82 SQM3 adults · or 2 adults & 2 children
Beach Villa
One bedroom · 82 sqm interiorSand-step, walled garden — the simplest register on the beach line.
One&Only Reethi Rah
A large island with twelve beaches — for the party that wants space.
Signature Retreats · arranged by avé
One&Only Reethi Rah, at a glance.
For the party of size — the largest island on the atoll, with twelve beaches and a longer cadence than most.
- Multi-generational
- the longer stay
Prices come with our reply, for your dates
- Transfer
- 45-55 min boator 15 min seaplane
- Villas
- 118beach, water, grand residences
- Dining
- Six restaurantsin-villa always available
- Spa
- One&Only Spafourteen treatment rooms
- Signature
- Tennispadel · twelve beaches
- Board
- Breakfast · Half-Board
The retreat, in full
Reethi Rah is one of the largest single resort islands in the country — a long, curved island shaped to give every villa a private beach line. Twelve beaches, a working tennis academy, a watersports centre on its own lagoon. The register is grand without being loud, and the staff is one of the most experienced on the country. Days here move at the pace the party sets.
Arrival. 45-minute speedboat or 15-minute seaplane. We time the transfer to your flight, and confirm it in writing with the rest of the stay.
Worth knowing
- Twelve beaches means the island never feels full — even at high occupancy, every villa keeps its private line of sand.
- The tennis academy runs proper week-long programmes — coaches flown in, courts held privately.
- A favourite for the multi-generational party: every age finds its register, and never the same one as the others.
Gallery
The retreat, seen.
Villas
The villas, category by category.
9 villa categories at One&Only Reethi Rah. Sizes and occupancy are the retreat’s own — enquire about any one directly.
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82 SQM3 adults · or 2 adults & 2 children
Beach Villa with Pool
One bedroom · 82 sqm interiorSand-step, walled garden, private pool — held quietly off the beach.
440 SQM
Grand Beach Villa with Pool
One bedroom · 440 sqmLarger garden, longer beach line — the most-requested category on the island.
163 SQM
Two Villa Residence with Pool
Two villas · joined · 163 sqm interiorTwo beach villas held under one register — for a longer party or a parent and a grown child.
82 SQM3 adults · or 2 adults & 2 children
Water Villa
One bedroom · 82 sqm interiorOver-water on the lagoon, a long deck — the lighter end of the register.
82 SQM3 adults · or 2 adults & 2 children
Water Villa with Pool
One bedroom · 82 sqm interiorOver-water, with a private pool — for the held water-villa register.
133 SQM
Grand Water Villa with Pool
One bedroom · 133 sqm interiorThe grand over-water — twenty-metre infinity pool, jacuzzi, the held lagoon view.
2056 SQM
Grand Residence
Three bedrooms · 2056 sqm · sleeps 9Held estate — chef, butler, a long private beach, electronic gate at the road. Drawn around the larger party.
2119 SQM
Grand Sunset Residence
Three bedrooms · 2119 sqm · sleeps 10West-facing held estate — chef, butler, gym, outdoor cinema. For the longer celebration.
Dining
The tables, venue by venue.
5 restaurants and bars at One&Only Reethi Rah, with menus where the retreat publishes them.
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French · Asian · Japanese
Reethi
The main house. Two dining areas — Earth and Hoshi — under a single roof, semi-open to the island.
Farm-to-table · Italian
Botanica
A hidden garden room lit by candles. Produce from the chef's garden, a gin bar under the banyan.
Italian
Rabarbaro
Rustic Italian, wood-fired pizza, a short menu. For the long lazy lunch.
Tapasake
Salads · seafood · grills
The Beach Club at Club One
The southern beach — fresh grills, the ice cream parlour, lounge music through the afternoon.
Meal plans · arranged with the retreat, adjustable on request
- BreakfastMornings included
- Half-BoardBreakfast & dinner
Beyond the villa
What fills the days.
What One&Only Reethi Rah does well, with its own schedules and menus where it publishes them. Open one to read it.
SportThe tennis academy
Proper week-long programmes — coaches flown in, courts held privately. Padel sits alongside for the lighter hour.
IslandTwelve beaches
The island's defining fact — every villa keeps a private line of sand, and a different beach suits each hour of the light.
One&Only Spa
Fourteen treatment rooms on an island that never feels full — the spa holds the same long cadence as the twelve beaches, built for the stay measured in weeks rather than nights.
Honeymoons, anniversaries, birthdays
The largest island on the atoll takes the largest occasions — multi-generational birthdays, the long wedding week, the party that needs twelve beaches to spread across. Held in writing with the retreat, drawn by your correspondent.
A day at One&Only Reethi Rah · a sketch, redrawn for you
- First light
A beach to yourself
Twelve to choose from; the eastern sand takes the sunrise.
- Morning
The courts
Tennis or padel before the heat — the academy's coaches keep the hour honest.
- Afternoon
The spa, or the water
Fourteen rooms at the One&Only Spa; the lagoon for everyone else.
- Evening
The western sand
Sunset on the far shore, then the long table — six rooms, or the villa's own.
Location
North Malé Atoll, and the way there.
- Where
- Reethi Rah · North Malé AtollMore in North Malé Atoll
- Getting there
- 45-55 min boat · or 15 min seaplaneBy boatBy seaplane
Pair it with a local island
- Thulusdhoo
The atoll's working island — surf, a harbour, and the country at street level.
- Dhiffushi
Three beaches on a half-mile island — the local register, an easy crossing.
From the journal
Further reading.
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