In this year’s Best of the Best, we award Club Med The Finolhu Villas with the title of best romantic escape
The Maldives hardly needs help setting the scene for romance. Even so, Club Med The Finolhu Villas distinguishes itself by replacing the familiar bustle of a large island resort with a more intimate rhythm. Set on a private island in North Malé Atoll, around 30 minutes from Velana International Airport by speedboat, the all-suite retreat comprises just 52 beach and overwater villas, each spanning between 151sqm and 168sqm. Private pools, sunrise or sunset views, and personalised service make it easy for couples to retreat into a world of their own.
Part of the Club Med Exclusive Collection—the brand’s most premium offering—the villas are designed to make staying in feel like a perfectly legitimate itinerary. Beachfront options open directly onto powder-white sand, while their overwater counterparts place the lagoon beneath the terrace. A dedicated butler attends to the practical details, leaving guests free to linger by the pool or order lunch and dinner to the villa through the resort’s all-inclusive room-service offering.
Those who are tempted to venture beyond the villa will find experiences calibrated for two. The overwater spa offers couples’ treatments with views of fish beneath the massage tables, or treatments can be arranged privately in a beach or water villa. For the ultimate romantic evening, the resort can arrange an intimate dinner on the beach beneath a moonlit sky, with views of the crystalline ocean.
