Baa Atoll · UNESCO Biosphere Reserve · 67 pool villas
Amilla Maldives
A big, green island in Baa Atoll with 67 pool villas, a treetop villa in the canopy and some of the largest family residences in the Maldives, 35 minutes by seaplane from Malé and 15 minutes from Hanifaru Bay's mantas. Choose it for families, space and accessibility; skip it if you want a tiny, adults-only hideaway.
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01The island
Amilla is a proper island, not a sandbar. At around 1.5 km long it has room for jungle paths under ancient banyans, white-tailed tropic birds, organic gardens, about 2,500 coconut palms that supply the resort's own oil and coconut cream, and a long beach that wraps round the lagoon.
The feel is relaxed and homely rather than formal. Your Katheeb, the resort's word for a personal host, handles the details, food is grown and made on the island where possible, and solar panels generate around 950,000 kWh a year.
Its biggest draws are space and Baa Atoll itself. Hanifaru Bay, the famous manta and whale shark site, is about 15 minutes away by speedboat.
02Villas
Overwater villas start at 220 sq m and beach villas sit on plots of up to 530 sq m.
| Villa | Size | Bedrooms | Sleeps | Setting |
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| Water Pool Villa | 220 sq m | 1 | Up to 3 (2 adults) | Overwater |
| Reef Water Pool Villa | 220 sq m | 1 | Up to 4 (3 adults) | Overwater, reef side |
| Lagoon Water Pool Villa | 220 sq m | 1 | Up to 4 (3 adults) | Overwater, lagoon side |
| Family Lagoon Water Pool Villa | 350 sq m | 2 | Up to 6 (4 adults) | Overwater |
| Beach Pool Villa | 470 sq m | 1 | Up to 3 (2 adults) | Beach |
| Two-Bedroom Treetop Pool Villa | 250 sq m | 2 | Up to 6 (4 adults) | Jungle canopy |
| Two-Bedroom Beach Pool Villa | 530 sq m | 2 | Up to 6 (4 adults) | Beach |
| Four-Bedroom Beach Residence | 920 sq m | 4 | Up to 10 | Beach |
| The Great Beach Residence | 2,400 sq m | 8 | 16 adults + 4 children | Beach |
| The Amilla Estate | 2,550 sq m | 6 | 12 adults + 4 children | Beach |
Overwater
Beach and treetop
Each villa type has its own listing with photos below. Compare private pool villas and luxury family resorts.
03Residences
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04Families
05Dining
Daily-rotating breakfasts with tropical fruit and wellness bowls.
Sushi, sashimi and delicate Japanese dishes.
Flavours of Indonesia, China, India and Thailand with coastal ingredients.
Homemade Italian food with views of the pool and ocean.
Shared dishes inspired by Arabian cooking and tradition.
Artisanal pizzas, including the signature white truffle.
A laid-back spot on the sand for drinks and light meals.
Cocktails, wine tastings, garden pop-ups and home delivery to your villa.
Menus cater for every dietary lifestyle. More in fine dining resorts.
06Sea and spa
07Accessibility
Amilla describes itself as the world's first five-star resort verified for accessibility and inclusion under IncluCare. In practice that means ground-floor villas with wide doorways and accessible showers, optional ramps, beach and floating wheelchairs, pool hoists, guided accessible diving and team members trained to help.
If you or someone in your group has mobility needs, tell us when you enquire and we will match the right villa.
08Our honest view
09Getting there
10FAQs
Amilla is on its own island in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, about 35 minutes by seaplane from Velana International Airport or 15 minutes by boat from Dharavandhoo domestic airport. Hanifaru Bay, famous for manta rays, is around 15 minutes away by speedboat.
The island is about 1.5 km long and 800 m wide, covering 23.5 hectares with banyan trees and around 2,500 coconut palms. It has 67 private pool villas and residences, from 220 sq m overwater villas to two, four, six and eight-bedroom homes on the beach.
It is one of the best family islands in the Maldives. The Sultan's Village Kids Club runs daily activities for children aged around 4 to 12, there is a teens programme, a clay art studio, a football pitch, an outdoor cinema and a mini spa for kids, and two-bedroom villas and residences give families space.
There are four-bedroom Beach Residences of 920 sq m with an 11 m pool; The Amilla Estate, a six-bedroom home of around 2,550 sq m around a 20 m pool for up to 16 guests; and The Great Beach Residence, an eight-bedroom home of around 2,400 sq m with two pools for up to 20 guests. Residences can be booked with meal plans, a private chef or self-catering.
Yes, and this is rare in the Maldives. Amilla is IncluCare certified, with accessible ground-floor villas, wide doorways, accessible showers, beach and floating wheelchairs, pool hoists, guided accessible diving and specially trained team members.
It is a two-bedroom villa of around 250 sq m raised into the jungle canopy, with a glass-walled pool on the deck and a private beach a short walk away along a path. Amilla calls it the highest treehouse villa in the Maldives.
Fresh for breakfast, Feeling Koi for Japanese, East for flavours from Indonesia, China, India and Thailand, Barolo for homemade Italian, Tessera for shared Arabian dishes, Joe's Pizza for its white truffle pizza, and the Emperor Beach Club. There are also bars, The Cellar Door wine room, garden pop-ups and home delivery to your villa.
Very good. The house reef has more than 250 fish species, resident green turtles, blacktip reef sharks and eagle rays, and you can snorkel over Amilla's Blue Hole. Seasonal trips to Hanifaru Bay bring manta rays and occasionally whale sharks.
HolidayVibe Maldives is a trusted brand in the Maldives travel industry, a Malé-based agency licensed by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT.O1.RS.TA.25.RD9933). You deal with one local team from the first message to your transfer home.
We are luxury travel experts in the Maldives who know these islands villa by villa. We put the villa, transfers, meal plan and current offers into one written quote, often better value than booking sites.
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Written by Abdulla Maseeh, HolidayVibe Maldives. Updated 27 October 2026. Details from the Amilla Maldives presentation 2026, residences and family presentations 2025 and the resort website; we confirm every villa, residence and transfer at the time of booking.
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