Patina Maldives, Fari Islands
Marcio Kogan's pool villas and studios on a forty-two-hectare island of the Fari Islands.
North & South Malé Atolls · Maldives
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because Marcio Kogan drew the villas and studios on a forty-two-hectare island of the Fari Islands, James Turrell built a Skyspace on it and the marina village next door adds a second island's worth of tables – and it holds five-star standing.
- A forty-two-hectare island in the Fari Islands, at the northern tip of North Malé Atoll, fifty minutes by speedboat from Velana International; a Patina resort of Capella Hotel Group.
- Pool villas and studios by Marcio Kogan; James Turrell's Skyspace; twelve dining concepts and the Fari Marina Village shared with The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands; a children's club.
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026 for the hotel; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa · North & South Malé Atolls — © Four SeasonsNorth & South Malé Atolls
The two atolls around the capital, the only ones in the collection reached by boat rather than by air. They lie around Velana International Airport too, and hold seven of the twenty-four hotels. North Malé has the Fari Islands at its northern tip and the house reefs and surf breaks of its eastern rim; South Malé, across the Vaadhoo channel, has its wide lagoons.
- The Fari Marina Village, the shared harbor of the Fari Islands, beside the resort.
- The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, its neighbor across the lagoon.
- Malé and Velana International, fifty minutes by speedboat.
“Marcio Kogan's pool villas and studios on a forty-two-hectare island of the Fari Islands.”
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