Reef Villa Maldives

Nestled amongst swaying coconut trees and lush tropical foliage, Reef Villa enjoys a fabulous, secluded setting with direct beach access. The villa offers a romantic holiday experience with gorgeous fine, snow white sands and the crystal clear turquoise ocean just steps away. The beach offers glorious panoramic seascapes and some excellent water adventures. This stunning, idyllic retreat is located on the prestigious Vakkaru Maldives Resort on Vakkaru Island in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Baa Atoll. Reef Villa enjoys a beautiful bedroom, a sensational bathroom, a rear garden with an outdoor shower, a superb terrace with a jacuzzi plunge pool. Guests staying at this gorgeous haven enjoy exceptional resort facilities including restaurants, bars, a resort pool, a watersports and diving centre, a gym, a spa, a games centre and other sports.
Reef Villa is a tranquil sanctuary, perfect for couples who want to step straight off the deck and feel the soft white sand between their toes. Your luxury loungers are perfect spots to enjoy your holiday reads and can be moved around as you desire. Reef Villa’s bedroom boasts a sumptuous kingsize bed adorned with luxury linens and tasteful soft furnishings. Your comfy daybed is a potential child’s sleeping space. The bedroom enjoys floor-to-ceiling glass doors that offer beautiful garden and terrace views. Guests can drift into slumber accompanied by the soothing sound of the ocean just moments away. The villa’s high, vaulted ceilings make the villa feel spacious and cavernous and the beams match the rich woods of the delightful furnishings. Your luxury bathroom boasts a shower, freestanding bath and his and hers sinks. The bath enjoys lovely views of the rear garden. You can step outside to the garden for a soothing open air shower. Reef Villa enjoys 115 sqm of contemporary Maldivian space and elegant decor. Traditional Maldivian style is fused with contemporary wonders and the finest natural elements. The bedroom wall is decorated with a fantastic carved wooden artwork which catches your eye. The resort offers twelve beach villas with jacuzzi plunge pools, perfect for those that love strolling along the beach and who relish some intimate, private time.
Your spacious deck offers a shaded table and chairs, a comfy day bed adorned with scatter cushions and your intimate jacuzzi pool. Just imagine, enjoying a glass of champagne under the starry sky in this little wonder! Guests staying at Reef Villa also enjoy a beach bag and flip flops, yoga mats, bicycles to get around the resort, a gourmet mini bar, bottled mineral water, butler service and laundry service.
Vakkaru Maldives is a secluded reef island enveloped with powder-soft, dazzling white sands. It offers sublime, timeless ocean views and a fabulous house reef with a colourful and abundant marine life. A scenic 30 minute seaplane flight takes you to this magical island from Male International Airport. Awaiting you, is an idyllic paradise boasting over 2,300 fully grown, majestic coconut trees, gorgeous tropical greenery, 113 luxury villas and suites, five restaurants, two bars, an impressive wine cellar, an over water spa, a fantastic watersports and dive centre, a children’s club, an over water gym, a entertainment club, a boutique and more sports. Not forgetting, a caring and welcoming team that will do everything possible to ensure that you experience the holiday of your dreams. Guests enjoy use of Vakkaru Maldives’ private lounge in the seaplane terminal where you can enjoy complimentary light refreshments while waiting for transfers.
Vakkaru Maldives is perfect for weddings, honeymoons and other special celebrations. With endless turquoise waters, snow white sand and lush tropical greenery, the setting is perfect for your big day. The resort offers various packages which include meals and entertainment including their Idyllic Romance Package. This offers daily breakfast, daily dinner at designated restaurants, return transfers, a floating breakfast experience, a bottle of Bollinger, romantic room decoration on arrival to welcome you, a private destination dining experience on the beach, an hour’s signature couples massage at the spa, a dolphin quest excursion, complimentary access to Coconut Club with its entertainment, the sports fields and Merana Spa’s wellness area plus complimentary snorkeling equipment and kayaks. A special package like this is an excellent way to start your life together or celebrate a milestone of years together.
Vakkaru Maldives invites you to heavenly culinary experiences at its five delightful restaurants and an impressive wine and cocktail list at its bars. Every setting is stunning and the delectable dishes offer tastes of Europe and Asia. Amaany is nestled by the beach, a perfect spot to start the day. You will discover luxurious live cooking with the freshest of ingredients as well as enticing buffets under the starry sky. Vakku is an elegant, open air grill restaurant offering the finest meats and seafoods. Onu, a gorgeous bamboo marvel within its tropical plantation, boasts South East Asian inspiration and a showcase kitchen. For delicious Italian flavours fashioned with flair and skill, you can eat at Isolette with its fabulous spaces and poolside piazza. The Lagoon Bar enjoys a sublime over water setting enjoying Japanese delicacies, creative cocktails and the most incredible sunsets. Cabana is the delightful poolside bar and and lounge. Vakkaru Reserve is the resort’s impressive wine bar with its outstanding wine list and a delicious cheese and charcuterie offering on request. In addition, dreamy private locations are enjoyed by romantic couples for bespoke dinner arrangements such as remote sandbanks with barefoot extravagance while the waves gently lap. Guests can enjoy adventurous excursions, learn a new sports, brush up their tennis skills or just relax and enjoy pampering signature treatments at the over water spa. Couples can take a massage lesson and return home with intimate skills, totally rested and relaxed. Merana Spa features heavenly, luxurious single and couples treatment rooms over the water as well as an ayurvedic treatment room, a hair and nail salon, spa boutique and an outdoor wellness area which offers a yoga pavilion, a warm whirlpool, a cold plunge pool, a sauna and steam room. Guests will find inner serenity with treatments inspired by ancient rituals and natural ingredients. They can detoxify, energise and heal with personalised treatments and consultations with the resort’s resident Ayurvedic doctor. Splash, the watersports and dive centre is equally impressive and offers exhilarating aqua escapades. Guests can enjoy the house reef, dive trips, equipment rental, speciality courses, boat trips, parasailing, kayaking, snorkeling, private dhoni trips, sunset fishing, big game fishing, dolphin cruises, expeditions with a marine biologist, local island excursions, jet ski guided tours, fun rides, water ski sessions, wakeboarding, stand up paddleboards, glass kayaks, sailing, kite surfing, luxury boat rental and even a coral adoption programme. The list is endless. The fitness centre enjoys a fabulous over water setting with indoor and outdoor activities. It is open 24 hours a day and offers classes in cardio strength, body sculpt, yoga, pilates and private sessions. In addition, the resort enjoys two all weather floodlit tennis courts, badminton, volleyball and a resident tennis coach.  Reef Villa sits in a beautiful, lush tropical cocoon next to the dazzling, snow white sandy beach on the exclusive Vakkaru Maldives Resort. Vakkaru Island is located in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Baa Atoll the resort, a beautiful tropical paradise located on the equator. The Maldives is a perfect destination with year round temperatures between 23 and 21 degrees centigrade. Baa Atoll is renowned as a place of extraordinary pure beauty, reflected in its status as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The island enjoys underwater marvels on the magnificent house reef, the most superb sandy beaches and marvellous vistas. The resort offers a wide variety of entertainment and excursions. Guests can learn new sports, take part in a huge array of watersports and can venture further than Vakkaru Island to spot whale sharks and manta rays at Hanifaru Bay.
Hanifaru Bay is legally designated as a Marine Protected Area, with strict regulations for protect and preserve this amazing wonder of nature. The trips to the bay ensure that the mantas and whale sharks are at peace while visitors enjoy them. The whale shark season is from May to November. Planktons get trapped in the bay’s funnel shaped reef which attracts the sharks and schools of manta rays. It is the largest feeding station known to exist.
Splash, the watersports and dive centre, offers invigorating days out at sea, with PADI diving instructors on hand to train and guide beginners and advanced level divers. Incredible world-class dive sites await your exploration with all equipment being available for rental. There are some speciality courses on offer including nitrox diver, night diver, drift diver, boat diver, naturalist diver, peak performance buoyancy, digital photography and several others. There are also numerous boat trips available including private trips, fishing, dolphin quest trips, sunset cruises, private dhonis, expeditions with a marine biologist, snorkeling trips and luxury boat rental. Guests can also enjoy jet skiing, parasailing, fun tube rides, water skiing, wakeboarding, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking and sailing. There is an onsite shop selling many accessories for your water adventures.
If guests want to explore other islands, please speak to the Concierge Team for details and opportunities. At Excellence Luxury Villas we pride ourselves on going that little bit further for our guests. From private chefs to babysitters we can help you arrange those little extras that make it a truly memorable holiday. Simply fill in the
concierge reque
st form or contact Excellence Luxury Villas Concierge Team who will be happy to help. We can typically help you arrange any of the following:
– Maid service/extra cleaning- Private chef/cook/catering- Welcome hamper/pre-stocked fridge- Local day-trips or tours- Airport transfers- Babysitting/childcare services
Simply fill in the concierge request form or contact Excellence Luxury Villas Concierge Team.
Please note that all extras are subject to availability and must be requested in advance of the holiday (prices on request). Due to some rural/remote locations, not all services will be available at all properties. However, we will always do our best to fulfil your requests!
The Resort
Lies within the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Baa Atoll, Vakkaru Maldives is a secluded reef island blessed with timeless ocean views, powder-soft, brilliant white sands, deep blue holes and house reef with unique marine biodiversity. A scenic 30-minute seaplane flight from Male International Airport transport you into this idyllic paradise intuitively designed for guests seeking timeless experiences.
Activities & Facilities
• Spa & Wellness Find inner serenity with expert therapists at Merana Spa, featuring luxurious overwater single and couple treatment rooms, an ayurvedic treatment room, hair and nail salon, spa boutique and outdoor wellness area featuring a warm whirlpool, cold plunge pool, sauna and steam room.• Bespoke Guest Experiences A collection of curated guest experiences inspired by the principles of Vakkare and our extended programmes of ’50 Shades of Blue’, brought to you by world-renowned culinary greats, wellness mentors, fitness gurus and more.• Splash Exhilarating aqua escapades with a host of water sports, excursions and world-class dive adventures.• Parrotfish Club Extensive kids’ club facilities with certified team for children aged between 3 to 12 years.• Sports Fild All-weather floodlit tennis courts and a badminton court for sports enthusiasts.• Coconut Club A haven of fun for teens and adults with an array of games, library and activities.• Fitness Center Keep fit 24 hours a day, accompanied by stunning views at the overwater gym with open-air deck. Personal trainer, yoga and fitness classes are available.• The Organic Farm On our island, we grow our own food in the Organic Farm, which produces some of the freshest fruits, vegetables and herbs for our restaurants and bar.• The Sandbank Events Escape to a remote sandbank for a private event. Barefoot extravagance, waves lapping, embraced by nature, a distant paradise, for a while exclusively.• Luxury Destination Dining From the serenity of your villa to idyllic settings around the island, we bring you an exquisite culinary experience, humble or heavenly as you desire.
Restaurants & Bars
• Amaany A tranquil, bright and airy environment by the beach to start the day; to experience nourishing flavours, offering an interactive presentation of international cuisines and inspired dishes accented with local tastes and tropical tones.• Vakku Elegant open-air grill restaurant and a signature venue to savour our finest selection of meats and seafood grilled to perfection.• Onu Drawn from the South East Asia inspiration yet honouring the regions current and past influences, Onu is an elegant bamboo fashioned culinary theatre within a tropical plantation designed with a showcase kitchen.• Isoletta Vibrant Italian flavours fashioned with flair. Enjoy a relaxed and alive dining experience with authentic charm, uncluttered sophistication and whimsical design complete with communal dining table, lounging space, two-seaters a la Milano and a poolside piazza.• Cabana Alfresco poolside lounge designed for classic comfort, creative inspiration and a relaxed ambience. Cabana offers a comfortable enduring space to relax and unwind in style, enjoy a laid back afternoon or pre-dinner drink.• Lagoon Bar An ocean oasis to relax and revive from noon until late, a stylish venue above the crystal waters with open-air lounging space and the Indian Ocean breezes.• Vakkaru Reserve Our very own wine cellar, home to a curated selection of wines showcasing fine vintage and non-vintage offerings from Old to New World.