AyurMa
An Ayurvedic spa on 4 pillars, Ayurveda, yoga therapy, wellness and planetary wellbeing, with a team of doctors and naturopaths; open daily from 10am to 9pm (AyurMa). The dosha consultation and lifestyle talks are included (services).
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, in the Maldives’ Baa Atoll: 103 villas on an island of 18 hectares, an Ayurvedic spa and biologists who follow the manta rays.
A week here, month by monthLandaa suits families wanting a kids’ club and beach or water villas: from $2,212 for one night for 2 adults, the lowest any seller showed on Google. For a short stopover, I would choose an island reached without a seaplane.
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Privacy above the lagoon
For privacy over the water, I would ask for the Water Villa with Pool – Partial Sea View: its 12-metre lap pool, daybed, swing couch and overwater nets are screened, with only a partial sea view.
The August price window
On Google’s 12 October 2026 reading, 2–8 August 2027 runs from $2,218 to $2,231 per night for 2 adults. The highest single night shown is 25 December 2026 at $6,704.
Add the seaplane fare
From 11 January to 20 December 2027, Trans Maldivian seaplane transfers cost $480 per adult each way, with 28.7% service charge and GST added; this is paid on top of the villa.
Pack for the seaplane
Pack with the seaplane allowance in mind: 20 kg checked and 5 kg carry-on per person are included. Depending on the aircraft load, your luggage may travel on a separate flight.
What Landaa Giraavaru is
The resort opened in November 2006 (fact sheet) on an island in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and has 103 beach and water villas and suites (EarthCheck certificate 2026). The island clock runs an hour ahead of Malé (getting here); the MICHELIN Guide gives it one Key (MICHELIN Guide).
Villas run from the 168 m² Premier Oceanfront Bungalow to the 2,800 m² Four-Bedroom Landaa Estate, with its own pool and 80 metres of private beach (accommodation). Over the water the Water Villas with Pool measure 273 m², on the beach the Beach Villas with Pool 397 m² inside and out (Water Villa, Beach Villa).
AyurMa is an Ayurvedic spa with doctors, naturopaths and yoga therapists, open 10am to 9pm (AyurMa); there are 17 free yoga classes a week (fitness). The Marine Discovery Centre, run by marine biologists, has a turtle rehabilitation centre, and Manta-On-Call takes you to the mantas by speedboat (services, Manta-On-Call).
It scores 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 402 reviews and 4.9 on Tripadvisor from 1,896 (Google Hotels, Tripadvisor). In May 2024 the resort’s biologists found 64% of monitored coral colonies bleached and 20% dead (Reefscapers).
One Lume
Lumina Guide 2027
Gives more than the other hotels of its place and price range.
Four Seasons at Landaa Giraavaru has an 18-hectare island in Baa Atoll and sets beside its 103 villas a marine biology centre working with the Manta Trust and AyurMa, an Ayurvedic spa with its own doctors.
How Lumi are awardedGuests
201 reviews read: the location pleases more than 9 guests in 10 who mention it, the staff and service more than 9 in 10. Too few voices on breakfast so far (8) to say more.
Critics
Ours (exceptional)
Villas run from the 168 m² Premier Oceanfront Bungalow to the 2,800 m² Landaa Estate, Al Barakat serves dinner over the water, there are 17 free yoga classes a week and the turtles have a rehabilitation centre.
Our reading, point by point
What we found reading the hotel’s own pages, one thing at a time.
Location
Baa Atoll, 35–40 minutes by seaplane; Hanifaru close by; clock an hour ahead.
Character
Since 2006, an 18-hectare island with marine biologists and a MICHELIN Key.
Rooms
103 villas and suites from 168 to 2,800 m², nearly all with pools.
Food and social life
Blu, Al Barakat over the water, Café Landaa’s teppanyaki, Fuego Grill.
Wellness
AyurMa with Ayurvedic doctors, Panchakarma, 17 yoga classes a week.
The stay as a whole
From $2,212 a night for 2 on Google, taxes included; seaplane extra.
What makes it rare
A badge is an experience travellers look for, that is really here and that few hotels in the guide have.
A spa worth the trip
Here: AyurMa with Ayurvedic doctors, Panchakarma, 17 yoga classes a week.
From the spa’s official pages. 28 hotels of 335 hold it.
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The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them
What do Landaa Giraavaru’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.
Location
Nearly every guest who mentions it is happy with it. Guests write about the clear lagoon, the white sand, the island’s greenery and Baa Atoll.
Room
9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Villas praised for their space, the private pool and the big bathrooms; Beach Villa guests remember the two showers and the patio.
Staff and service
Nearly every guest who mentions it is happy with it. The staff are what guests praise most often: attentive from the arrival at Malé airport, and often thanked by name.
Breakfast
Breakfast is a buffet at Café Landaa or à la carte at Blu: guests who write about it remember above all the choice at the buffet.
Price
On top of the villa rate come the seaplane, from $460 each way plus service and GST, and the activities, with their own taxes.
The numbers, and how we count them
| What | Score out of 10 | Guests who mention it | Happy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 9.2 | 57 | 96% |
| Room | 8.6 | 32 | 94% |
| Staff and service | 9.0 | 108 | 95% |
| Breakfast | 8.0 | 8 | 88% |
| Price | – | 8 | 25% |
The scores come from 201 Google reviews with text, left from 27 October 2011 to 26 September 2026. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in Baa Atoll: for each we read its latest 500 Google reviews with text, or all of them where there are fewer, as of 5 October 2026. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.
The hotels we weigh it against in Baa Atoll:
- Soneva Fushi
- Anantara Kihavah
- Milaidhoo
- The Nautilus Maldives
Price: for two on the night of 28 August 2027, from $2,212 (seen on Google Hotels on 12 October 2026).
What a night costs, season by season
The calendar read on 12 October 2026 shows single nights for 2 adults from $2,212 in late August 2027, against $5,944–$6,704 on the priced nights between 21 December 2026 and 7 January 2027. I would check the holiday dates individually: 27 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 has no price.
| Period | Dollars a night |
|---|---|
| 13 October to 20 December 2026 | 2,726–3,055 |
| 21 December 2026 to 7 January 2027 | 5,944–6,704 |
| 8 January to 2 May 2027 | 3,254–4,271 |
| 8 May to 1 August 2027 | 2,218–2,546 |
| 2 August to 5 September 2027 | 2,212–2,546 |
The lowest seller price Google Hotels showed for one night searched alone, for 2 adults, read on 12 October 2026; no room or meal plan is named. The calendar stops on 5 September 2027. For 16 November 2026, Google’s calendar read on 5 October showed $2,723 for a single night; for a stay from 16 to 19 November, the resort’s site showed $2,727 a night for the Premier Oceanfront Bungalow with Pool. Booked as 7 nights from 16 November 2026, the lowest seller Google listed on 12 October asked $2,726 a night; the resort’s own listing, $2,727.
Landaa Giraavaru, Soneva Fushi or The Nautilus
Soneva Fushi suits a late arrival: its last domestic flight leaves Malé at 11.15pm, followed by a speedboat. The Nautilus offers seaplane, domestic flight with boat, or the resort’s yacht, for travellers who want to choose how they reach Baa Atoll.
| Hotel | A night, from |
|---|---|
| Landaa Giraavaru | $2,726 |
| Soneva Fushi | $3,067 |
| The Nautilus Maldives | $3,809 |
Lowest single-night seller price in 16–22 November 2026, searched for 2 adults; read on Google on 12 October 2026.
AyurMa, the Marine Discovery Centre, Hanifaru’s manta rays and the restaurants
A spa with Ayurvedic doctors, marine biologists and turtles in care, the speedboat that leaves when the mantas arrive and 4 different kitchens.
The Marine Discovery Centre
Marine biologists, a turtle rehabilitation centre, the Hologram Room for children and conservation projects guests can join (services); the PADI Five-Star IDC centre dives the atoll’s thilas.
Manta-On-Call
You sign up, and when mantas are sighted a speedboat takes you to them with Manta Trust experts, from May to December (Manta-On-Call), from $190 a person (Manta-On-Call). For 2027 the resort lists key dates from May to November.
4 restaurants
Blu, Italian, with a dinner menu by a Michelin-starred chef; Al Barakat, Levantine cooking over the water with Beirut’s Mayrig; Café Landaa, Asian with a teppanyaki counter; Fuego Grill, fish and meat with your toes in the sand (dining).
Good to know before you book
Offer rates may or may not include taxes and service; activities carry 17% GST and 10% service, and the green tax is $12 per person per day. Source: fourseasons.com
Manta-On-Call, the speedboat that leaves when the mantas are sighted, runs from May to December and costs from $190 a person. Source: fourseasons.com
The seaplane is charged each way: in 2026 $460 per adult with Trans Maldivian, $530 on the Flying Boxfish and $790 on the Flying Triggerfish; from 21 December 2026 to 10 January 2027 $520, $620 and $980; 28.7% service and GST are added (seaplane rates).
Offer rates may or may not include taxes and service (offer); activities carry 17% GST and 10% service (sunset fishing), and the green tax is $12 per person per day (MIRA).
In May 2024, 64% of monitored coral colonies were bleached and 20% dead; the biologists replaced the dead coral on their frames (Reefscapers). For snorkelling guests point to the house reef in front of the recreation centre; others prefer to go out to the reef by dhoni (Tripadvisor).
Seaplanes fly by day only: land in the evening and you sleep at Four Seasons Kuda Huraa and fly on the next day; the last seaplane off the island usually leaves at 3pm Malé time, 4pm on the island (getting here).
Children under 12 stay free in their parents’ room, space permitting (accommodation); under-fives eat free (services); on Booking.com there are no extra beds (Booking.com).
Water and beach villas and the family suites, from 168 to 2,800 m²
Getting here
By seaplane from Malé, 35 to 40 minutes, on the resort’s own seaplanes or with Trans Maldivian Airways.
| Seaplane | 35 to 40 minutes; guests are escorted to the seaplane terminal and can use The Island Café lounge (getting here). |
|---|---|
| 2026 fares | Each way, per adult: $460 with Trans Maldivian (14 seats), $530 on the Flying Boxfish (10 seats), $790 on the Flying Triggerfish (8 seats); children under 12 $230 and $265; plus 28.7% service and GST (seaplane rates). |
| Holidays and charters | From 21 December 2026 to 10 January 2027: $520, $620 and $980. A private charter costs $5,000 to $8,000 each way (seaplane rates). |
| Evening arrivals | Seaplanes fly by day only: evening arrivals sleep at Four Seasons Kuda Huraa (getting here). |
Sources read on 4 and 5 October 2026.
From Landaa Giraavaru to Hanifaru and Malé
The resort, the manta bay, Milaidhoo across the lagoon and the airport. Tap a place for details.
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A day at Landaa Giraavaru
8am
Breakfast at Blu
Take breakfast at Blu Beach Club, where service runs until 10.30am.
Late morning
Meet the marine biologists
At the Marine Discovery Centre, ask about joining one of the resort’s conservation projects.
The afternoon
Time for AyurMa
Leave time for AyurMa’s consultation, offered to all guests without charge.
Before dinner
Drinks over the water
At Seabar, order a frozen margarita and look down at the reef fish from the oceanbound deck.
7pm
Dinner at Al Barakat
Al Barakat opens for dinner over the water, with Eastern Mediterranean cooking.
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru reviews
Platform scores and what guests write about the villas, the service, the diving and the insects.
Scores read on 5 October 2026
Google402 reviews4.8/5
Tripadvisor1,896 reviews · Travelers’ Choice 20264.9/5
Booking.com38 reviews9.2/10Guest voices
From the resort’s Google listing, January to September 2026: a Beach Villa, divers, a full island that feels empty, an August stay and a boat.
Google8 nights in a Beach Villa
The beach villa was large, with a spacious bathroom and 2 showers; the first breakfast disappointed, but once they said so the staff met every request.
Google · September 2026Read the review
GoogleLuxury and a PADI centre
A couple of certified divers chose Landaa to combine luxury with a first-rate PADI centre: service and villa were superb.
Google · July 2026Read the review
GoogleFull, but it never feels it
In July the sea was 29–30 degrees and the resort fully booked, yet it felt like only a few people on the island; the dive centre offers scuba, freediving and even mermaiding.
Google · July 2026Read the review
GoogleAn August stay
Everything was outstanding, one guest writes, except the sandflies, which they had never met and did not at first recognise.
Google · August 2026Read the review
GoogleService on the boat
4 stars: everything good for a 5-star, but the private boat’s crew chatted on their phones, and only the captain worked at the mantas.
Google · June 2026Read the review
Questions before you go
Sources read on 4 and 5 October 2026.
How much is a night at Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru?
On the Google Hotels calendar, read on 12 October 2026 for 2 adults, a night cost $2,726 on 16 November 2026, $2,765 on 5 December and $6,446 on 24 December; $3,492 on 11 January 2027, $3,325 on 15 March and $2,212 on 28 August, the lowest. For about 6 nights in 10, among them 27 to 31 December and most of summer 2027, Google showed no price.
For a stay from 16 to 19 November the resort’s own site asked $2,727 a night for the Premier Oceanfront Bungalow and $2,984 for the Sunrise Water Villa, breakfast included according to Booking.com (Google Hotels). These prices include taxes: for 3 nights in the Premier Oceanfront Bungalow the site showed a total of $8,180 on Google, $1,880 of it tax (Google Hotels). The seaplane is charged on top (seaplane rates).
Is breakfast included? Is there an all-inclusive?
The resort sells rates with breakfast, a buffet at Café Landaa or à la carte at Blu (offer); it publishes no all-inclusive. In the family villas the Bed and Breakfast offer covers 4 guests (offer).
How do you get to Landaa Giraavaru? What does the seaplane cost?
By seaplane from Malé, 35 to 40 minutes (getting here). In 2026, each way per adult: $460 with Trans Maldivian, $530 on the Flying Boxfish, $790 on the Flying Triggerfish; from 21 December to 10 January $520, $620 and $980; plus 28.7% service and GST; under-twos fly free on a lap (seaplane rates).
Does the resort have a house reef? Can you snorkel from the villa?
From the water villas steps lead down into the lagoon (Water Villa); masks, fins, kayaks and windsurfers are free (services). On the house reef guests disagree: some praise it in front of the recreation centre, others say the reef means a dhoni trip (Tripadvisor). In May 2024, 64% of monitored coral was bleached (Reefscapers).
Which villa should you book?
As 2, a Water Villa with Pool, 273 m² facing sunrise or sunset, or the 168 m² Premier Oceanfront Bungalow, the least expensive (Water Villa, Premier Oceanfront Bungalow); for more privacy over the water, the screened Partial Sea View (Partial Sea View). As a family, the Family Beach Villa, 424 m² for 2 adults and 3 children (Family Beach Villa).
Among the beach bungalows, regulars recommend numbers 218 to 228, on the less windy and more private side (Tripadvisor).
Is the resort good for children?
Yes: there is the Kuda Velaa Kids’ Club with its own pool, babysitting and the Hologram Room (services). Children under 12 stay free in their parents’ room, space permitting (accommodation), under-fives eat free (services), and cots are available up to age 3 (Beach Villa).
What taxes are added?
Offer rates may or may not include taxes and service (offer); activities carry 17% GST and 10% service (sunset fishing), the seaplane 28.7% (seaplane rates). The green tax is $12 per person per day (MIRA).
What is the AyurMa spa like? Is there a sauna and steam room? Is it included?
AyurMa is an Ayurvedic spa with doctors, naturopaths and yoga therapists, open daily from 10am to 9pm (AyurMa). It has 2 halves: on one side overwater villas for massages, facials and body treatments; on the other, among vine-trimmed arches, frangipani and a herb garden, 3 large open-air pavilions, each with a pair of stone tubs for detox therapies, indoor and outdoor showers, a steam room and Ayurvedic treatment beds of wood, according to Vogue in April 2026 (Vogue).
There is also a sauna and steam room at the gym, open round the clock (fitness); the spa’s floor area is not published. Treatments are charged; the dosha consultation, lifestyle talks and 17 yoga classes a week are free (services, fitness). The resort publishes no spa day pass for outside guests.
What restaurants are there?
4: Blu, Italian, with a dinner menu by a Michelin-starred chef and breakfast from 8 to 10.30am (Blu Beach Club); Al Barakat, Levantine over the water (Al Barakat); Café Landaa, Asian with a teppanyaki counter; Fuego Grill, fish and meat on the sand. There are also Seabar, the Shisha Bar, Blu Bar and the pool bar, and in-villa dining at any hour (dining).
Can you see manta rays at Hanifaru?
Yes, with Manta-On-Call: you sign up and a speedboat takes you to the mantas when they are sighted, with Manta Trust experts, from May to December, from $190 a person (Manta-On-Call). The resort also publishes key dates: in 2026 from 14 May to 24 November, in 2027 from 18 May to 16 November (Manta-On-Call).
Are there pools? What is there to do on the island?
4 pools: the large infinity pool, which the resort calls the only Olympic-size pool in the Maldives, a seawater pool, Blu’s pool and the children’s pool (services). Then the padel court, the gym open at any hour and the PADI Five-Star IDC dive centre (services, fitness).
What does the Romance in Paradise offer include?
Breakfast for 2, Champagne and chocolates on arrival, a 90-minute couples’ massage, a candlelit dinner in the trees or on the beach, a sunset cruise and a 30-minute photo shoot (Romance in Paradise).
Can you arrive in the evening? What time is it on the island?
Seaplanes fly by day only: land in the evening and you sleep at Four Seasons Kuda Huraa and fly on the next day. The island keeps its clock an hour ahead of Malé, and the last seaplane usually leaves at 3pm Malé time (getting here).
Can you get married at Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru? What does it cost?
Yes, in the overwater wedding pavilion, on the sand of Blu Beach or in a jungle clearing (weddings). The Enchanted Weddings package costs $3,500 plus 28.7% service and GST: a non-religious celebrant, decoration, 3–4 hours of photography, bodu beru drummers, a cake and Champagne; it covers the couple only, and guests or a banquet are charged on top (Enchanted Weddings). The maximum number of guests is not published (Enchanted Weddings).
What happens at Christmas and New Year?
The resort announces its programme for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027, with the events still to be confirmed: a tree-lighting with Champagne and carols, Santa’s arrival with a children’s party, a seafood night and, on New Year’s Eve, a dinner of barbecue and seafood on ice with a DJ (festive). Prices are not published; over the holidays the seaplane costs more (seaplane rates).
Is the resort open all year? When should you go?
The resort publishes no closure. For the manta rays the season runs from May to December (Manta-On-Call). On 5 October 2026 Google showed no price for about 6 nights in 10 up to November 2027 (Google Hotels).
What do guests say?
4.8 out of 5 on Google from 402 reviews, 4.9 on Tripadvisor from 1,896 and 9.2 on Booking.com from 38, read on 5 October 2026 (Google Hotels, Tripadvisor, Booking.com). The praise goes to the service, the villas and the diving (Google).
Do I need a car to reach the resort?
Arrival is by seaplane from Malé, a flight of 35 to 40 minutes. The resort escorts guests to the seaplane terminal.
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