Soneva Fushi
Soneva · Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls · Maldives
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because barefoot luxury in the Maldives began here in 1995, on Kunfunadhoo in Baa Atoll, and the island still has the largest villas in the country, a cinema under the stars and an observatory – and it holds five-star standing here.
- On Kunfunadhoo in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, thirty minutes by seaplane from Velana International; opened in 1995 – the first Soneva resort.
- The largest villas in the Maldives; an open-air cinema and an observatory. Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star 2026 for the hotel.
- Three MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection – on which it holds five-star standing here.
The neighborhood
JOALI BEING · Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls — © JOALIBaa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls
The atolls to the north of Malé, reached by seaplane or domestic flight, with twelve of the twenty-four hotels. They lie an atoll or two apart from one another. Baa, a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2011, has Hanifaru Bay and its mantas; Raa and Noonu lie beyond it, where the private islands are; Lhaviyani, to the east, has its channels and dive sites.
- Hanifaru Bay and its mantas in season, by boat within the atoll.
- Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, Milaidhoo Island Maldives, Amilla Maldives and Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas, its neighbors in the collection in Baa Atoll.
- Soneva Jani, the sister island in Noonu Atoll, an atoll to the north.
“The 1995 original of barefoot luxury in the Maldives, on Kunfunadhoo in the Baa Atoll biosphere reserve.”
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Nearby in the collection
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru
Four-star · Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls
Four Seasons' island in the Baa Atoll biosphere reserve, with the Manta Trust's research base on it.
From $1,500 per night
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Milaidhoo Island Maldives
Four-star · Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls
An independent island of fifty villas in Baa Atoll, near Hanifaru Bay, for guests of eight and over.
From $1,200 per night
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Amilla Maldives
Four-star · Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls
An independent island in the Baa Atoll biosphere reserve, with treetop, beach and lagoon villas.
From $900 per night
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