Look down by day, look up at night. A green island in Baa Atoll with a reef all the way round, lunch on the seabed and a telescope over the water. Which of those is worth the money?
In most of the Maldives you spend the week looking down: at the reef, at the turtles, at whatever swims under your deck. You'll do plenty of that at Kihavah. But on a clear night you can also climb up to Sky, the bar over the water, put your eye to a telescope and find Jupiter.
So would I send you there? If you'd happily spend half of every day in the water, yes. The reef runs right round the island, reef sharks cruise the shallows, there's a restaurant on the seabed, and in season the mantas are twenty minutes away by boat. And here's the part that surprised me most: it's genuinely good for families, which isn't true of every resort at this level. Children up to eleven stay and eat free.
My advice: choose the villa by where you want the reef. The beach villas have it a short swim out. The overwater villas look the part, but the reef is further away than you'd think. The catch is the price, so it's worth knowing which villa to pick and how to book it.
Where I stand
The villa I'd book: a Beach Pool Villa, right by the reef.
The deal I'd take: Best of Maldives, booked direct as a free member. In June it was the cheapest rate I found, with breakfast, dinner, champagne and a caviar lunch at Sea. For my February dates only Endless Horizon was on sale.
With children: the same offer. The kids are free, so a family of four pays barely more than a couple.
Not for you if you want everything included, or you've always pictured jumping off your overwater deck straight onto coral.
How I reviewed it I haven't stayed at Kihavah. My first-hand work is the research: prices checked on 4, 5 and 6 November 2026, 205 guest reviews from 2025 and 2026, plus menus, brochures, guest videos and one booking taken as far as the payment page. What this review can't tell you ↓
The beach villas sit under the palms with the reef a short swim out. The overwater villas sit on a long jetty in the lagoon, with a fair stretch of shallow water between you and the reef. That gap decides how easily the reef becomes part of your day, so it's the first thing I'd settle.
From $1,424 a night for two in June, $3,256 in February. That covers the villa, breakfast, dinner and all taxes.
These villas were rebuilt in 2025, so they're the freshest rooms on the island. You walk out of your garden onto the sand, and at low tide you can almost wade to the edge of the reef. The best snorkelling, the Coral Garden, runs along this side of the island. Bring reef shoes, because there's broken coral near the shore, and ask for a villa away from the water-sports jetty if you want it quiet. The resort lists them as villas 108 to 115, 122 to 126 and 128 and 129, and recommends them if you want easy access to the Coral Garden. On the resort map, villas 108 to 115 sit in front of the Coral Garden.
Images: Anantara Kihavah
The Sunset Beach Pool Villa: the same villa on the evening side
From $1,617 a night for two in June, $3,633 in February. That covers the villa, breakfast, dinner and all taxes.
It's the same villa as the Beach Pool Villa, on the other side, with softer sand and the sunset bar nearby. Lovely, but it costs a little more, so I'd only pay it if evenings on the beach are the point of the trip. The photos above apply to this villa too. These are villas 103 and 104 and 132 to 136 on the resort map, on the south side of the island, away from the Coral Garden, so snorkelling from your own door isn't the point here.
Image: Anantara Kihavah
The Over Water Pool Villa: the brochure picture
From $1,577 a night for two in June, $3,303 in February. That covers the villa, breakfast, dinner and all taxes.
A long pool, nets over the water, a glass-bottomed bath and your own steps into the sea. I expected the reef to be right there. It isn't. Below the steps is lagoon, sand and rubble, and the real reef is a couple of hundred metres' swim from some villas. The resort says the same: the water around the overwater villas is shallow and there is no coral reef directly beneath them. At night, though, the lights under the villa draw in sharks and rays, which is a show in itself.
Images: Anantara Kihavah
The Sunset Over Water Pool Villa: all the extras
From $1,860 a night for two in June, $3,633 in February. That covers the villa, breakfast, dinner and all taxes.
Glass walls that fold right back, glass panels in the bath and shower floors, a wine fridge and the sunset from your deck. It faces west, so it has the evening sky and costs more for it. It's also the villa for a couple when money is no object (more below).
Images: Anantara Kihavah
The bigger villas
Beyond the four villas for two, Kihavah has family villas and four residences of 1,330 to 2,000 square metres. Very few guests write about the residences, so I'll keep this short: what they are, who they suit and what they cost. Children up to eleven stay free in all of them, and the children only add the green tax.
One Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa258 m² · 2 adults and 3 childrenDespite the name, think of a Beach Pool Villa with a small extra room next to it, with two single beds for the children. The 258 m² is for the whole villa, so don't expect a second big bedroom. It's the one most families will be happy in. The resort lists it as villas 102, 116 to 121 and 127.From $1,592 a night for four
Two Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa412 m² · two villas sharing a poolRoom for two families or three generations, on the beach.From $4,125 a night for four
Two Bedroom Beach Pool Residence1,330 m² · up to 6 adultsA private path to the beach and the reef, your own pool, a kitchen, a gym, a spa room and a barbecue.From $8,303 a night for four
Prices for a night in June for two adults and two children: villa, breakfast, dinner and all taxes. In February the same residence costs about $10,055 a night. There are also three- and four-bedroom residences, from about $10,700 and $13,000 a night in June. Images: Anantara Kihavah.
In shortCome for the reef: take the beach villa. Dream of sleeping over the water: take the overwater villa, and know you'll swim for your snorkelling.
The island
02 · What it's likeWhat's a week there like?
Image: Anantara Kihavah.
Kihavah is a mid-sized, green island of 80 villas, where the builders kept the old palms. In some bathrooms a tree grows right through, and at dusk fruit bats fly between them. Everyone gets a bike, because the jetty is long.
A good day looks something like this. Breakfast on the beach, a long swim on the reef, and a lazy afternoon by your pool or on the spa terrace over the water, which you can use without booking a treatment. Dinner at Spice is the one I wouldn't miss. And on a clear night you end up at Sky, looking up instead of down.
What is there to do?
The reef is your swimming pool. You don't need a boat to see the good stuff here. Walk out of a beach villa, swim a few strokes and you're over the reef, with reef sharks patrolling the shallows and turtles drifting along the wall. It means the best part of the holiday is there every morning before breakfast, free, for as long as you like. Snorkel gear, life jackets and kayaks are free too.
And then there's Saturn. This is the part I didn't expect. On top of Sky sits a real observatory with a telescope under a turning dome. A guide from a nearby island first points out the constellations with a laser, then you take turns at the eyepiece: the rings of Saturn, the bands of Jupiter and, because you're close to the equator, stars from both halves of the sky. It takes about an hour, in a small group, with a glass of champagne in hand. This has to be an amazing experience, if you ask me.
The Sky observatory. Image: Anantara Kihavah
For the day you can't face another sunbed. As a passionate padel player, I was excited to see they have a padel court. And there's lots more to get you off your sunbed: a tennis court, a climbing wall, Muay Thai, a dive centre with PADI courses, and a gym that's open around the clock and looks out on the jungle. In the evening there's a cinema under the stars in a clearing among the palms. Paddleboards, windsurfing, waterskiing and the rest of the water sports cost extra.
For the children: the playground, the climbing wall and a pirate cruise. Images: Anantara Kihavah
Lunch under the sea, a telescope over it, and a cellar in between
If I had to plan a trip around three things at Kihavah beyond the reef, it would be these. They're the reason people talk about this island, so they get their own corner.
Sea is a restaurant on the seabed. The window is the wall, and fish swim past it while you eat. The wine cellar is part of it: the resort says it holds more than 450 bottles from about two dozen countries, and the wine list carries Wine Spectator and World's Best Wine Lists recognition for 2023, as reported by Maldives trade press. I haven't checked the original award lists. Caviar is the speciality, so it's a splurge. Go at lunchtime, when the sun lights up the water, and book before you go: it's small, it's closed on Fridays and dinner is for adults only except on Mondays and Thursdays. One caviar lunch for two is included in the June rate and costs $927 in February.
Sea and its wine cellar. Images: Anantara Kihavah
Sky is the bar over the water, with an observatory on its roof. Under a revolving dome sits a 16-inch Meade telescope, according to a 2018 magazine article on the resort's own site. Stargazing costs about $95 a person in a group, plus service and tax (the price is from October 2023; I couldn't find a current one), and it needs a clear night and a booking. I'd treat it as one lovely evening, not the reason to choose Kihavah: other Maldives resorts have a telescope too.
And for a really special night, the resort arranges dinner in your villa or on the beach with a private chef and a wine specialist, guest-chef and wine dinners (a guest-chef dinner at Manzaru was $145 a person in November 2024), a private yacht cruise with canapés and champagne, and a cinema under the stars. These are on request and the resort doesn't publish current prices, so ask when you book.
In shortA green, quiet island where the reef is the main event, with a telescope for the evenings. Bring the kids if you have them.
03 · Food and drinkFive restaurants, and one of them is on the seabed
For an island of this size there's plenty of choice: five restaurants, plus Sky, the bar over the water. Half board means dinner at a choice of three of them. The current offers don't name the three. The resort's own island guide from November 2024 lists Spice and Plates as included in half board, so I'd start there and ask which third restaurant counts before you book. Plenty of dishes carry a supplement even on half board. Lunch and drinks are never included, and there is no all-inclusive option.
Image: Anantara Kihavah
SeaOn the seabed · lunch and dinnerThe restaurant with the fish at the window and the wine cellar. More above. Book lunch before you go.
Image: Anantara Kihavah
SpiceAsian · dinnerThe dinner I wouldn't miss.
Image: Anantara Kihavah
FirePeruvian and Japanese, with teppanyaki · dinnerPeruvian and Japanese dishes, cooked at the table. The resort doesn't say whether half board covers it, so ask.
Image: Anantara Kihavah
ManzaruMediterranean, by the pool · lunch and dinnerThe easy lunch by the pool: pizza, burgers and a Mediterranean menu.
Image: Anantara Kihavah
PlatesInternational, with live stations · breakfastBreakfast with live stations and dishes from the menu, and themed dinners on some evenings.
Image: Anantara Kihavah
SkyBar over the water · drinks and light bites, noon to midnightCocktails, champagne and rum, with the observatory on the roof.
Good water is not a problem: the resort bottles its own, free in your villa and at breakfast. At dinner only branded bottles are served, and the small 700 ml bottle costs more than the litre, so ask for the litre.
Travelling with children? Every restaurant has child-friendly options and portions. The free meals come from the children's menus and don't apply on 24 and 31 December.
Family dining in the villa. Image: Anantara Kihavah
In shortBook lunch at Sea before you go, make Spice your dinner, and expect drinks to be the biggest extra.
04 · PracticalChildren, the seaplane and the boat trips
Would I take children?
Yes, and that surprised me. Children up to eleven stay free and eat from the children's menus at no charge, as long as you book one of the offers that include it (not on 24 and 31 December). The kids' club is for four- to twelve-year-olds, open every day from 10:00 to 18:00 and free. Mostly it's crafts and games, with a pirate-themed playground outside. A few activities cost extra, from about $15 to $65 plus service and tax, and they only run with at least four children and a day's notice. Children from eight can try the nine-metre climbing wall, from eight they can do Bubblemaker, and from ten they can dive. Teenagers have no club of their own, but there are things for them to do around the island, and the reef and the dive centre will do the rest.
I'd take a beach villa with young children rather than one with steps straight down into the sea. Children pay about half on the seaplane. Under-fours can only use the club with their own babysitter, and babysitting is available from three months old. I couldn't find what it costs.
How do you get there?
By seaplane, which is half the fun: about 35 minutes from Malé, in daylight only. In Malé you wait in a lounge the resort shares with two others, and the plane is small and noisy, so ask for a window seat. If you land in Malé after half past three, you take a domestic flight to Dharavandhoo and a 30-minute speedboat instead, so a late arrival doesn't have to mean a night in Malé. The seaplane platform on the island isn't fixed: the resort moves it with the season and the wind, and at the moment it sits near the spa. If you're bringing a drone, you need a permit from the Maldives government, which takes one to two weeks.
What about the boat trips?
The mantas of Hanifaru Bay are about twenty minutes away by speedboat, in season. The resort gives May to November on one page and June to November on another. In February the trip to book is the dolphin cruise. The boats are small, so book a couple of days ahead when the island is full, and bring something for seasickness, because the sea can be rough. If the mantas don't turn up, you don't get your money back.
In shortFamilies are well looked after, the seaplane only flies in daylight, and the trips are the extra you'll want to book early.
05 · My verdictWould I book it, and where?
Yes, if you'll use the reef and the trips. I'd take a Beach Pool Villa, book direct and spend what I saved on the mantas and lunch at Sea. With children aged four to twelve, I wouldn't worry about them being bored, and with room in the budget, the residence is where I'd look.
A few things can let you down. Half board is less than it sounds: three courses at a set choice of restaurants, with supplements on many dishes. What gives me pause most is value. Even on the cheapest dates I found, it's about $2,452 a night for two, all in. If the reef and the boat trips don't excite you, you're paying for things you won't use.
Where do you book it for less?
Book direct, on the resort's own site, and sign up as a free member first: that takes 5% off. There's no all-inclusive here, and drinks are always extra. For the same villa in June, the resort's own rate with dinner and a caviar lunch at Sea came to $7,122, and Booking.com wanted $8,666 for breakfast only. In February I could only find the Endless Horizon rate, with breakfast, dinner and a guided one-hour snorkel. Its terms say non-refundable, so be sure of your dates.
The honeymoon package costs about twice the normal rate (about $14,250 for the same five June nights) for a few extras you can book yourself, so I'd skip it and add a beach dinner if you want one.
When you book, put your villa wish in writing: a Beach Pool Villa away from the water-sports jetty, and as close to the Coral Garden as you can get. The resort lists the Beach Pool Villas as numbers 108 to 115, 122 to 126 and 128 and 129 (the Sunset Beach Pool Villas are 103, 104 and 132 to 136). On the resort map the Coral Garden is marked off the north-east shore, roughly in front of villas 107 to 120, and the snorkelling map shows the house reef as safe to swim along the whole north shore either side of the dive centre jetty. Of the Beach Pool Villas, 108 to 115 sit in that stretch, so those are the numbers I'd ask for. The south side, where the Sunset Beach Pool Villas are, faces the other way, and the snorkelling map marks the water near the south jetty as no swimming. I read this from the maps, not from a measured distance, so confirm the villa number when you book.
In shortA Beach Pool Villa on the Best of Maldives rate, booked direct as a free member. Ask for a villa away from the jetty and near the Coral Garden.
Line by lineThe bill
What I did. I took the Beach Pool Villa for two people, five nights in June and in February, and added what a normal stay brings with it: the seaplane there and back, a simple lunch every day, coffee, juice, cocktails and wine, and a few trips and treatments. I kept it modest on purpose.
Why these two weeks? June is low season and February is high season, so you see roughly where the price lands in a quiet month and in a busy one. Christmas and New Year cost more than either, and I left them out so the bill stays one clear number per season. If that's when you're going, check those dates yourself.
Why. Half board sounds like most of the holiday, but at Kihavah the extras add up, and that's what guests grumble about most. The room rate is the number every booking site shows you, but it's rarely what you end up paying on an island where everything comes by air or boat.
What you get from it. A realistic idea of the total before you book. It's my example, not an average: skip a trip or order differently and your total changes. To compare resorts fairly, I price the same trip everywhere: two adults, five nights, 1 to 6 February and 1 to 6 June 2027.
Prices are approximate. I checked them on 4, 5 and 6 November 2026. Resorts change their prices and offers, so the amount you see when you book may differ slightly. The booking site showed me euros; I converted them at the site's own rate.
1. Beach Pool Villa and seaplane
June 2027
February 2027
Beach Pool Villa, 5 nights, breakfast and dinner, member rate, with 10% service, 17% GST and green tax
$7,122.00
$16,278.00
Shared seaplane, return, 2 × $900
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Subtotal
$8,922.00
$18,078.00
June is the Best of Maldives rate, February is Endless Horizon. A private seaplane is about $19,000 return.
2. Food and drink (on top of breakfast and dinner)
Price for two
Lunch at Manzaru: a pizza and a burger
$99.06
2 cappuccinos
$20.32
2 fresh juices
$38.10
2 cocktails
$63.50
4 glasses of white wine at dinner
$101.60
A litre of water at dinner
$15.24
Per day
$337.82
Five days
$1,689.10
Menu prices plus 10% service and 17% GST.
3. Activities (price for two, with 10% service and 17% GST)
June 2027
February 2027
Snorkelling the house reef on your own
$0.00
$0.00
Caviar lunch at Sea
included
$927.00
Manta trip to Hanifaru Bay, shared (June to November)
$597.00
Dolphin cruise, shared
$280.00
An evening at the telescope, with a glass of champagne
$241.00
$241.00
90-minute massage each
$813.00
$813.00
Subtotal
$1,651.00
$2,261.00
Not every activity runs every day, so plan around that. The telescope price is the October 2023 price plus 27% for service and tax; I couldn't find a current published rate.
Total
June 2027
February 2027
$12,262.00
$22,028.00
Per night
$2,452
$4,406
The other villas for two, five nights, with breakfast and dinner, all taxes and the member rate:
June 2027
February 2027
Beach Pool Villa
$7,122
$16,278
Sunset Beach Pool Villa
$8,087
$18,163
Over Water Pool Villa
$7,884
$16,514
Sunset Over Water Pool Villa
$9,303
$18,163
The February totals for all villas except the Beach Pool Villa are worked out from the nightly rate on the booking site.
Is that realistic? It's close to what guests actually spend. A mother and her teenage son paid $14,500 for seven nights on half board with the seaplane, then spent around $3,400 on snorkelling trips and another $1,150 or so on lunches, drinks and the minibar.
Free: the resort's own water in your villa and at breakfast, snorkel gear, life jackets, kayaks, bikes, the gym and the kids' club.
Not free: almost everything else, and drinks are always extra.
Converted line by line and rounded, so the lines may not add up exactly to the total.
Where this review falls short
I haven't stayed at Kihavah. My work is the research: rates, offers, more than 200 guest reviews, guest videos, menus and brochures. That's a solid basis for a booking decision, but not a verdict on the bed or the water the day you arrive. How I research, and when not to trust me, is on the How I research page.
The resort answered my questions by email on 12 November 2026: there is no reef directly under the overwater villas, no building or renovation work is scheduled for 2027, and the seaplane platform currently sits near the spa. A few things I couldn't settle. The resort's offer page says the February Endless Horizon rate is non-refundable, while its booking engine showed free cancellation until 18 January 2027. Until the resort confirms in writing, I'd treat that rate as non-refundable. Very few guests write about the residences. Some February villa totals are worked out from the nightly rate, and the menus I used carry no date. Nobody sponsored this review, and I didn't take a free stay.
I don't earn anything from this page yet. Later I may earn a commission on bookings made through my links, and it won't change what I write.
All sources and research references
Public sources and saved booking pages read between 1 and 6 November 2026. Some links include historical rates or documents.
01 Resort homepage (80 villas and residences, facilities) Open source ↗
03 Minor Hotels, renovated Beach Pool Villas, July 2025 Open source ↗
04 Anantara booking site, 1 to 6 June 2027, 2 adults, totals with all taxes (Best of Maldives, Stay Longer; free cancellation until 18 and 25 May 2027), saved by hand on 4 November 2026. Search for the same dates Open source ↗
05 Anantara booking site, 1 to 6 February 2027, 2 adults and 2 adults with 2 children, all villas and residences, member and standard rates, totals with all taxes (Endless Horizon, free cancellation until 18 January 2027; Stay Longer until 2 January 2027; Beach Pool Villa EUR 14,535.82 for two adults at the member rate; the totals for the Over Water, Sunset Beach and Sunset Over Water villas are worked out from the nightly rates), saved by Erwin on 6 November 2026 Open source ↗
06 Booking.com, Beach Pool Villa, 1 to 6 June 2027, 2 adults, breakfast, $8,666 all-in, free cancellation until 2 May 2027; Over-Water Villa with Private Pool $9,592; checked by hand on 4 November 2026 Open source ↗
07 Best of Maldives offer (half board, champagne, one caviar lunch at Sea, 20% off some spa treatments; manta or dolphin trip from 7 nights; children free) Open source ↗
08 Stay Longer Special (from 4 nights; children up to 11 stay and eat free) Open source ↗
09 Endless Horizon: Maldives Escape (stays 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, half board, one guided snorkel, "non-refundable") Open source ↗
10 Celestial Maldives 25th Anniversary Offer (taxes included; lunch $80 net per person per night) Open source ↗
13 Getting here (seaplane $900 per adult and $450 per child return from 11 January 2027, taxes included, 06:00 to 16:00; after 15:30 via Dharavandhoo) Open source ↗
14 Restaurants and Sea (opening hours, Sea closed on Fridays, adults only at dinner except Monday and Thursday) Open source ↗Open source ↗
15 Sky and stargazing (group $95 per person, private $245 per couple, plus service and tax, October 2023 price list) Open source ↗Open source ↗
16 Water sports brochure, June 2024 (no refund if no mantas; other water sports) Open source ↗
17 Recreation brochure, June 2024 (24-hour gym, Muay Thai, climbing wall) Open source ↗
18 Leisure (free snorkel gear, kayaks and bikes; Hanifaru Bay about 20 minutes by speedboat; kids' club 4 to 12, babysitting from 3 months) Open source ↗
19 The reef (house reef around the island, reef wall) Open source ↗
20 Spa (over the water, sauna, steam room, hot and cold pools) Open source ↗
22 The Coconut Island guide, December 2024 (half board restaurants and supplements) Open source ↗
23 Resort map (restaurants, spa, Coral Garden, overwater jetty), copy on Dreaming of Maldives: , image Open source ↗Open source ↗
24 Guest reviews, 205 in total, mostly 2025 and 2026, collected on 4 November 2026 (reef: Sif almaghrabi, Google, 2026; "nothing alive" under an overwater villa: bevely lu, Google, 2026; villa 110 and seaplane: Sissi Cooper, October 2026; coral underfoot: Booking.com, Sunset Beach Pool Villa, December 2025, and Lamia9516, August 2026; seaplane at 6 am and waves at high tide: Booking.com, November 2023; water bottle sizes: Sif almaghrabi, July 2026; bikes: Helen Au, July 2026; crowded restaurants: April 2026; busy when full: Igor L, Google). Booking.com: , collected in . Google: . Tripadvisor: . Search each document for the name or quote. Review pages: and Open source ↗Open source ↗Open source ↗Open source ↗Open source ↗Open source ↗
25 The reef in 2026, guest reviews ("The reef circles the whole island and the coral is diverse, abundant and healthy", August 2026): see 24.
26 Stargazing at Sky and wading to the reef at low tide, guest reviews (Silvana, Google, October 2026; October 2026, stay November 2025): see 24.
27 Guest video, Relaxing Vacays, overwater villa tour, March 2026 (lagoon under the steps, slippery steps, glass-bottomed bath) Open source ↗
28 Guest video, Relaxing Vacays, breakfast at Sea and snorkelling, March 2026 (reef sharks near Sea, reef wall) Open source ↗
29 House reef snorkel video, The Resorts Collection (a travel agent that sells the resort), date unknown Open source ↗
30 Guest video, MadamCake, "We Spent $24,000 at Anantara Kihavah Maldives, Was It Worth It? | Honest Review", Sunset Over Water Pool Villa (swim to the reef, sharks and rays under the villa at night, spa without treatment, seaplane, drones), premiered 29 August 2026 Open source ↗
31 Guest video, Paul Picks 3, "This Resort has an UNDERWATER restaurant! Anantara Kihavah Maldives", four nights in August about two years before filming; the creator was allowed to film and was shown the overwater villa (sunset side, privacy of the beach villas, booking Sea ahead, plankton in manta season, Fire), uploaded 5 September 2026 Open source ↗
34 Anantara booking site, extras for June 2027 for two, before tax (caviar lunch at Sea, caviar dinner, 90-minute Anantara Signature Massage, dolphin cruise, tennis and padel lessons, private seaplane), saved by hand on 4 November 2026; 10% service and 17% GST added. Same booking path as 4.
35 Manzaru lunch menu (Margherita pizza $38, Black Angus burger $40; plus 10% service and 17% tax), undated Open source ↗
36 Sky beverage menu (cocktail $25, cappuccino $8, fresh juice $15, Acqua Panna 700 ml $15, Bon Aqua 1 litre $12; plus 10% service and 17% tax), undated Open source ↗
37 Wine by the glass (white from $20 a glass) Open source ↗
38 Elements Dive & Watersports brochure, August 2026 (shared manta snorkelling $235 per person, 2 hours, minimum 4 guests, from 8 years; private $970 for two) Open source ↗
39 Resort map 2019 with villa numbers, hosted by a travel agent Open source ↗
40 Island size, Forbes Brasil, 3 December 2022 ("560 metros de comprimento por 270 de largura") Open source ↗
41 Half board terms, travel agent Power Travels (three courses at Spice and Manzaru; $50 credit at Fire, Sea and Plates theme nights), undated Open source ↗
42 Guest report, r/chubbytravel, "Snorkeling Wishes & Over Water Villa Dreams", u/JagrsMullet1982, about August 2026 (seven nights, Sunset Over Water Pool Villa, half board $14,500 incl. seaplane; $3,300–3,500 on snorkelling trips and $1,100–1,200 on lunch, drinks and minibar; rough seas and seasickness on manta trips; groups of at most 8; house reef wildlife; villa host; Spice; water at dinner; missed seaplane rebooked via Dharavandhoo) Open source ↗
43 Discussion, r/chubbytravel, "Comparison of resorts for Maldives honeymoon in September", u/dannii_kb, about August 2026 (travel agent picks Kihavah for snorkelling; book about the house reef; poster chose a cheaper resort: "2k more expensive at one night less"; Spice) Open source ↗
44 Guest video, Voyager Guru, "Anantara Kihavah Room Tour: Villas & Residences", about 2022 (bikes for every guest, own bottled water, two-bedroom family villa with barbecue, residences with private gym and spa room, palms through the bathrooms) Open source ↗
45 Kids Activity Brochure, August 2026 (kids' club 4 to 12, 10:00 to 18:00; one babysitter per child under 4; marine biology programmes 6 to 11; Bubblemaker 8 to 9, diving from 10; climbing wall 3 m): ; weekly kids' club schedule (paid activities $15 to $65 plus service and tax, minimum 4 children) Open source ↗Open source ↗
46 Guest video, Let's Travel Together, "Maldives Vacation to Anantara Kihavah Now in 4K - A Truly Incredible Vacation Experience", twelve-day stay (gym tour, "Dive Center and Best Snorkel Beach", reef, Yellow Wall dive, seaplane lounge), upload date not found Open source ↗
47 Anantara booking site, Time for Romance and Wonder (promo code ROMANCE1). June: 1 to 6 June 2027, 2 adults, Beach Pool Villa EUR 1,990 a night, total EUR 12,732.16 incl. taxes (about $14,250), free cancellation before 18 May 2027 (Over Water EUR 2,149, Sunset Beach EUR 2,192, Sunset Over Water EUR 2,448 a night). Saved by Erwin on 5 November 2026 Open source ↗
48 Anantara booking site, 2 adults and 2 children, saved by Erwin on 5 and 6 November 2026. June 1 to 6, 2027, Best of Maldives (children stay free): Beach Pool Villa EUR 969 a night at the member rate, total EUR 6,448.64 incl. taxes; One Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa EUR 1,072 a night, total EUR 7,109.68; Two Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa EUR 18,416.59; Two Bedroom Beach Pool Residence EUR 37,071.42; Two Bedroom Sunset Over Water Pool Residence EUR 38,597.17 (Best Flexible, breakfast and dinner). February 1 to 6, 2027, Endless Horizon: Beach Pool Villa EUR 14,657.77; One Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa EUR 15,624.15; One Bedroom Family Over Water Pool Villa EUR 16,131.62; Two Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa EUR 26,233.29; Two Bedroom Beach Pool Residence EUR 44,896.25; Two Bedroom Sunset Over Water Pool Residence EUR 48,601.60. Member totals; children add only the green tax. Same booking path as 4 and 5 with children=2 Open source ↗
49 Rob Report, the Sky observatory (revolving dome, 16-inch Meade LX200 telescope) Open source ↗
50 Underwater wine tasting and cellar (more than 450 bottles, about two dozen countries) Open source ↗
51 2018 magazine article on the Sky telescope, hosted by the resort Open source ↗
52 The resort's email reply of 12 November 2026 (reservation agent): no coral reef directly beneath the overwater villas; villa numbers per category; seaplane platform moves with season and wind, currently near the spa; no construction or renovation scheduled for 2027. Received by email; not published online
