About this hotel
General information
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru occupies a green island in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Its western tip is fringed by Blu Beach, a kilometre of white sand that runs out into a long sand spit, while the rest of the island is jungle, gardens and lagoon. The villas pair old Maldivian building methods with Sri Lankan forms: steep thatched roofs, coral walls and planted courtyards.
The island is best known for its connection to the ocean. An in-house Marine Discovery Centre has marine biologists tracking manta rays, nursing injured turtles and growing coral, with guests welcome to take part. The other pillar is AyurMa, an Ayurvedic wellbeing centre staffed by physicians and yoga therapists. The resort suits families, couples and divers alike.
Location
The resort sits on Landaa Giraavaru island in Baa Atoll, a 35–40-minute seaplane flight from Velana International Airport in Malé. It runs its own seaplanes, Flying Triggerfish and Flying Boxfish, and a lounge, The Island Café, at the seaplane terminal. Seaplanes fly in daylight only, so guests landing in the evening stay overnight at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa in North Malé Atoll and continue the next morning.
Spa
AyurMa is built on four strands: Ayurveda, yoga therapy, wellness and care for the planet. A team of Ayurvedic physicians, naturopaths and yoga therapists designs personal programmes, from panchakarma detox courses to yoga therapy aimed at specific conditions. Every guest is offered a complimentary dosha consultation, and the two-hour PraMā screening goes further with biomarker tests, postural and metabolic assessment, pulse and iris diagnosis. Anti-gravity yoga and night-time spa rituals are among the less usual options, and each evening the team leads a complimentary gratitude ceremony with song and meditation. The centre is open daily from 10:00 to 21:00; the island also has a hair salon.
Sports & leisure
The dive centre is a PADI Five-Star Career Development Centre running a two-tank morning trip and a one-tank afternoon dive every day, plus sunrise and night dives on request, with reefs, thilas (underwater pinnacles), wrecks and freediving courses on offer. The Water Sports Centre on Blu Beach lends snorkelling gear, kayaks, catamarans and windsurfers free of charge; jet skis, wakeboarding and wakesurfing, parasailing, hydrofoiling, kitesurfing across a 2-km lagoon, Seabob scooters and X-Jetpacks cost extra. The Marine Discovery Centre runs Manta-on-Call boat trips, turtle safaris, dolphin cruises and coral-frame planting. There is also sunset fishing, sandbank picnics, overnight yacht cruises, big-game fishing charters, local-island visits and seaplane excursions. On land: a padel court, football, a 24-hour gym, a self-guided yoga trail and a Hologram Room where guests can ‘swim’ with mantas.
For children
The Kuda Velaa Kids’ Club (the name means ‘little turtle’) runs the Passport to Adventure and Mission: Landaa Giraavaru programmes for different ages, with a shallow children’s pool in its grounds. Children aged 8 and over can complete the PADI Seal Team aquamissions in a sheltered coral garden, younger ones can try PADI Bubblemaker, and the Hologram Room has games for the whole family. Babysitting is available on request.
Restaurants & bars
Dining spans Italy, the Levant and Asia, with several venues built out over the lagoon.
- Blu Beach Club — all-day Italian: Neapolitan pizza, gelato, poolside cabanas and a creative dinner menu
- Al Barakat — overwater Eastern Mediterranean restaurant created with a celebrated Beirut restaurant
- Café Landaa — Asian and regional dishes from a tandoor and curry kitchen in three pavilions set among ponds, plus a teppanyaki counter
- Fuego Grill — catch of the day, organic meats and Asian dishes with feet in the sand
- Seabar — overwater deck bar with frozen margaritas, tapas and views of reef fish and lemon sharks
- Blu Bar — beach bar for juices, tropical cocktails and aperitifs
- Shisha Bar — beneath Al Barakat, for shisha and Turkish coffee
- Poolside Bar — drinks, salads and light meals by the pool
In-villa dining runs around the clock, and special dinners are held in a tree house using herbs and greens from the island gardens. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, kosher, halal and Ayurvedic menus are available.
Swimming
Blu Beach stretches for a kilometre of white sand and ends in a sand spit. A sea wall shields the lagoon by the villas and bungalows from currents, so swimming is safe year-round. There are four pools: a 50-metre Olympic-size infinity pool cantilevered over the lagoon, a 20-metre seawater pool along the shore, Blu Pool for sunset views, and a children’s pool.
Rooms
The resort offers 18 accommodation types: sunrise- and sunset-facing water villas, beachfront bungalows and villas, and seven multi-room specialty suites. Nearly all have a private pool, and the water villas add floor-to-ceiling windows, sundecks, overwater nets and outdoor showers.
Every villa has a pillow choice, a 55-inch smart TV with satellite channels, an audio system, organic ila bath products, an outdoor shower, fresh fruit, drinking water, coffee and tea, twice-daily housekeeping and free Wi-Fi.
Sunrise Water Villa with Pool
East-facing overwater villa with a private pool, overwater nets, a sea-gazing loft and steps into the lagoon. King or twin beds plus a sofa bed, for up to three adults or two adults and two children.
Sunset Water Villa with Pool
The same layout on the west side, facing the sunset: pool, overwater nets, loft and an open-air living and dining area. Up to three adults or two adults and two children.
Sunrise Family Water Villa with Pool
East-facing family water villa with a separate study (sofa bed and its own bathroom), pool, overwater nets and loft. Two bathrooms, up to four guests.
Sunset Family Water Villa with Pool
West-facing family water villa with bedroom, living area, a study with sofa bed, two bathrooms, a pool and steps straight into the lagoon. Up to four guests.
Water Villa with Pool – Partial Sea View
Overwater villa with a 12-metre lap pool, daybed, swing seat and nets, screened for privacy and therefore with a partial sea view. Up to three adults or two adults and two children.
Premier Oceanfront Bungalow with Pool
Garden-wrapped bungalow on the north shore with a 12-metre pool, an open-air dining pavilion, a lounging net and beach access. King or twin beds and a garden shower.
Family Oceanfront Bungalow with Pool
Ocean-view family bungalow with a 12-metre pool, outdoor living room and a study with sofa bed and its own bathroom. Two bathrooms, up to four guests.
Two-Bedroom Oceanfront Bungalow – Partial Sea View
Two separate bedrooms joined by a corridor that opens onto a large open-air living and dining area and a private pool, with garden and ocean views. Two bathrooms, up to six adults.
Two-Bedroom Oceanfront Villa
Two-bedroom beachside villa with an 18-metre lap pool, open-air dining and a lounging net by the sand. Two bathrooms, up to six adults.
Beach Villa with Pool
Walled villa on the south beach with a lap pool, an open-air living and dining pavilion, a sea-gazing loft and a courtyard shower. King or twin beds, up to three adults.
Family Beach Villa with Pool
Family villa by the lagoon with a large bedroom, separate study, a sand-floored pavilion, lap pool and sundeck. Two bathrooms and direct beach access.
Sunset Two-Bedroom Water Suite
West-facing overwater suite with two bedrooms, a 15-metre pool, overwater hammocks, a loft and indoor and outdoor living areas. Up to six adults.
Sunrise Two-Bedroom Water Suite
East-facing two-bedroom overwater suite with a pool, broad decks, hammocks and direct lagoon access. Up to six adults.
Sunset Three-Bedroom Water Suite
Sunset-facing overwater suite with three bedrooms, a 20-metre pool, a sunken deck lounge, in-water loungers, a circular bath in the main bedroom and a pantry. Up to six guests.
Sunrise Three-Bedroom Water Suite
Three-bedroom overwater suite on the sunrise side with a large pool, expansive decks and hammocks over the lagoon. Up to six guests.
Two-Bedroom Royal Beach Villa
Three-pavilion compound near Blu Beach Club set around a 20-metre pool, with its own beach, a gazebo, a ‘floating island’ dining room and a tree house for watching the sea. Up to six adults.
Four-Bedroom Landaa Estate
Estate on the south-east shore with an 80-metre private beach, a 20-metre pool, sunken lounge, rooftop terrace, library and kitchen, looked after by a personal attendant and bartender. Up to nine adults.
Three-Bedroom Land and Ocean Suite
Reached by its own jungle path on the north-east shore, with living areas on land, bedrooms over the water and a large overwater pool with hammocks and a dining platform. Up to nine guests; booked by phone.
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