Dhoni Water Villa
One bedroom · over-waterThe entry register — the smaller dhoni-form suite, drawn directly from the boat line.
Makunufushi · South Malé Atoll
COMO Cocoa Island
All over-water — villas drawn from the line of the Maldivian dhoni.
Distinctive Retreats · arranged by avé
COMO Cocoa Island, at a glance.
For the design-led couple · the small retreat held adult · the COMO Shambhala register.
- The design-led couple
- the wellbeing-led week
- the considered, quieter cadence
Prices come with our reply, for your dates
- Transfer
- 40 min speedboat from Velana24 hr arrivals · no seaplane required
- Villas
- 33 villasall over-water · Dhoni Suites · Loft Villas · One- and Two-Bedroom Villas · the COMO Villa
- Dining
- Ufaa (all-daypan-Asian and Maldivian) · Faru (poolside grill)
- Spa
- COMO Shambhala Retreatthe flagship-quality wellness register · Asian-influenced therapies
- Mood
- Adult-skewingintimate · design-led · the dhoni form held throughout
- Board
- Half-Board · Full-Board
The retreat, in full
Cocoa Island sits on Makunufushi in the South Malé Atoll — a small, all-over-water house from Christina Ong's COMO group, with the villas drawn directly from the architectural line of the traditional Maldivian dhoni. The dhoni form is not pastiche; it is the proper reference, rendered in bleached timber and kajan thatch above the lagoon. There are no beach rooms — thirty-three over-water villas, all of them, which holds the cadence intimate and the mood adult-skewing. The 40-minute speedboat means a same-day arrival from a late international flight — a real concierge advantage over seaplane-only retreats — and COMO Shambhala runs the wellness layer.
Arrival. 40-minute speedboat from Velana International. We time the transfer to your flight, and confirm it in writing with the rest of the stay.
Worth knowing
- The dhoni-form villas are the architectural reference for the property — not pastiche, but the proper traditional Maldivian fishing-boat line.
- No beach rooms — all 33 villas are over-water, which holds the register intimate and the mood adult-skewing.
- The 40-minute speedboat allows a same-day arrival from a late international flight — a real concierge advantage over seaplane-only retreats.
- Pairs naturally with COMO Maalifushi as a two-island Maldives journey — the COMO group runs cross-property programmes.
Gallery
The retreat, seen.
Villas
The villas, category by category.
7 villa categories at COMO Cocoa Island. Sizes and occupancy are the retreat’s own — enquire about any one directly.
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Dhoni Loft Water Villa
One bedroom · over-water loftA two-level dhoni-form loft — the curved roof line stretched upward, an extended deck beneath.
Loft Water Villa
One bedroom · loftA two-storey loft villa — the higher view, the longer deck at the lagoon line.
One-Bedroom Water Villa with Pool
One bedroom · over-water plungeThe signature single-bedroom over-water with a private plunge pool — the longer pavilion, the deeper privacy on the lagoon line.
Two-Bedroom COMO Sunrise Villa
Two bedrooms · sunriseA two-bedroom COMO villa on the sunrise line — held for the small party or the family register, over the lagoon.
Two-Bedroom COMO Sunset Villa
Two bedrooms · sunsetThe two-bedroom COMO villa on the sunset line — the long evening, the same lagoon footprint.
Three-Bedroom COMO Sunset Villa
Three bedrooms · sunsetThe largest register — three bedrooms held privately over the lagoon, the western light through the deck.
Dining
The tables, venue by venue.
2 restaurants and bars at COMO Cocoa Island, with menus where the retreat publishes them.
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All-day · pan-Asian, Maldivian
Ufaa
The house room — breakfast through to a quiet supper, the Asian register with the Maldivian inflection.
Poolside · grill and light
Faru Bar
The poolside room — light lunches, a long sit between the lagoon and the pool deck.
Meal plans · arranged with the retreat, adjustable on request
- Half-BoardBreakfast & dinner
- Full-BoardAll three meals, daily
Beyond the villa
What fills the days.
What COMO Cocoa Island does well, with its own schedules and menus where it publishes them. Open one to read it.
RetreatThe dhoni line
The villas are drawn from the traditional Maldivian fishing-boat form — not pastiche, the proper line, held throughout the retreat.
ArrivalThe same-day arrival
Forty minutes by speedboat, around the clock — a late international flight still reaches the villa that night. A real advantage over seaplane-only retreats.
IslandThe over-water register
No beach rooms at all — all 33 villas stand over the lagoon, which keeps the island intimate and the mood adult.
COMO Shambhala Retreat
The flagship-quality wellness register on a 33-villa island — Asian-influenced therapies, and the adult hush that lets them land.
Honeymoons, anniversaries, birthdays
A 33-villa island keeps an occasion close — the anniversary held at Ufaa, the blessing on the sandbank, the COMO Shambhala day after. Small by design, and better for it.
A day at COMO Cocoa Island · a sketch, redrawn for you
- First light
The lagoon ladder
Every villa steps straight into the water — the day begins below the deck.
- Morning
The reef, unhurried
The South Malé line with the dive centre, or the lagoon's own slow circuit.
- Afternoon
Shambhala
The Asian-influenced sequence, taken seriously — the island's real signature.
- Evening
Ufaa
Pan-Asian and Maldivian at the one long table the island needs.
Location
South Malé Atoll, and the way there.
- Where
- Makunufushi · South Malé AtollMore in South Malé Atoll
- Getting there
- 40 min speedboat from Velana · 24 hr arrivals · no seaplane requiredBy boat
From the journal
Further reading.
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