Luxury Hotel · The Maldives
Amilla Maldives
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At a glance
Amilla Maldives is a Maldivian-owned, five-star luxury resort in Baa Atoll, with 67 beach, overwater, and treetop villas on a UNESCO Biosphere island.
Amilla Maldives is the kind of resort that puts the island first. Maldivian-owned and EarthCheck Gold certified, it leaves about 70% of its Baa Atoll island as jungle, with 67 villas and residences threaded through the trees, along the beach, and out over the lagoon. Some are built into the canopy.
Baa Atoll is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, which puts Amilla within easy reach of Hanifaru Bay, the world-famous gathering site for mantas and whale sharks. The house reef ranks in Travel + Leisure’s top ten, and Javvu Spa lands in the magazine’s top ten in Asia.
Seven restaurants and a handful of bars cover everything from Japanese-Latin fusion at Feeling Koi to wood-fired pizza and farm-to-table cooking from the on-island garden. Amilla is a Maldivian leader in accessibility too, the world’s first 5-star-verified accessible resort, and reachable in 30 minutes by seaplane from Malé.
Highlights
- 67 beach, overwater, and treetop villas in Baa Atoll
- Top-10 Asia Javvu Spa and a top-10 Maldives house reef
- Maldivian-owned, sustainable, and the world’s first 5-star accessible resort
Accommodation
Ocean Reef Houses
Ocean Reef Houses are surrounded by a wide deck that opens onto a private pool. This villa for two is the ideal romantic getaway with all the luxuries you’ll need: a ceramic tub, timber floors and a state of the art sound system.
Lagoon Houses
Lagoon Houses have a chic, contemporary design and a colour palette that compliments the hues of the surrounding landscape. A sun-drenched deck surrounds the villa and look out over the Perfect Maldivian ocean. It also comes with a freshwater pool.
Beach Houses
A private oasis perched on the shore, Beach Houses are ideal for lovers of sand, sea and luxury. A private courtyard comes with a hammock and a freshwater pool shaded by trees. On the patio, a table for two is set.
Tree Houses
Twelve metres above the sand, Tree Houses offer a verdant oasis with a cantilevered pool, shaded by palm fronds. Ideal for a family or romantic getaway.
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Dining
Seven restaurants is a generous spread for 67 villas, and the variety follows. Feeling Koi runs Japanese izakaya with a Latin twist, the farm-to-table kitchen lifts ingredients straight from the on-island garden, and there’s wood-fired pizza, Pan-Asian wok cooking, and a family-friendly beach club for slower lunches. Three bars cover the in-between hours, from craft cocktails at Baa Bar to the gin-and-champagne Sunset Bar and a private cellar for tastings.
Wellness
Javvu Spa has been ranked one of the top ten spas in Asia by Travel + Leisure, and the facilities back it up. Eight treatment pods are tucked into the palms, with a full steam and sauna circuit, a Sensora light and sound therapy room, and a meditation labyrinth. The wellness program runs from East-meets-West treatments and expert health coaching to multi-day journeys, with three gyms and daily yoga to keep the active side covered.
Activities
The house reef alone ranks in Travel + Leisure’s Maldives top ten, and Amilla’s location in Baa Atoll means seasonal trips out to Hanifaru Bay for the manta and whale shark gatherings. The island itself runs to cycling tracks through the jungle, two tennis courts with a resident pro, a football academy, and a kids’ club. Evenings tend to bring live music, fire shows, or the beat of Maldivian drums.
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.
Stellar service. Stellar products. Stellar people and it gets so much better when you pick up the phone and call.
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Super client centred service. From first contact I have had warm, efficient, friendly and flexible service.
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Out Of Office is a luxury LGBTQ+ travel company specialising in tailor-made holidays and extraordinary journeys around the world. We create bespoke luxury holidays, 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 personalised experiences.
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