The island is built around nature. Paths wind through the trees to villas that open to the outdoors, with room to gather or be alone. Conservation shapes the resort: recycled waste becomes art at The Glass Studio and Maker's Place, Aquaterra runs a coral regeneration programme, and a resident astronomer tells the night sky at The Observatory.
Accommodation is a range of island and overwater villas. The one-bedroom Crusoe villas and suites with pools start at 145 square metres, and the Crusoe Residences have two bedrooms. The Soneva Fushi Family Suite measures 360 square metres. Three- to five-bedroom residences run from about 1,140 to 1,800 square metres, and the Reserves reach seven and nine bedrooms, with the largest villas on the island sleeping sixteen adults. The overwater Water Reserves have retractable roofs, wide decks, a private pool and a slide into the ocean. Every guest has a Barefoot Butler.
Dining offers more than ten experiences, from reef lunches and farm-to-table feasts to dinners in the treetops and lunch by zip-line. The Cheese, Chocolate and Ice Cream Rooms stay open around the clock. Organic gardens supply the kitchens, the island keeps a wine cellar, and the sommelier chooses the bottle.
Soneva Soul runs the wellness programme, with open-air treatments, yoga, pilates, tennis and padel. Guests can snorkel with mantas in the Baa Atoll, take a floating breakfast in the villa pool, or send children to The Den.
It suits families across generations, given villas of up to eleven bedrooms, and travellers who want a large villa with its own pool on an island that does little to dress itself up.
