Dhoni Water Villa
One bedroom · over-waterThe entry register — the smaller dhoni-form suite, drawn directly from the boat line.
The Retreat
A portrait, quietly held.
Cocoa Island sits on Makunufushi in the South Malé Atoll — a small, all-over-water house from Christina Ong's COMO group, with the villas drawn directly from the architectural line of the traditional Maldivian dhoni. The dhoni form is not pastiche; it is the proper reference, rendered in bleached timber and kajan thatch above the lagoon. There are no beach rooms — thirty-three over-water villas, all of them, which holds the cadence intimate and the mood adult-skewing. The 40-minute speedboat means a same-day arrival from a late international flight — a real concierge advantage over seaplane-only houses — and COMO Shambhala runs the wellness layer.
For the design-led couple · the small house held adult · the COMO Shambhala register.
Arrival
The way out to it.
40-minute speedboat from Velana International
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Every transfer is held privately and aligned to your arrival window at Velana International — met at the gate, walked through, never queued.
Essential Amenities
The retreat, at a glance.
Gallery
The island, composed.
06 · selected views
The Residences
The villas, held by category.
The full register at COMO Cocoa Island — drawn from the simplest beach house to the held estate. Pull the rail to read each in turn.
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Dhoni Loft Water Villa
One bedroom · over-water loftA two-level dhoni-form loft — the curved roof line stretched upward, an extended deck beneath.
Loft Water Villa
One bedroom · loftA two-storey loft villa — the higher view, the longer deck at the lagoon line.
One-Bedroom Water Villa with Pool
One bedroom · over-water plungeThe signature single-bedroom over-water with a private plunge pool — the longer pavilion, the deeper privacy on the lagoon line.
Two-Bedroom COMO Sunrise Villa
Two bedrooms · sunriseA two-bedroom COMO villa on the sunrise line — held for the small party or the family register, over the lagoon.
Two-Bedroom COMO Sunset Villa
Two bedrooms · sunsetThe two-bedroom COMO villa on the sunset line — the long evening, the same lagoon footprint.
Three-Bedroom COMO Sunset Villa
Three bedrooms · sunsetThe largest register — three bedrooms held privately over the lagoon, the western light through the deck.
Dining Experiences
The kitchens, each its own hour.
From the signature room held by a single chef to the long-lunch beach kitchen — the dining experiences at COMO Cocoa Island are drawn for the hour of the day, not the page of the menu.
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Refined
All-day · pan-Asian, Maldivian
Ufaa
The house room — breakfast through to a quiet supper, the Asian register with the Maldivian inflection.
Vibrant
Poolside · grill and light
Faru Bar
The poolside room — light lunches, a long sit between the lagoon and the pool deck.
Meal Plans
The table, held.
The board bases we hold at COMO Cocoa Island. Each is arranged with the retreat directly — tell your correspondent which suits, or leave the table to us.
- 01Half-BoardBreakfast & dinner
- 02Full-BoardAll three meals, daily
Held with the retreat · adjustable on request
Wellbeing
The quiet hours.
COMO Shambhala Retreat
The flagship-quality wellness register on a 33-villa island — Asian-influenced therapies, and the adult hush that lets them land.
Experiences
The days, drawn out.
What the retreat actually does well beyond the villa line — with its own schedules and price lists where it publishes them. Every experience is arranged through your correspondent.
- 01House
The dhoni line
The villas are drawn from the traditional Maldivian fishing-boat form — not pastiche, the proper line, held throughout the house.
- 02Arrival
The same-day arrival
Forty minutes by speedboat, around the clock — a late international flight still reaches the villa that night. A real advantage over seaplane-only houses.
- 03Island
The over-water register
No beach rooms at all — all 33 villas stand over the lagoon, which keeps the island intimate and the mood adult.
The Shape of a Day
How the day holds.
A sketched register of one day at COMO Cocoa Island — the hours we tend to compose around. Yours will be drawn for the company you keep.
- First light
The lagoon ladder
Every villa steps straight into the water — the day begins below the deck.
- Morning
The reef, unhurried
The South Malé line with the dive centre, or the lagoon's own slow circuit.
- Afternoon
Shambhala
The Asian-influenced sequence, taken seriously — the island's real signature.
- Evening
Ufaa
Pan-Asian and Maldivian at the one long table the island needs.
Occasions
The days that mark.
A 33-villa island keeps an occasion close — the anniversary held at Ufaa, the blessing on the sandbank, the COMO Shambhala day after. Small by design, and better for it.
Bespoke Insights
Held quietly, in writing.
The particulars a brochure would miss — the small notes we keep on this retreat, drawn from the journeys we have composed here.
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The dhoni-form villas are the architectural reference for the property — not pastiche, but the proper traditional Maldivian fishing-boat line.
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No beach rooms — all 33 villas are over-water, which holds the register intimate and the mood adult-skewing.
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The 40-minute speedboat allows a same-day arrival from a late international flight — a real concierge advantage over seaplane-only houses.
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Pairs naturally with COMO Maalifushi as a two-island Maldives journey — the COMO group runs cross-property programmes.
From the Journal
Where this retreat appears.
Pairs Well With
A journey, blended.
Most journeys we compose hold more than one address. These are the local islands a stay at COMO Cocoa Island blends with — a few nights of the country itself, beside the retreat.
Nearby in the Register
Retreats in the same key.
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A journey at COMO Cocoa Island.
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