September 2026
“We came for a week and left fluent in tide charts. Turtles off the deck every morning, and the team remembered how we take our coffee by day two.”
Amara & Theo
Lumea · The Maldives
Where the lagoon keeps time.
Forty-two villas on a single coral island, a house reef ten strokes from your steps, and nothing on the schedule but the tide.
Air
29°C
Sea
28°C
Sunset
18:09
Choose your dates$990 × 0 nights + seaplane $1,780 + 16% taxes
The island
One island. Forty-two villas. No crowds.
Lumea is a kilometre of white sand ringed by its own house reef. Villas stand over the lagoon or hide in the palms, every one with water at the door, and the nearest neighbour is a forty-five minute seaplane ride away.
42
Villas, all with water access
1 km
Of beach, raked at dawn
7
Dive sites within 20 minutes
45 min
By seaplane from Malé
Morning on the east beach
Sun loungers set by 07:00
Villas & residences
Over the water, or on the sand.
Six ways to stay, from a reef suite with a glass floor to a two-bedroom pavilion with its own butler. Drag, swipe or use the arrows.
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Experiences
Days measured in tides.
Snorkel with turtles before breakfast, picnic on a sandbank by noon, paddle the lagoon when it turns to glass. Hover to pause the rail, drag to browse.
The spa
Treatments that float.
Six treatment rooms stand on stilts over the reef, each with a glass floor so the fish keep you company. Rituals use coconut, sea salt and island-grown lemongrass.
Lagoon ritual
90 min · $260
Coconut & sea-salt scrub
60 min · $180
Couples sunset massage
75 min · $420
Availability
Find your dates.
Struck-through nights are already taken. Pick a check-in and a check-out and we will hold them while you finish your request. Three-night minimum stay.
Choose your datesStruck-through nights are booked · minimum stay 3 nights
Nightly rates
Reef Suite
$990
Lagoon Villa
$1,280
Beach Pool Villa
$1,620
Overwater Pool Villa
$1,940
Sunset Water Residence
$2,880
Island Pavilion
$4,200
Per villa, per night, breakfast included. Taxes 16%. Festive season (20 Dec – 6 Jan) seven-night minimum.
Offers & vouchers
A little extra, on us.
Packages that bundle the best of the island. Mention the offer in your booking request and we will apply it.
Stay 5, pay 4
The long weekend, longer.
Book five nights in any villa and the fifth is on us, with a sandbank picnic for two.
Min 5 nights · until 30 Apr 2027
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Wellness
The reset ritual.
Four nights, a daily treatment in the overwater spa, sunrise yoga and a reef-to-table menu.
From $7,900 for two
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Honeymoon
Barefoot honeymoon.
A villa upgrade, a private dinner on the sand, a sunset dhoni cruise and something cold on arrival.
Min 4 nights · upgrade on request
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Gift vouchers
Give someone Lumea.
Any amount, valid for two years, sent as a printed card or an email on the day you choose. Tell us who it is for and we will do the rest.
Postcards
Every view is the view.
Guest reviews
Rated 4.96 by 312 guests.
4.96
312 verified reviews
594%
45%
31%
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Cleanliness5.0
Accuracy5.0
Check-in5.0
Communication5.0
Location5.0
Value4.8
August 2026
“The glass floor is not a gimmick. I lay there for an hour watching a ray patrol the reef. Quiet, beautifully run, and the seaplane was on time both ways.”
Kenji
July 2026
“Perfect for a family of three. Kids club, a shallow lagoon, and a garden shower our daughter still talks about. Dinners on the sand were the highlight.”
Priya
June 2026
“Honeymoon done right. The sunset from the west deck is the view on the brochure, and somehow better. Butler arranged a surprise sandbank picnic.”
Lucas & Inès
May 2026
“Gorgeous villa and the most generous house reef I have snorkelled. Wi-Fi drops on the far end of the jetty, which honestly was a feature by day three.”
Hannah
April 2026
“Six of us across three generations and everyone had their own perfect day. The pavilion is enormous and the chef cooked jollof rice for our last night.”
The Okafor family
Your hosts
The people who make Lumea.
Forty-two villas means we know every guest by name. Message the team any time before you arrive, about anything at all.
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General Manager
Ibrahim Rasheed
Born on a neighbouring atoll and back home after twenty years running hotels in Dubai and Bali. Ask him about the reef.
Executive Chef
Malik Hassan
Cooks Maldivian with whatever the island garden gives him. His mas huni at breakfast has a following.
Guest Experience
Leah Moreau
Plans the surprises: sandbank dinners, proposals, the glow walk on the right night. She will message you before you land.
Getting here
Forty-five minutes from Malé.
Lumea sits in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO biosphere reserve north-west of the capital. Send us your flight number and we arrange the rest.
Seaplane
45 min
A scenic flight from Velana Airport, Malé. Daylight only. $890 per guest, return.
Flight + speedboat
25 + 15 min
Domestic flight to Dharavandhoo, then our speedboat. Runs after dark. $640 per guest, return.
Private yacht
3 hours
For groups and the very relaxed. On request.
Landing after 16:00? We book you into the airport hotel and fly you over at sunrise.
Good to know
Before you book.
House rules, policies and the questions guests ask most. Anything else, write to us and a real person replies within the hour.
reservations@lumea.example
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Check-inFrom 14:00
Check-outUntil 12:00
CancellationFree up to 30 days
Minimum stay3 nights
Breakfast, non-motorised water sports, snorkel gear, bicycles, the kids club and Wi-Fi across the island. Seaplane transfers, spa treatments, excursions and other meals are charged separately.
Early check-in and late check-out are free when the villa is ready, which it often is. Guaranteed early or late access is half the nightly rate; ask when you book.
Barefoot almost everywhere. Smart casual at the Reef Table in the evening, which on Lumea means a shirt with a collar or a light dress.
Yes. Tell us before you arrive and the chefs will plan around allergies, vegan, halal, kosher-style and low-FODMAP diets at every restaurant.
Reservations
Reserve your stay.
Tell us your dates and the villa you have your eye on. Our reservations team replies within a day with availability, seaplane times and anything you need arranged before you land.
Request a booking
Lumea
A single coral island in the Maldives. Forty-two villas, one house reef, and evenings that glow.
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