. We understand the additional considerations that can come with traveling as an LGBTQ+ person or couple, from local laws and customs to finding genuinely welcoming hotels and experiences.
We welcome every traveler, including friends, families and allies. Many of our clients are not members of the LGBTQ+ community, but choose Out Of Office for our luxury travel expertise, personalized service and discretion.
Do you create tailor-made LGBTQ+ vacations?
Yes. Every tailor-made trip with Out Of Office is designed from scratch around your interests, travel style, budget and the way you want to experience a destination. We can arrange luxury hotels, private transfers, flights, guides, excursions, cruises and special experiences as part of one personalized itinerary. The journeys shown on our website are there to inspire you rather than restrict you; only clearly identified group departures operate as fixed itineraries.
How do you choose LGBTQ+ friendly hotels and destinations?
We combine first-hand destination knowledge with trusted local expertise to recommend luxury hotels, resorts and experiences where LGBTQ+ travelers can feel informed and welcome. We also consider the laws, customs and attitudes of each destination, because LGBTQ+ rights and experiences differ around the world. Our team regularly visit many of the properties we work with and where a destination requires greater awareness, we give you clear and considered advice so that you can make an informed decision about where and how you travel.
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