SONEVA FUSHI VILLA 37
BAA ATOLL, MALDIVES
Soneva, the world-leading luxury resort operator, unveiled its newest villa at Soneva Fushi, a 20,000 squarefoot five-bedroom villa, located on the sunrise side of this private island resort in the Baa Atoll of the Maldives. Villa 37’s main highlight is its 36-foot-tall viewing tower that features a dining table called the Moonlight Table.
This viewing tower is now the tallest point on the island and the ideal spot from which to take in panoramic views, sunrises, sunsets, and stargazing. The maximum occupancy for this villa is ten adults, or eight adults and four children. This villa is very different from Soneva Fushi’s other villas in terms of its design and architecture and has set the benchmark for all new and renovated villas at Soneva Fushi.
The master bedroom features a dressing room with a daybed, indoor and outdoor showers, and an outdoor bathtub. The support pillars in the open-plan dining, kitchen and living areas were constructed from upsidedown tree trunks, with the roots branching out across the ceiling. The lights above the bar are suspended from the ceiling on gnarled vines.
The kitchen comes with its own wine fridge, minibar and a fully stocked pantry. The living room features a curved daybed lined with wooden fish. The villa also features a library, sauna, steam room, pool table and foosball table. There’s a 3,700-square-foot pool that wraps around the entire front of the villa, which includes a 270-square-foot children’s pool and a water slide.
Villa 37 is also the latest addition to the Soneva Villa Ownership program, allowing returning guests to own a Soneva villa. Soneva made history by being the first and still the sole developer to offer luxury homes to foreigners in the Maldives. The villas become part of the resorts’ accommodation pool when owners are not in residence, earning them a strong cash yield, with capital prices appreciating by approximately 9% per year.
Other benefits of being an owner include 20% savings on food and beverage, as well as on all flight transfers to/ from Malé. The villa is also fully maintained by the resort, which includes repairing and replacing furniture, fixtures, lighting, gardening, and cleaning.