The world’s only all water bungalow resort, Soneva Gilli offers the perfect romantic escape. It is located in one of the largest lagoons in the Maldives, with jetties threading across the crystal clear water out to spacious over sized villas that provide spectacular water views of the ocean from every room.
Apart from the sparkling waters, the tiny island provides a very intimate atmosphere fused with luxuries of the highest international standard to create a wonderfully serene and natural experience.
Soneva Gilli offers just 45 sumptuous over water villas, including 7 Crusoe Residences and The Private Reserve reached only by boat. Each villa has not only been designed and built with the utmost attention to detail, it is crafted in a traditional style from natural materials, and it is also environmentally friendly and reflects the harmony of life by the water’s edge. Each has its own private water garden and sun decks, and the bathrooms have a separate shower accessed along an open air walkway. Each residence has been located in such a way that more than twenty metres separates one from the next, affording each total privacy.
The seven Crusoe Residences stand side by side in the lagoon majestically looking out beyond the coral reef to the open sea and offer the ultimate privacy, being only accessible by personal boat.
Soneva Gilli takes pride not just in the quality of the food and the excellence of the service, but also on the enjoyment of the dining experience itself.
Dining experiences include eating under the palms at the beach front restaurant, which offers daily menu selections, or relaxing and enjoying sunset cocktails and fresh grill items in the over water bar and restaurant . You can also sample more than 500 regional wines in the gourmet underground wine, cheese, and meat cellar with Soneva Gilli's resident sommelier. Guests can have a romantic, moonlit dinner on the deck of their villa or a sunset champagne cruise on a traditional dhoni. With an organic herb and vegetable garden at their disposal, the top notch chefs prepare fresh, seasonal meals to be relished in any location you desire.
The Maldives is a paradise for snorkelling and diving and the resort has its own fully equipped PADI diving school. There are many renowned dive sites just minutes from the resort, including the world famous Manta Point. Not ready to get fully submerged?! Snorkelling is great from the beach.
Other water sports available include canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing and catamaran sailing. Or, stay on dry land with a game of tennis, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, or your choice of board games to play on the beach.
The Six Senses Spa offers everything expected, and some things unexpected, with glass floor panels beneath massage tables heightening the sensual experience. An extensive a la carte menu provides a holistic experience with traditional pampering and signature therapies in addition to doctor assisted Ayurvedic programmes and yoga. The spa also hosts a fully equipped gym, sauna, steam and chill rooms, as well as a fresh water infinity pool. Private Spa Suites are an option with several villas.
Soneva Gilli by Six Senses is just a short 20 minute boat ride from Male.