Anantara Kihavah Maldives VillasvsFilitheyo Island Resort
Both hotels are endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas is preferred by most reviewers compared to Filitheyo Island Resort. Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas comes in at #17 in Maldives with praise from 6 sources such as Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and Fodor's.
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
P.O. Box 2014
From $2,118/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"As if being by a tropical lagoon wasn't enough, each of the massive villas at this beautiful island resort...also comes with its own infinity pool and hammocks." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"A quick seaplane ride from the capital of Male lands you on a private island ringed by white sand, coconut palms, and a reef that harbors schools of tropical fish." Full review
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Ask for an overwater villa, then dine at one of the world's only underwater restaurants while gazing out at the ocean floor.
Gayot
"This beautiful resort wows guests with its underwater restaurant and heavenly over-water villas."
Condé Nast Traveler
"Seventy-eight freestanding beach or overwater villas, each with its own infinity pool, on a private island of soft white sand." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"This dreamy, dramatic hideaway hits all the expected notes (clear azure seas, sugary white sand) and adds a few new ones (a submerged wine cellar, an overwater spa and a record-setting swimming pool)." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Thanks to its splendid location within the northern Baa Atoll, there’s no shortage of marine wildlife adventures at this resort." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Surrounded by a perfectly circular reef, the thickly vegetated Kihavahuravalhi is ringed by gorgeous white-sand beaches: you couldn’t ask for a more idyllic-looking Maldivian island" Full review
Filitheyo Island Resort
20188
From $126/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"A sister property to Medhufushi Island Resort and Zitahli Kuda-Funafaru Resort & Spa, Filitheyo Island Resort is the only resort in the Faafu Atoll, and has an entire island all to itself." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Filitheyo is a lush, triangular island with superb white-sand beaches. The public buildings are spacious, open-sided Balinese-style pavilions with palm-thatch roofs." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A divers' paradise on the Faafu Atoll in the Maldives, with comfortable villas and exceptional restaurants." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The public buildings are spacious open-sided Balinese-style pavilions with palm-thatch roofs and natural touches. The whole place feels chic but laid-back and informal. " Full review