132 SQM
Beach Pool Villa
One bedroom · 132 sqm · 9 villasSand-step, walled garden, a quiet plunge pool — the simpler beach register.
The Retreat
A portrait, quietly held.
Hurawalhi is one of a small handful of adults-only houses in the country — a quiet island in the Lhaviyani Atoll, drawn around the world's largest all-glass undersea restaurant (5.8, named for the depth in metres below the lagoon). One island, one resort — about 400 metres long, 6.5 hectares, 90 villas. The register is calm and considered, the marine programme serious, and the dining card runs from the underwater room to a small teppanyaki counter.
For the quieter couple — adults-only, the 5.8 undersea room, and a long marine programme on the Lhaviyani reefs.
Arrival
The way out to it.
40-minute seaplane from Velana International
By seaplaneFind it on the chart →
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 Island
The island, drawn.
Where the villa categories sit — sunrise or sunset side, the jetty, the kitchens, the quiet ends of the beach. As the retreat itself draws it.
The Residences
The villas, held by category.
The full register at Hurawalhi Island Resort — drawn from the simplest beach house to the held estate. Pull the rail to read each in turn.
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132 SQM
Beach Sunset Pool Villa
One bedroom · 132 sqm · 21 villasWest-facing beach villa — the long sunset hour, the same private infinity pool.
105 SQM
Ocean Villa
One bedroom · 105 sqm · 15 villasOver-water on the lagoon — direct access from the deck, the lighter register without a pool.
132 SQM
Ocean Pool Villa
One bedroom · 132 sqm · 30 villasOver-water with a private infinity pool drawn off the lagoon deck — stairs straight into the warm Indian Ocean.
105 SQM
Romantic Ocean Villa
One bedroom · 105 sqm · 15 villasThe signature water house — an indulgent bathtub on the terrace, the ocean as backdrop.
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 Hurawalhi Island Resort are drawn for the hour of the day, not the page of the menu.
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Sophisticated
Underwater · tasting
5.8 Undersea Restaurant
The world's largest all-glass undersea restaurant — 5.8 metres below the lagoon, ten tables, a seven-course tasting at lunch and dinner.
Considered
Sunset · canapés
Champagne Pavilion
An over-water pavilion held for the sunset hour — Taittinger, canapés, the long west light.
Open all day
International · open-air
Canneli Buffet Main Restaurant
The main room — lagoon-side, open-air, live cooking stations across breakfast and dinner.
Considered
Coco Bar
Considered
Junk Food Kitchen
Sophisticated
Pan-Asian · teppanyaki
Kashibo Restaurant
Over-water Asian — Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and a small teppanyaki counter. The wine cellar sits inside.
Meal Plans
The table, held.
The board bases we hold at Hurawalhi Island Resort. Each is arranged with the retreat directly — tell your correspondent which suits, or leave the table to us.
- 01BreakfastMornings included
- 02Half-BoardBreakfast & dinner
- 03Full-BoardAll three meals, daily
- 04All-Inclusive PlusAll-inclusive, with more held
Held with the retreat · adjustable on request
Wellbeing
The quiet hours.
Duniye Spa
Over-water pavilions on the quiet shoulder of the island — the adults-only register means the spa's hush extends well past its own walls. The house publishes its menu plainly below.
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.
- 01Dining
5.8 Undersea
The world's largest all-glass undersea restaurant, 5.8 metres down — the lunch and dinner tastings read differently, and both are worth a sitting.
- 02Marine
The manta season
Lhaviyani holds the world's largest known population of reef mantas — the Marine Biology Centre runs workshops and held trips with the resident biologists.
- 03Marine
The house reef
Mapped properly by the house — the snorkel map above marks the channels, the drop-offs and the quiet entries.
The Shape of a Day
How the day holds.
A sketched register of one day at Hurawalhi Island Resort — the hours we tend to compose around. Yours will be drawn for the company you keep.
- First light
The house reef
Snorkel the marked line before breakfast — the reef wakes earlier than the island.
- Late morning
The biology centre
The manta workshops set up the afternoon's trip — known cleaning stations, held small.
- Afternoon
Duniye
Over-water rooms, the menu published, the hush guaranteed by the door policy.
- Evening
Five-point-eight metres down
The undersea tasting as the reef lights change — book the glass early in the stay.
Occasions
The days that mark.
An adults-only island keeps an occasion grown-up — vows over the glass at 5.8, the champagne pavilion at dusk, a sandbank held for two. Quiet, considered, witnessed by the reef.
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.
- 01
5.8 is the world's largest all-glass undersea restaurant; the lunch and dinner tastings are different in register.
- 02
Hurawalhi is adults-only (15+) — the cadence of the island reflects that, particularly at sunset.
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Lhaviyani holds the world's largest known population of reef manta rays — the Marine Biology Centre runs workshops and held trips with the resident biologist.
Begin
A journey at Hurawalhi Island Resort.
Tell us the shape of your days and the kind of quiet you are after. We will write back within a day.
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