.Here Baa Atoll

.Here is among the most intimate resorts in the Maldives: on Somewhere Island in Baa Atoll, just seven two-storey residences run along a natural sandbank from one end to the other. Each faces both sunrise and sunset, with en-suite bedrooms set over the water as well as on the beach. Around the island lies one of the largest private lagoons in the country, opening onto the ocean beyond. The residences take their names from Dhivehi words for the corals and reef formations of the surrounding waters.

Interiors draw on the island’s ecosystem and the silver tones of moonlight — sculptural lighting, reef-textured wall art, rattan, wood and stone, cocoon swing beds. Each stay is looked after by a dedicated Roohu team working quietly in the background, and a private chef cooks to the guests’ wishes. Stays are offered on a bed-and-breakfast or all-inclusive basis, and Somewhere Island can be reserved in full for a private celebration or gathering. The resort monitors its reef through 3D mapping, draws increasingly on solar power and works with communities across Baa Atoll.

Diving and snorkelling in Baa Atoll are led by experienced instructors and marine specialists, from drifts over coral gardens to deeper blue water. Watersports range from calm paddling across the lagoon to faster pursuits on the open sea. The private vessel ASMAS, with its own crew, can be chartered for secluded sandbanks, dolphin encounters, sunset sailings with a barbecue and dinners served on board.

The Roohu team can arrange a trip to the protected waters of Hanifaru Bay, where manta rays gather, followed by lunch on a deserted sandbank. Guests can take part in reef conservation by adopting coral fragments, snorkelling with marine biologists and joining PADI-certified programmes. Fitness sessions take place in the residences or in dedicated spaces, with yoga and a personal trainer on request. The activities and restaurants of neighbouring Finolhu are open to .Here guests as well.