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Infinity pool on the deck of an overwater villa with a thatched roof and open sea beyond, Two Bedroom Ocean Pool Villa at JOALI BEING, Raa Atoll

Overwater Bungalow, Water Villa or Beach Villa? The Differences Explained

In the Maldives an overwater bungalow and a water villa are the same thing: a room on stilts over the lagoon. What the names on a rate sheet really mean, and how a water villa compares with a beach pool villa, with sizes from 8 resorts.

Two children reading together on an outdoor sofa on the deck of a two-bedroom beach pool villa at The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, North Malé Atoll

Two-Bedroom Beach Villa or Two Separate Rooms? What Families Should Book

A luxury two-bedroom beach villa keeps a Maldives family under one roof with a shared pool; two villas give more privacy. How they compare on space, occupancy rules, cost and availability, with ten two-bedroom beach villas.