News
Place to connect within and beyond: Meyyafushi Maldives to open on October 1, 2025

Meyyafushi Maldives, a five-star Premium All -Inclusive Boutique Resort, awaits for its guests from 1st October 2025. Meyyafushi is nestled on a natural island in the pristine Lhaviyani Atoll, offering an extraordinary escape that blends eco-conscious luxury with boundless adventure – a place to connect within and beyond.
Only 35- minutes from Velana International Airport, Meyyafushi offers a 24-hour Premium All- Inclusive plan ensuring a carefree and enriching journey, from fine -dining and wellness experiences to exhilarating activities.

Meyyafushi will feature 10 outlets including 5 restaurants, 3 bars, a wine cellar and a 24 -hour café. Fabulous and unique dining experiences are available at Meyyafushi such as ‘Bubble’ – the exclusive underwater restaurant, ‘Sukun’ – the gourmet Teppanyaki experience and ‘Raa’ – an overwater wine cellar with a curated selection of fine wines. Meyyafushi’s 24-hour Premium All-Inclusive plan covers all aspects of the guest experience, featuring seven dining venues, serving international cuisine including Mediterranean and Asian specialities. The 24-hour café, and an adults-only rooftop ‘Sky Bar & Sunken Lounge’ with a glass-bottom pool are also included.
Rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul with exclusive wellness experiences, including complimentary massages based on the length of your stay, group yoga sessions, and access to an overwater fitness centre. Enjoy a wide range of recreational activities, from swimming pools and an overwater padel tennis court and a Recreation Centre with mini bowling, billiards, and more. The Kids Club offers endless fun with a skate ramp, climbing wall, playhouse, and a kid’s pool, while complimentary snorkelling gear and non-motorised water sports let you explore the stunning lagoon. Guests staying four nights or more can also enjoy complimentary group excursions such as dolphin cruises, snorkelling trips, or a sunset cruise. With dedicated children’s menus, family-friendly adventures, and babysitting services available, every member of the family is sure to have a memorable stay.

The resort will offer 95 villas and suites, each with a private pool, generous indoor-outdoor living space, authentic Maldivian-inspired interiors, and an Island Host service. Options will range from one-bedroom suites to the four-bedroom Presidential Overwater Suite – one of the finest in the Indian Ocean, which features a private infinity pool, spacious indoor and outdoor living areas, a personal spa treatment room, a private kitchen and cinema, and exclusive access to uninterrupted ocean views. Ideal for large families or VIPs, it promises the ultimate island escape.
The island also introduces Maldives’ first overwater padel tennis court, alongside a two bowling lanes, multi -sports court, games room and more. For little guests, the Kokko Kids Club offers a safe, imaginative world of discovery – featuring indoor and outdoor play zones, a climbing wall, mini skate ramp, splash pool with slide, arts and crafts and a child-friendly dining.

The semi-water Veyoge Spa is a sanctuary for holistic wellness, offering bespoke rituals and treatments rooted in island healing traditions. Daily yoga and meditation sessions are held on the spa deck, providing serene views of the gorgeous lagoon.
Located within a National Protected Area, Meyyafushi offers direct access to well-known dive sites. Guests can swim alongside turtles, manta rays and reef sharks, or enjoy private snorkelling excursions and thrilling watersports. From jet skiing and parasailing to sunset dolphin cruises and sandbank escapes – why not try them all?
Weddings, honeymoons and celebrations are made unforgettable with a private overwater wedding pavilion, talented photography team and bespoke event planning services tailored to every need and desire.

Business travellers and group retreats can take advantage of state-of- the-art conference facilities and even exclusive island buy-out options, turning the entire island into a private escape for events, weddings or wellness retreats.
Meyyafushi offers the best of barefoot luxury while embodying the values of BeKind Hospitality, rooted in its four core pillars: Kindness to the Environment, Kindness to the Community, Kindness to our Visitors, and Kindness to our Residents. Every aspect of the resort is designed to create a positive, responsible impact – from energy-conscious operations and plastic-free policies to meaningful community connections and a dedication to guest well-being.

As a sister property to the award-winning Fushifaru Maldives, Meyyafushi introduces an exciting opportunity for twin-centre stays and exclusive day trips between the two resorts – offering guests the unique chance to explore two distinctive island experiences in one unforgettable holiday.
“We are thrilled to introduce Meyyafushi Maldives, a resort designed for discerning travellers who seek both comfort and adventure in a secluded, environmentally conscious setting,” said Ahmed Siaar, Cluster General Manager at Meyyafushi Maldives. “With unparalleled experiences and a commitment to sustainability, we invite guests to discover a new benchmark in Maldivian luxury.”
Awards
OZEN RESERVE BOLIFUSHI honoured as Best Water Villa Resort at TTM Awards

In an extraordinary accomplishment, the exclusive private island sanctuary of OZEN RESERVE BOLIFUSHI wins the esteemed title of Best Water Villa Resort at the celebrated Travel Trade Maldives (TTM) Awards. This distinguished innovative design and exceptional guest experiences across the island.
The award pays tribute to the resort’s breathtaking over-water villas, which masterfully unite contemporary sophistication with authentic Maldivian charm. Each generously designed for all types of travellers with one or two-bedroom retreat, meticulously crafted to balance serenity with adventure, boasting private infinity pools that seamlessly blend into the Indian ocean, exhilarating water slides providing direct access to the refreshing lagoon, and exquisitely appointed living spaces that harmonise indoor comfort with the natural beauty of the surroundings.
Commenting on this achievement, Monica Coppetta, General Manager stated: “We are truly honoured by this recognition from the Travel Trade Maldives Awards. It celebrates our team’s heartfelt dedication to creating meaningful experiences. Our guest’s favourite overwater villas are designed not just for a quick getaway to the paradise, but for dream-like moments and personal escapes. This award inspires us to continue blending beautiful design, warm service, and thoughtful touches that turn holidays into cherished memories as we redefine Maldivian luxury.”
The Travel Trade Awards represent one of the highest distinctions within the Maldives travel sector. This year’s ceremony honoured excellence across 28 categories, including leading travel agencies, tour operators, and airlines, underscoring the remarkable talent and unparalleled quality defining the nation’s tourism industry. This recognition follows the resort’s recent triumph at the prestigious 2025 World Travel Awards, where the Royal RESERVE was named ‘Maldives’ Leading Luxury Hotel Villa’ for the third consecutive year – solidifying its status as the Indian Ocean’s most exceptional villa offering.
Complementing its architectural marvels, OZEN RESERVE BOLIFUSHI presents the pioneering RESERVE™ Plan, curating a truly all-encompassing escape. This unique holiday plan invites guests to indulge in gastronomic journeys across distinctive restaurants, unlimited premium beverages, bespoke island excursions, and revitalising therapies at the ELE|NA Elements of Nature Spa.
This latest honour further cements OZEN RESERVE BOLIFUSHI’s position as a vanguard of luxury hospitality, where visionary design, intuitive service, and unforgettable moments converge for the world’s most discerning travellers.
Awards
RAAYA by Atmosphere wins Most Picturesque Resort title at TTM Awards

RAAYA by Atmosphere, the castaway private escape from Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts, has been named “Most Picturesque Resort” at the prestigious Travel Trade Maldives (TTM) Awards & Gala 2025. This honour underscores the resort’s distinctive blend of lush natural surroundings, elegant design, and immersive guest experiences that capture the essence of island living in the Maldives.
Ranjit Batra, CEO, Ventive Hospitality Limited, expressed pride in the achievement, stating, “We are honoured to have received the Travel Trade Maldives Awards for “Most Picturesque Resort” title. This recognition reaffirms our vision of crafting experiences that seamlessly blends world-class luxury with the Maldives stunning natural environment. In an age when travellers seek destinations that are both inspiring and shareable, RAAYA by Atmosphere continues to set the standard for aesthetic excellence and unforgettable experiences.”
The TTM Awards & Gala is one of the Maldives’ most respected travel and tourism industry events, celebrating excellence and innovation across the hospitality sector. Each year, the awards bring together leading resorts, industry professionals, and global partners to acknowledge standout achievements in service, design, and guest experience. Winning a title at the TTM Awards is widely regarded as a benchmark of quality within the Maldivian travel landscape.

Tucked away in the tranquil Raa Atoll, RAAYA by Atmosphere has, since opening on 4 July 2024, established itself as a castaway haven for discerning travellers. At the heart of its concept lies the story of Seb – a shipwrecked artist who finds refuge on the island, embracing its natural beauty, drawing inspiration from its wild charm, and living off the land until his eventual rescue. This whimsical narrative shapes the island experience, weaving through its design, activities, dining, and family-friendly adventures.
“This award reflects the dedication of our team, who consistently deliver seamless service while anticipating every guest’s need. At RAAYA by Atmosphere, the breathtaking setting is matched by intuitive care, allowing guests to fully immerse themselves in nature’s beauty. Every detail is designed to create memories that last well beyond the stay, and we are grateful to see this commitment recognised on such a prestigious stage,” adds Ashwin Handa, Chief Operating Officer, Atmosphere Core.
News
SIX & SIX introduces HIRIGAA private island at DHON MAAGA MALDIVES

Some words hold more than meaning. In Dhivehi, Hirigaa is such a word. A porous coral stone, once lifted from reef and shore, was shaped by hand and set with care. With it, Maldivians built faalan, raised Miskiy, and gave homes their foundation. Admired for its beauty, chosen for its strength — the name held within it a sense of permanence, of labour, of memory.
Now the word has returned. Not as artefact, but as a secret place. HIRIGAA is the private island within DHON MAAGA, part of the SIX & SIX portfolio opening in late 2026. It is not a third island, but the soul of the second — a sanctuary folded into DHON MAAGA’s larger story, where privacy is not absence, but stillness.
In Maldivian tradition, the Maavadin were master craftsmen, their knowledge spanning reef stone, wood, and ornament. They understood how to work with stone and wood — shaping each line with instinct, proportion, and purpose. Their role was not only to create, but to ensure that what was made endured: a philosophy of permanence, carried through every line and joint. Step inside the oldest Miskiy in the Maldives and their presence remains. Chisel strokes on stones. Timber beams worked with patience. Carvings filtering light and shadow across walls that still stand. What they built endures because it was shaped not for spectacle, but for continuity.
HIRIGAA carries that essence forward. Its architecture rests rather than rises. Lines are measured, spaces allowed to breathe. Not built to impress on arrival, but to hold, to last, to belong.

At DHON MAAGA, villas rise in two elemental forms — TERRA, drawn from land, and AETHR, suspended above water. Within HIRIGAA, these signatures are echoed in three colossal villas: one oriented toward the sunset on its own private beach; and two elevated above waters at equal height, each with panoramic views that embrace the horizon.
Beyond the villas, the island offers two distinct dining experiences, each reflecting a different expression of island life. The first is an overwater pavilion, where meals unfold above the water, light moving gently across the surface. Complete with a pool and slide, it balances playfulness and refinement. Dining flows seamlessly into leisure — a subtle reflection of shared feasts, where generosity is effortless and warmth lingers softly.
The second is a secluded dining space set within the island, shaded by palms and cooled by ocean breezes. Tables rest beneath the canopy, lanterns casting soft light across sand and timber. This is dining in its most intimate form — a private ritual, where conversation lingers and connection to place is felt in every detail.
A spa offers treatments in harmony with the island’s natural rhythm, complemented by a steam room and sauna. A private gym and a study provide space for retreat, while a large living area amplifies the sense of privacy and scale. Behind these visible spaces lies the unseen rhythm of a self-sufficient island: a full-service kitchen designed for ceremony as much as preparation, where the abundance of dishes reflects a spirit of giving; a dedicated service building with living quarters for four Edhurun; discreetly placed storage and laundry; and a private faalan hidden among the foliage for effortless arrivals. Nothing is excessive. Everything is considered.
Hospitality is lived through the Edhurun — intuitive Maldivian mentors whose presence is enduring yet quiet, guiding through memory and care not by instruction. They do not manage guests. They remember them. A light adjusted before dusk. A dish returned without request, recalled from a celebration long past. The Edhurun are part of the Rayyithun — the People of the Islands — whose philosophy shapes every SIX & SIX property. Presence is not performance. It is translation. It is memory, carried forward.
The Rayyithun continue to shape island life: Masverin bringing in the catch, women preparing over fire, Beruverin keeping rhythm, Raaverin drawing sweetness from the palms, children’s voices carried on the wind at dusk. They are the living soul of the islands.
Each island in the SIX & SIX collection reveals a different expression of this philosophy. RAH GILI MALDIVES, opening in Q1 of 2026, introduces guests to the Rayyithun in their most welcoming form. Here, the way of life is shared. Guests join the rhythm directly — dining at the Maakeyolhu restaurant, where a malaafaiy stretches wide with dishes to share, replenished as naturally as the ocean’s flow. The day’s catch rests alongside recipes passed through generations, each bowl an act of welcome. Drums rise at dusk, rituals unfold at the water’s edge, and the spirit of community is open and inclusive.
At DHON MAAGA, that same philosophy is amplified. Abundance takes monumental form, drawn from the cornucopia — a symbol of continuous giving that informs the island’s spatial rhythm. Line-caught tuna is elevated alongside refined pairings, dishes presented with elemental flair, and architecture itself becomes a vessel of offering. Not opulence for display, but a way of showing that giving has no end.
Within HIRIGAA, abundance becomes more intimate still. Meals unfold in silence: a table set on the deck at sunset, an overwater pavilion with water moving gently below, a dish remembered and returned without asking. Dining is not performed but anticipated — a ritual of presence shaped by memory. Privacy is freedom, and freedom allows abundance to arrive quietly, in its own rhythm.
Guests of the private island may fully experience the resort, with access to all eight dining venues, immersive wellness rituals, and curated encounters — their stay never limited, only enriched. Or they may choose to remain within their sanctuary, surrounded by complete privacy.

Laith Pharaon, Co-Founder and CEO of SIX & SIX PRIVATE ISLANDS, said: “HIRIGAA is more than a name. It is a word that carries the weight of Maldivian heritage — the craft of the Maavadin, the rhythm of community, the quiet strength of memory. In choosing it, we recognise our responsibility to preserve what is foundational while translating it into an experience that speaks to today’s traveller. Every island in our collection must embody not just beauty, but meaning. HIRIGAA reflects that belief — that true luxury endures when it is rooted in culture.”
Marc Gussing, Director of Operations, added: “When we place a name like HIRIGAA within our portfolio, we are not simply naming a destination — we are safeguarding a legacy. Each island must embody a character that is distinctive, respectful, and true to its cultural environment. By giving this name to the private island at DHON MAAGA, we ensure that Maldivian heritage is experienced, not only remembered.”
The Maldives has long been described in metaphor: an island shaped like a turtle, wise and unhurried. Another compared to a pearl, hidden and rare. Others imagined as havens, untouched and still. HIRIGAA does not compete with these. It does not need metaphor. It is foundation itself — a word that predates the industry, safeguarded and returned to living use.
Each island in the SIX & SIX collection stands on its own, yet all are guided by a shared rhythm — where time moves without rush, culture is held with care, and design is intentional.
RAH GILI MALDIVES: community and rhythm.
DHON MAAGA MALDIVES: scale and form.
HIRIGAA at DHON MAAGA: privacy, shaped to endure.
Not one alike, but all aligned — not through uniformity, but through meaning.
HIRIGAA is more than a private island. It is a legacy of the Rayyithun. It remembers the Maavadin who guided others in the shaping of stone and wood, who worked with mastery and care. It honours fishermen who read the current, women who welcomed with fire, children who carried rhythm into tomorrow. It affirms that permanence lies not in wealth or invention, but in the memory of care.
This is not branding. It is remembering.
HIRIGAA is part of DHON MAAGA MALDIVES.
It is privacy with presence. Stillness with scale. Memory with meaning.
Not a third island, but the grounding of the second.
Something older.
And something that will remain.
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