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Maldives of your dreams: Stunning new overwater villas are here

Anantara Kihavah has just given a multimillion-dollar facelift to its overwater pool villas.

Anantara Kihavah in the Maldives.
Anantara Kihavah in the Maldives.
Akash Arora
Updated April 1, 2025, first published October 30, 2023

Anantara Kihavah has just given a multimillion-dollar facelift to its overwater pool villas.

It's the very definition of a dream-worthy Maldivian resort: an overwater villa with a thatched roof and a swimming pool of its own. But the idea of this tropical getaway is getting even more exciting at Anantara Kihavah, which has just given a multimillion-dollar facelift to its overwater pool villas.

With 267 square metres of real estate, the sprawling sanctuaries feature brand new furniture, cutting-edge technology and glass-bottomed bathtubs.

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Anantara Kihavah in the Maldives.
Anantara Kihavah in the Maldives.

Watch the colourful marine life beneath your villa as you enjoy a blissful bathing ritual, or slide open the floor-to-ceiling glass doors and step on to your private deck, where there's no dearth of inviting nooks to relax in - from a new sunken lounge to "overwater" hammocks. Want to get even more close to the marine world?

Anantara Kihavah in the Maldives.
Anantara Kihavah in the Maldives.

Book a table at the resort's underwater Sea restaurant which - while not new - offers a dining experience like nowhere else, thanks to glass walls with views of the colourful sea creatures swimming past. anantara.com

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Akash Arora
Words byAkash Arora

Akash is the Deputy Travel Editor for Australian Community Media. He has lived and worked in four cities around the world – Sydney, London, New Delhi and New York – and, at last count, travelled to 42 countries.

 

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