Furaveri Maldives, in Raa Atoll in the north of the Maldives: 169 villas on a natural 23-hectare island, the reef a few metres from the shore and 4 meal plans, up to all-inclusive.
A week here, month by monthFuraveri suits couples and families looking for spacious villas, with the lowest seller on Google showing nights from $332 in mid-December, for 2 adults. For a quiet holiday, I would ask for a villa away from the bar and pool.
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I would ask for the Ocean Villa Infinity: 150 m² with an outdoor bathtub and a hammock suspended above the lagoon, so there is somewhere to linger outside the bedroom.
On Google, read 12 October 2026, nights from 15 to 19 December cost $332–$348 each for 2 adults. The highest single night shown was 5 December, at $1,926.
An extra bed costs $25 a night and must be requested; each room takes at most one. With one child and no extra-bed booking, the existing sofa becomes a sofa bed.
Olives & Vines pairs Mediterranean cooking with views over the Indian Ocean and opens at 5.30pm. I would reserve before heading over, as the restaurant requires a table booking.
Furaveri opened in January 2016 (Dreaming of Maldives): Angelfish gives 2017, but in February 2026 a guest describes the tenth-anniversary party (Google). It is Maldivian-owned and Maldivian-run (Angelfish Travel). It was called Furaveri Island Resort & Spa until January 2020, when it announced 33 new villas and today’s name (maldives.net.mv); it now has 169 villas on a natural 23-hectare island (official site). The shore runs to 1,876 metres, about 25 minutes on foot, measured on OpenStreetMap.
The resort presents itself as a 5-star resort, according to its official site, read on 15 October 2026. Villas run from the 98 m² Ocean Villa Horizon, over the water with a jacuzzi, through the 160 m² Ocean Pool Villas with their pools, to the 600 m² Velaa Residence (villas).
There are 7 restaurants: Jaafaiy’s buffet with a theme each night, Raiyvilla for Asian cooking on the western tip, Amigos for Mexican on the edge of the reef, Aqua for seafood, Ocean Spice for Indian vegetarian, Teppan De Oishi for Japanese and Olives & Vines, Mediterranean, on stilts (dining). On full board and all-inclusive you can take lunch and dinner at 4 of the à la carte restaurants instead, with a $30 credit at lunch and $40 at dinner (2026 meal plans).
It scores 4.6 out of 5 on Google from 1,085 reviews (Google); Tripadvisor gives 4.6 from 3,982 reviews and Booking.com 9.3 from 1,157, read on 5 October 2026 (Tripadvisor, Booking.com). Since October 2025 guests have praised the staff, nearly always by name, the villas, the housekeeping and the reef; evenings round the bar and the pool come with music, extras outside the plan are charged separately and there are waits for the seaplane at the terminal (Google).
Lumina Guide 2027
Furaveri is a natural 23-hectare island in Raa Atoll, in the north of the Maldives: 169 spacious villas, the reef a few metres from the shore and an all-inclusive that extends to the à la carte restaurants.
How we choose the hotelsWhat we found reading the hotel’s own pages, one thing at a time.
Raa Atoll: a 45-minute seaplane flight in daylight, or a domestic flight and a speedboat.
A natural 23-hectare island, Maldivian-owned, lively round the bar and the pool.
98 to 600 m², a private pool in 8 of the 12 types, and three 2-bedroom residences.
7 restaurants and an all-inclusive plan that reaches 4 of the à la carte ones, with a credit of $30 at lunch and $40 at dinner.
The Wellness Village of timber and bamboo, with Ayurveda and yoga, open 9am to 8pm.
$348 to $1,097 a night for 2 on Google; the seaplane is $425 for each adult.
What do Furaveri’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.
9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests write about the beach, the green island and the reef a few metres from the shore, where you snorkel among reef sharks and turtles.
9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests write about spacious villas, kept clean every day, and single out the ones with a pool: the Beach Pool Villas on the sand and the villas over the water.
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests thank by name the villa attendants, the host who looks after them through the stay and the restaurants’ waiters, and write about the massages at the Wellness Village.
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Breakfast is the buffet at Jaafaiy, from 7 to 10am: guests who write about it remember it as complete and varied, and some order it floating in the villa’s pool.
On full board and the all-inclusive plan you can also lunch and dine at 4 of the à la carte restaurants, with a credit of $30 at lunch and $40 at dinner; snorkelling gear is part of the all-inclusive.
On breakfast it comes ahead of the 4 other hotels it is compared with in the Maldives.
| What | Score out of 10 | Guests who mention it | Happy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 8.6 | 219 | 89% |
| Room | 8.1 | 234 | 86% |
| Staff and service | 8.2 | 444 | 82% |
| Breakfast | 7.7 | 37 | 81% |
| Price | – | 89 | 33% |
The scores come from 500 Google reviews with text, left from 18 December 2021 to 4 October 2026. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in the Maldives: 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 the Maldives:
Price: for two on the night of 18 December 2026, from $332 (seen on Google Hotels on 12 October 2026).
The lower December run is $332–$348 a night for 2 adults; from 14 April to 6 September 2027, the calendar shows $423–$574. I would start with 15–19 December if the lower room price matters most.
| Period | Dollars a night |
|---|---|
| 13 October to 23 December 2026 | 330–1,132 |
| 24 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 | 876–1,351 |
| 4 January to 13 April 2027 | 506–1,097 |
| 14 April to 6 September 2027 | 423–574 |
Lowest seller on Google for one night searched alone for 2 adults, read 12 October 2026; no villa or meal plan named. The calendar stops at 6 September 2027. Separately: 28 October, $849; 29 October, $1,782; 15 November, $441; 5 December, $1,926, all in 2026. No price from 6 to 12 December 2026. On 5 October 2026, Google’s calendar showed $569 for 16 November; the resort’s own listing for 16–19 November showed $859 a night for a Beach Pool Villa with Jacuzzi, Summer Offer 26, bed and breakfast. Booked as 7 nights from 16 November 2026, the lowest seller Google listed on 12 October 2026 asked $688 a night; the resort’s own listing, $764.
Furaveri for an Ocean Villa Infinity with its lagoon hammock; Niva Dhigali for a pool villa on the quieter north side. The Standard suits someone who wants a shorter island circuit: its walking loop takes 15–25 minutes.
| Hotel | A night, from |
|---|---|
| Furaveri | $651 |
| Niva Dhigali | $776 |
| The Standard, Maldives | $538 |
Lowest single-night seller price on Google within 16–22 November 2026, searched for 2 adults; all read 12 October 2026.
A plan that from 2027 keeps 2 bars open round the clock, a themed dinner every night, coral a few metres from the beach and Ayurveda in a village of timber and bamboo.
For 2026 stays it covers 3 meals; wine, beer, cocktails and spirits by the glass at Udhares Bar from 10am to midnight; afternoon tea, the minibar, snorkelling gear, a $30 spa credit and one excursion, sunset fishing or island hopping (2026 plan). From 11 January 2027 Udhares and The Groove stay open 24 hours, the excursions rise to 4 and the spa credit to $50 for each adult (2027-28 plan).
The main restaurant, beside the pool and the bar, serves buffets at breakfast, lunch and dinner: 7 to 10am, 12.30 to 2.30pm and 6.30 to 9.30pm, with no booking (Jaafaiy). The evening theme changes, from barbecue to Italian and Maldivian; the 2027-28 plan describes a 14-day cycle (2027-28 plan).
Raiyvilla, Asian, on the western tip for the sunset; Amigos, Mexican, on the edge of the reef; Aqua for seafood on the beach; Ocean Spice, Indian vegetarian; Teppan De Oishi, the Japanese griddle with its chefs’ show, at dinner from 6.30 to 10pm (dining, Teppan De Oishi). Tables are booked 24 hours ahead (2026 meal plans).
The Mediterranean restaurant, open from 5.30 to 10pm, ends in the wedding pavilion, where the house reef meets the deep blue (Olives & Vines, dining). The 2026 plan leaves it out of the included restaurants, with no credit (2026 plan); under the 2027-28 plan guests on it get a $40 credit at dinner (2027-28 plan).
The house reef is best reached on the northern side, from the beach or from the steps of the north-west jetty by the Ocean Villa Horizons; the channel near the water-sports centre is the best stretch, with reef sharks, turtles and eagle rays, and snorkelling gear is free for every guest (Angelfish Travel). Diving is run by Dive Club Maldives (experiences).
The spa is built like a village, in timber and bamboo, and opens from 9am to 8pm for Ayurveda, yoga, hydrotherapy and a beauty salon (Wellness Village). When it was unveiled in 2020 it had 4 open-air pavilions and 4 air-conditioned ones for couples’ treatments, a sauna, a steam room and a jacuzzi (maldives.net.mv).
The floating breakfast comes to the villa’s pool, with 3 menus: American, Asian and gourmet (experiences). On the Summer Bliss offer, for stays until 23 December 2026, it comes free once with 5 nights or more in an Ocean Pool Villa (Summer Bliss).
On 24 and 31 December every restaurant closes at dinner for the galas, with a compulsory supplement according to the resort’s meal-plan document; Booking.com says instead that the rate includes both galas for 2 adults and that other guests pay on top. Source: booking.com
On Booking.com guests from 13 pay the adult rate. An extra bed costs $25 a night, one at most in each villa, and babysitting is charged. Source: booking.com
The Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane flies in daylight only: if you land in Malé after 3.30pm or fly out before 9am you cannot take it, and the wait at the terminal can run from 30 minutes to 3 hours (FAQ). The resort’s lounge costs $15 for each adult and is compulsory (Booking.com).
On Booking.com the transfer costs $425 for each adult and $255 from 2 to 11 by seaplane, $390 and $234 by domestic flight (Booking.com). Book on the resort’s site and stay 5 nights or more until 23 December 2026, and the seaplane is free for 2; for shorter stays the return trip is $322 for each adult (Summer Bliss).
On 24 and 31 December every restaurant closes at dinner for the galas, with a compulsory supplement according to the resort’s meal-plan document (2026 meal plans); Booking.com says instead that the rate includes both galas for 2 adults and that other guests pay on top (Booking.com).
On Booking.com guests from 13 pay the adult rate (Booking.com). An extra bed costs $25 a night, one at most in each villa, and babysitting is charged (FAQ).
Outside the plan, service and tax come on top of menu prices: in October 2025 a $22 pizza came to $30, and in March 2026 a manta trip cost over $120 a head (Google).
The heart of the island is the Jaafaiy, pool and Udhares Bar area, with a stage and a dance floor for the evenings (Angelfish Travel). Anyone who wants quiet in the evening should ask, when booking, for a villa away from this area.
Booking.com recommends insurance: if the weather stops you reaching the island you spend the night at a nearby hotel, at your own cost (Booking.com).
Between February 2024 and November 2025, 5 Google reviews describe villas that are not new or have something in need of repair, from the sockets to the bath to the air conditioning; in 2026, 2 reviews write of well-kept villas.
By seaplane from Malé in daylight, or by domestic flight and speedboat.
| Seaplane | About 45 minutes with Trans Maldivian Airways, sometimes with a stop on the way; times are confirmed the evening before (the island). |
|---|---|
| Domestic flight | From Malé to Ifuru or Dharavandhoo, then 45 minutes by speedboat; domestic flights also leave in the evening. The resort gives a 20-minute flight on one page (the island) and 35 minutes in its FAQ (FAQ). |
| Price | By seaplane $425 for each adult and $255 from 2 to 11, by domestic flight and speedboat $390 and $234; the lounge $15 for each adult (Booking.com). Offers on the resort’s site bring the return seaplane down to $322 for each adult (Summer Bliss), or $415 for guests in a residence (residences). |
| Timing and luggage | No seaplane if you land after 3.30pm or leave before 9am (FAQ). The free allowance is 20 kg plus 5 kg of hand luggage; excess costs $5 a kilo plus tax (Booking.com). |
Sources read on 5 October 2026.
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Begin at Jaafaiy, where the breakfast buffet sits beside the bar and pool.
Visit Dive Club Maldives to arrange an outing to Furaveri’s reefs and the surrounding marine life.
Head to the Wellness Village, with its wood and bamboo interiors, for a spa treatment or yoga.
Dinner at Jaafaiy follows changing themes, with Maldivian, Italian and barbecue nights among them.
At Udhares Bar, stay for the live music, games and shows on its themed evenings.
Platform scores and what guests write about the reef, the villas, the food, noise and transfers.
Scores read on 5 October 2026
From the resort’s Google listing, October 2025 to September 2026: the reef, the price, a honeymoon, the food, a villa next to the bar and the seaplane.
GoogleA couple back in the Maldives 10 years after their honeymoon, 7 nights with their daughter: the reef a few metres from the shore, good for snorkelling even with small children, an island you can walk round and buggies when you need them.
GoogleOn an eighth trip to the Maldives, nearly 2 weeks on the island: for this guest it is the best value found anywhere in the islands, with roomy, spotless villas, an entertainer who does everything from the evening fire show to aqua gym and a kids’ club the children adored.
GoogleA honeymoon couple: friendly staff, clean beaches, a luxurious 300 m² villa, good food and their host always reachable. The Maldives are expensive, they write, but here it was worth it.
GoogleA lovely island and friendly staff, but cooking that often misses and costs a lot: AUD 45 for an ordinary burger, proteins overcooked, an AUD 190 seafood platter at Aqua that disappointed; the Asian and Indian menus did better, and the frozen margaritas were good.
GoogleA family, from 26 to 31 January, in a villa right by the bar: the music could be heard with the doors closed, and their request to move, even to a lower category, went nowhere. One star.
GoogleThe villas are lovely and the reef full of fish and coral, but the wait for the seaplane lasted 5 hours and at the restaurant a watermelon juice took 20 minutes, brought by unfriendly waiters.
Sources read on 5 October 2026.
On the Google Hotels calendar, read on 12 October 2026 for 2 adults, taxes included, a night cost $651 on 16 November 2026, $1,926 on 5 December and $1,351 on 31 December; $511 on 11 January 2027 and $460 on both 10 May and 15 August. Among the dates read, the lowest was 16 December at $348 and the highest 11 February 2027 at $1,097; after 30 August 2027 Google showed no prices. A calendar night names neither the villa nor the meals.
For 16 to 19 November the official site asked, under its Summer Offer 26, $859 a night for a Beach Pool Villa with Jacuzzi with breakfast, $1,202 on half board and $1,335 all-inclusive; Booking.com started at $847 and Hotels.com at $905 for an Ocean Villa Horizon (Google Hotels). The transfer is extra: $425 for each adult by seaplane (Booking.com).
The 2026 Premium All Inclusive plan covers the breakfast buffet; lunch and dinner at Jaafaiy or, at Raiyvilla, Amigos, Ocean Spice and Aqua, a 3-course set menu or a credit of $30 at lunch and $40 at dinner; wine, beer, cocktails and spirits by the glass from 10am to midnight, afternoon tea, a minibar restocked daily, a $30 spa credit, the gym, tennis, kayaks and paddleboards, and one excursion (2026 meal plans). Olives & Vines and Teppan De Oishi are left out.
For stays from 11 January 2027 to 10 January 2028 the plan changes: Udhares and The Groove open 24 hours, the new Lebanese restaurant Laylouna joins the included dinners, more than 66 wines by the glass, 4 excursions, a $50 spa credit for each adult, an hour of hydrotherapy for each villa and a butler around the clock; Amigos drops out and becomes a credit, like Olives & Vines and Teppan De Oishi (2027-28 plan). Booked on the resort’s site after 1 July 2026, with 5 nights or more it adds a free seaplane for 2 (offer).
On breakfast only you eat from the Jaafaiy buffet from 7 to 10am. Half board adds the themed dinner buffet from 6.30 to 9.30pm. Full board adds the lunch buffet, and at lunch and dinner you can take instead a credit of $30 and $40 a head at Raiyvilla, Amigos, Ocean Spice and Aqua (2026 meal plans). Everyone in a villa must be on the same plan for the whole stay (Booking.com).
By seaplane from Malé, about 45 minutes and in daylight only, with Trans Maldivian Airways; or by domestic flight to Ifuru or Dharavandhoo and then 45 minutes by speedboat (the island). On Booking.com the transfer costs $425 for each adult by seaplane and $390 by domestic flight, plus $15 for each adult for the lounge (Booking.com). If you land after 3.30pm or fly out before 9am you cannot take the seaplane (FAQ).
Yes. It is best reached on the northern side, from the beach or the steps of the north-west jetty, and the channel near the water-sports centre is the richest stretch, with reef sharks, turtles and rays (Angelfish Travel). In August 2026 a couple found it a few metres from the shore, fine for snorkelling even with small children, and in October 2025 another guest calls it wonderful, full of fish and coral (Google). Snorkelling gear is part of the all-inclusive plan (2026 meal plans) and, according to Angelfish, free for every guest.
As a couple over the water, the 150 m² Ocean Villa Infinity with its hammock and open-air bathtub, or one of the 160 m² Ocean Pool Villas with a pool, facing sunrise or sunset; the 98 m² Ocean Villa Horizon is the smallest but has a jacuzzi and sits on the north-west jetty, with steps down to the reef (villas, Angelfish Travel). On the beach, the 155 m² Beach Pool Villa; for seclusion, the Island Pool Villa behind its high walls. The Garden Villa and Beach Villa have neither a pool nor a jacuzzi; Ocean Villa Infinity also has a regular outdoor bathtub. A guest on an eighth Maldives trip, in March 2026, recommends Beach Villas 110 to 118 and the Beach Pool Villas in the 400 and 500 series, which keep a wide beach in front even at high tide, and advises against the south side, where the seaplanes land and there are artificial rocks (Google).
Yes. The kids’ club runs a programme every day for ages 4 to 11 (FAQ); the 2027-28 all-inclusive plan opens it from age 2 (2027-28 plan). There is a separate children’s pool (Angelfish Travel), babysitting is charged and an extra bed costs $25 a night (FAQ); the first 2 children under 15 eat free from the children’s menu (2026 meal plans). On Booking.com guests from 13 pay as adults (Booking.com). The three 2-bedroom residences sleep up to 6 (villas). In March 2026 a family with children of 9 and 4 says the children begged to go to the kids’ club every day (Google).
Treatments are paid for: the all-inclusive plan gives a credit once a stay, $30 a head in 2026 (2026 plan) and $50 for each adult on treatments of 60 minutes in 2027-28 (2027-28 plan). The Wellness Village, open from 9am to 8pm, is built like a village of timber and bamboo, with Ayurveda, yoga, hydrotherapy and a beauty salon (Wellness Village). Treatment prices do not appear on the site’s pages, and no day pass for visitors is listed.
7, plus 4 bars (official site): Jaafaiy, the buffet, from 7 to 10am, 12.30 to 2.30pm and 6.30 to 9.30pm; Raiyvilla, Asian, and Aqua, seafood, at lunch and dinner; Amigos, Mexican, until 9pm; Ocean Spice, Indian vegetarian, from noon to 3pm and 6 to 10pm; Teppan De Oishi, Japanese, at dinner from 6.30 to 10pm; and Olives & Vines, Mediterranean, from 5.30 to 10pm (dining). Udhares Bar opens from 10am to midnight (Udhares Bar) and the 2027-28 plan adds Laylouna, Lebanese (2027-28 plan). Evenings are smart casual (FAQ).
On 24 and 31 December only Jaafaiy opens at lunch, and in the evening every restaurant closes for the gala dinners, which carry a compulsory supplement (2026 meal plans); Booking.com says instead that its rate includes both galas for 2 adults (Booking.com). On Google’s calendar a night cost $930 on 24 December, $1,351 on 31 December and $952 on 1 January, read on 12 October 2026 (Google Hotels).
Yes. Furaveri Island Resort & Spa became Furaveri Maldives in 2020, when it added 33 new villas to the 107 it had (maldives.net.mv); today there are 169 (official site). The old name survives in the address of the Booking.com listing (Booking.com) and in the cookie notice on the official site (policies).
The resort calls itself 5-star (offers) and Google lists it among 5-star hotels (Google Hotels). In 2020 the announcement of the new name spoke of a 4-star deluxe (maldives.net.mv), and Angelfish places it in the upper 4-star bracket, praising its space and its price (Angelfish Travel).
The resort offers vow renewals on the beach (experiences) and has a wedding pavilion at the end of Olives & Vines, on stilts where the reef meets the deep blue (Olives & Vines). On the 2027-28 all-inclusive plan with 10 nights or more the wedding arch is decorated free (2027-28 plan); ceremony prices are not published.
Yes: Wi-Fi at Furaveri is free in the villas and in every public area (FAQ).
Google’s calendar had prices for every month from November 2026 to August 2027: the cheapest nights were 16 December at $348 and, in summer, $423 on 11 July and 25 August 2027; the dearest were the year-end holidays and 11 February 2027 at $1,097 (Google Hotels). The resort gives temperatures of 28 to 35 degrees all year (FAQ). The free seaplane for 2 with 5 nights or more applies to stays until 23 December 2026 (Summer Bliss).
On 5 October 2026 Furaveri had 4.6 out of 5 on Google from 1,085 reviews, 4.6 on Tripadvisor from 3,982 and 9.3 on Booking.com from 1,157. On Google 80% of ratings are 5 stars (Google Hotels), and ratings in the 6 months to 3 October 2026 average 4.79 from 95, against 4.52 in the 6 months before. The praise goes to the staff, nearly always named, the villas, the housekeeping and the reef. Evenings round the bar and the pool come with music, extras outside the plan are charged separately and there are waits for the seaplane at the terminal; in 2025 several reviews describe requests the villa’s assigned host left unanswered and slow service in the restaurants (Google, Tripadvisor).
The main pool is in the Jaafaiy and Udhares Bar area, with a separate children’s pool (Angelfish Travel). 8 of the 12 categories have private pools: Island Pool, Beach Pool, Beach Pool with Jacuzzi, Sunrise and Sunset Ocean Pool, and the three 2-bedroom residences. Ocean Villa Horizon has a Jacuzzi; Infinity has an outdoor bathtub (villas). The sources read do not publish the main pool’s temperature.
Google’s calendar read on 5 October 2026 showed bookable nights in every month from November 2026 to August 2027, but no rates after 30 August. (Google Hotels). The official sources read did not publish a seasonal opening or closing policy. A missing price does not establish a closure.
Arrange the airport transfer through the resort: a seaplane takes about 45 minutes in daylight, or a domestic flight takes 35 minutes followed by 45 minutes by speedboat.
15 minutes by speedboat from the airport, at CROSSROADS: rooms and villas on the beach and over the water, dinners at the Hard Rock and the marina too, padel and a children’s club.
A small island 15 minutes by speedboat from Malé: 50 adults-only overwater villas, an all-inclusive plan and a channel reef.
A lagoon for 2, Baan Huraa above the water and a garden spa
A large island of beaches, sports and restaurants, with family accommodation and areas for guests aged 18 and over.
173 pool villas, a bridge across the lagoon and a Clarins garden spa
A small villa island close to the airport: the lagoon is the luxury, meals the bill to weigh up.
Lagoon villas and well-liked staff: all-inclusive still requires a close look at venues and dates.
Italian dining and villas of several sizes: distinguish upgrades and seaplane from all-inclusive.
For couples who want a quiet villa, an overwater spa and the option to cross the bridge for a different dinner setting at Dhigurah.
For travellers who put the house reef and a small island ahead of a quick transfer.
For couples and families who want a choice of land and overwater villas, sports and 6 restaurants, with a lower entry quote in the collected comparison.
For travellers who want space, a private pool and facilities for a family or group, with mobility adaptations in 3 specified villa categories.
This guide is written with Lumina, the marketing system for hotels.
