Nova Maldives: all inclusive, villa and dining
Nova Maldives all inclusive means Premium All Inclusive, the second of the resort’s 2 meal plans. To Full Board’s 3 meals a day at Soul Kitchen it adds drinks by the glass from 10am to midnight, a 3-course dinner at Flames and a daily minibar.
Who this choice suits
When to look elsewhere
One plan for everyone in the villa, for the whole stay; 2 guests whose parties drank little had no need of the upgrade.
Before choosingBeach days that meet at Soul Kitchen
The reef, the beach and the evenings at Wink are the same on either plan.
The day starts and ends at Soul Kitchen, the buffet both plans share. Premium All Inclusive opens the bars in between, Solis until 7pm and Wink until midnight, and moves a dinner to Flames. Mizu’s teppanyaki stays on the bill, at 20% off the food.
The 11 villa types run from the 80 m² Beach Villa to the 250 m² residence with 2 bedrooms. A Water Villa with Jacuzzi has a Jacuzzi; the private pool belongs to the Water Villa with Private Pool.
The beach villas open onto the sand and the water villas onto a deck with steps into the lagoon. A connecting villa is 2 Beach Villas joined by an internal door, 160 m² between them; it is still 2 of the 76 villas.
Arrival, buffet, pool and lagoon
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5 choices for Nova Maldives
One plan covers the whole villa for the whole stay, so settle these 5 together.
- Keep the full name
Water Villa, Water Villa with Jacuzzi, Water Villa with Private Pool: 3 villas, a word apart. The beach villas follow suit.
- Compare plans
Both give 3 meals a day at Soul Kitchen; Premium adds the bars, a dinner at Flames and the minibar.
- Include both legs
About 25 minutes in the air and 5 on the water; the last seaplanes leave at 4pm.
- Read the configuration’s area
An Interconnected Beach Villa is 2 Beach Villas joined by an internal door: 160 m², up to 5 guests.
- Compare the same stay
Everyone in the villa takes the same plan for the whole stay: compare the 2 on the same dates.
Nova Maldives island
Vakarufalhi · South Ari Atoll
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What the published Premium plan covers
From the resort’s meal-plan and offer pages, read on 5 October 2026.
The plan and its terms
- Full Board, which the resort’s FAQs also call Full Board Plus, is 3 meals a day at Soul Kitchen with soft drinks, juice, water, tea and coffee at meals, and 20% off the food at an à la carte dinner. Premium All Inclusive adds a 3-course dinner from the chef’s menu at Flames, where the premium dishes stay extra, 20% off the food at Mizu, brunch snacks at Wink from 10am to 11am and afternoon tea from 4pm to 5pm.
- Drinks are by the glass (spirits, wine, cocktails, mocktails, beer, juice, soft drinks): at Wink from 10am to midnight, at Solis from 10am to 7pm, at Soul Kitchen with lunch and dinner and at Flames with dinner. Charged apart: drinks outside 10am to midnight, whole bottles, anything shared with a guest off the plan, weekly theme dinners and events, cigarettes and shisha. The minibar is refilled daily with 8 soft drinks, 2 juices, 2 beers, a bottle each of white and red wine and 2 chocolates.
- Snorkelling fins and masks are lent free for the stay and standard kayaks and paddleboards once a day, glass kayaks excepted; the scheduled group fitness classes are included. There is 15% off jet-ski hire, the Balinese massage and 4 named private dinners; the spa menu words that saving more broadly, so ask the spa what it covers.
- Everyone in the villa takes the same plan for the whole stay, and nothing unused is refunded. Discounts do not combine, rates add taxes and can change, and deposit and cancellation follow the rate chosen in the booking engine. The offer page advertises up to 50% off with no dates. The resort prints no supplement for the plan; one guest gives it as $75 a person (July 2023).
Beach days that meet at Soul Kitchen
Flames and Mizu ask for a booking; Soul Kitchen and the 2 bars do not.
| Soul Kitchen | The buffet for all 3 meals on both plans, with the plan’s drinks at lunch and dinner. |
|---|---|
| Flames | The grill, at dinner: 3 courses from the chef’s menu on the plan, red-star dishes extra. |
| Mizu | Teppanyaki over the lagoon, outside the plan, at 20% off the food. |
| Wink | The main bar: the plan’s drinks 10am to midnight, brunch snacks 10am to 11am, tea 4pm to 5pm. |
| Solis | The pool bar: the plan’s drinks from 10am to 7pm. |
| Minibar | Refilled daily: 8 soft drinks, 2 juices, 2 beers, 2 bottles of wine, 2 chocolates. |
Read the full villa name
Beach and Sunset Beach Villas, with or without a Jacuzzi, are 80 m². The Beach Pool Villa, the Sunset Beach Villa with Pool and the connecting pairs are 160 m². Water Villas, with or without a Jacuzzi, are 125 m², the Water Villa with Private Pool 160 m² and the 2-bedroom residence 250 m². Villas sleep up to 3; the connecting pairs and the residence up to 5.
The Water Villa with Jacuzzi and Sunset Beach Villa with Jacuzzi have no swimming pool of their own; the 2-bedroom residence has both, and the Beach Pool Villa’s pool lies in an enclosed garden by the bathroom. The Water Villa with Private Pool has a king-size bed on its own page and king or twin in the list: ask before counting on twin beds.
See every categoryDifferent villa names, different water features
The Water Villa with Jacuzzi and Water Villa with Private Pool are distinct categories; the 2-bedroom residence has both.
Names and areas from the resort’s villa pages, read on 5 October 2026.
| Category | Advertised area | Water in the villa |
|---|---|---|
| The comparison | Categories in the same hotel | Plan chosen separately |
| Beach Villa | 80 m² | The lagoon, a few steps away |
| Sunset Beach Villa with Jacuzzi | 80 m² | Jacuzzi in the outdoor bathroom |
| Water Villa with Private Pool | 160 m² | Private pool beyond the bedroom’s glass |
- The resort reviews
2 guests on Full Board whose parties drank little or no alcohol say they had no need of the upgrade (July 2023, May 2025); a third says the mocktails make the plan worth it (November 2023). The reviews are in the guide to Nova Maldives
Questions that change the choice
Does the plan cover every Flames dish?
No. The plan gives 3 courses from the chef’s menu; the premium dishes, marked with a red star, are charged. Book the table, as the resort asks: one guest found Flames open for dinner every day but Tuesday and Friday (December 2025).
How long is the airport connection?
About 25 minutes by shared seaplane when it flies direct, longer with stops at other resorts, then 5 minutes by speedboat. The last seaplanes leave at 4pm, and the international flight should land at least an hour before. One guest was told by email of a 20 kg luggage allowance each (December 2025).
Does Jacuzzi mean a private pool?
No. The Water Villa with Jacuzzi and the Water Villa with Private Pool are different villas, and the beach villas are named the same way. The 2-bedroom residence has both, and so, by the brochure, does the Sunset Beach Villa with Pool.
How many villas do the sources count?
The resort’s FAQs give 76 villas. The entries in the 2024 brochure total 69 with each connecting pair counted once; counting the 7 pairs as 14 villas brings the total to 76. An earlier total of 57 remains unresolved.
Are the areas indoors only?
The resort gives one area per villa and no figure for the rooms alone: 80 m² for the Beach and Sunset Beach Villas, 125 m² for the Water Villas with or without a Jacuzzi, 160 m² for the villas with a pool.
Terms before booking
Read the official plan
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