
50 adults-only overwater villas above the Malé Atoll — every one with a private plunge pool or jacuzzi and a 24-hour…

Adaaran Prestige Ocean Villas at Hudhranfushi in North Malé Atoll — all-overwater resort with premium all-inclusive.…

Adaaran Prestige Water Villas at Meedhupparu in Raa Atoll — an overwater resort with premium all-inclusive included in…

120 villas in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll — one of the southernmost and most pristine atolls in the Maldives. Overwater Villas…

Anantara Kihavah in Baa Atoll (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) is one of the most comprehensive overwater resorts in the…

Emerald Maldives in Raa Atoll is an all-inclusive resort with contemporary overwater pool villas above the UNESCO…

Coco Plum Island Resort is a tiny private island in Belize — just 18 cabanas including overwater options above the…

A charming small lodge in Bora Bora with overwater bungalows above the lagoon. Family-run with a genuine local…

Nayara Bocas del Toro is the #1 Resort in Central America (Condé Nast Traveler 2025 Readers' Choice). A private…

Waldorf Astoria Platte Island is a private island in the Seychelles — 62 rooms and villas including overwater options,…

Villa Nautica covers an entire island in North Malé Atoll with over 100 water villas — one of the largest overwater…

Centara Ras Fushi is an adults-only resort in North Malé Atoll — all-overwater, no beach villas. Every room is above…

Cinnamon Dhonveli is in North Malé Atoll, famous for the surf break 'Pasta Point' — one of the Maldives' best left-hand…

Niva at Kuramathi Island Resort in Rasdhoo Atoll is the premium adults-only section of the larger Kuramathi resort.…

Centara Machchafushi in Ari Atoll is known for its excellent house reef — one of the top dive sites in the Maldives.…

Cinnamon Velifushi is in North Ari Atoll — a large island resort known for whale shark encounters, a strong diving…

Rosewood Mayakoba floats above an emerald lagoon in Riviera Maya — the Deluxe Overwater Lagoon Suites are built on…

A boutique couples hideaway in Dhaalu Atoll with one of the Maldives' most spectacular house reefs. Three overwater…

Vilamendhoo in South Ari Atoll is one of the Maldives' most respected dive destinations. The Jacuzzi Water Villas…

The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is famous for the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant — the world's first all-glass undersea…

Anantara Veli is an adults-only overwater resort in South Malé Atoll, connected by an underwater tunnel to the…

Cocogiri Island Resort in South Malé Atoll is a small, intimate resort with overwater bungalows above a calm lagoon.…

The St. Regis Bora Bora is on a private motu with overwater villas of up to 1,001 m² — among the largest in the world.…

Le Taha'a is on its own private island in Raiatea — surrounded by one of French Polynesia's most intact coral reefs,…

W Maldives in North Ari Atoll is the Marriott brand's luxury overwater resort — bold design, vibrant atmosphere and…

Royal Davui is a private island in Fiji's Beqa Lagoon — one of the South Pacific's best dive destinations. Overwater…

The St. Regis Vommuli in Dhaalu Atoll is a private island resort with 77 overwater villas and residences. The signature…

Palafitos at El Dorado Maroma is the only overwater bungalow resort in Mexico — on Maroma Beach, one of the world's top…

Ayada Maldives is a large resort in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll in the southern Maldives — one of the least developed and most…

Park Hyatt Hadahaa is one of the most remote and exclusive resorts in the Maldives — on a private island in Gaafu Alifu…

Amilla Maldives in Baa Atoll (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) is known for its family-friendly approach to luxury — large…

Diamonds Athuruga in South Ari Atoll — an all-overwater resort with simple, authentic overwater bungalows above the…

Le Méridien Maldives in Lhaviyani Atoll has overwater villas above a turquoise lagoon with excellent house reef…

Diamonds Thudufushi in South Ari Atoll — overwater bungalows and water villas above the lagoon. South Ari is famous for…

Soneva Fushi in Baa Atoll (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) is the original barefoot luxury resort in the Maldives — no shoes,…

Anantara Maia in Mahé (Seychelles) is a hillside villa resort with pool villas overlooking the Indian Ocean. While some…

The Ritz-Carlton Maldives at Fari Islands is part of a larger island community in North Malé Atoll that includes two…

Gili Lankanfushi is a legendary eco-luxury resort in North Malé Atoll — the only resort on its island. Famous for the…

Koh Apikjun Resort on a private island in Cambodia's coast — overwater bungalows above the sea in one of Southeast…

Jumeirah Olhahali Island is a new ultra-luxury resort in North Malé Atoll from the Dubai-based Jumeirah Group. The…

Pelican Reef Villas on Ambergris Caye, Belize — overwater-adjacent villas with direct Caribbean Sea access. On…

COMO's largest private island in the remote Thaa Atoll — 60 minutes by seaplane from Malé, surrounded by uninhabited…

Kandolhu Maldives is a small, intimate resort in North Ari Atoll — just 30 villas. The overwater villas have one of the…

Sun Aqua Vilu Reef in Dhaalu Atoll offers overwater Aqua Villas with private pools above the lagoon. A mid-range resort…

Vakkaru Maldives in Baa Atoll (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) was opened in 2017 and quickly earned a place among the…

Centara Grand Lagoon Maldives in North Malé Atoll — overwater villas above a calm lagoon with excellent house reef.…

A classic Maldives water bungalow — stilted over the lagoon with direct ocean access. Traditional Maldivian overwater…

Kudadoo Private Island in Lhaviyani Atoll is an all-inclusive ultra-luxury resort where everything is included in one…

The first overwater villas in the UAE, sitting on Palm Jumeirah's East Crescent above the Arabian Gulf. The 106 m² One…

Sun Siyam Olhuveli in South Malé Atoll is one of the Maldives' most popular resorts with over 5,000 reviews. The water…

Villa Park (also known as Aaraamu Fushi) in North Malé Atoll is a classic Maldives resort with an exceptional house…

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma in South Malé Atoll combines affordable IHG pricing with excellent Maldives overwater…

Summer Island in North Malé Atoll is a budget-friendly resort for the Maldives — straightforward water bungalows above…

Le Bora Bora by Pearl Resorts is one of Bora Bora's classic overwater resorts on a private motu in the lagoon.…

Sandals Dunn's River in Ocho Rios, Jamaica — overwater bungalows on Jamaica's north coast, steps from the famous Dunn's…

InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa has the world's first deep-sea water air conditioning system — pumping…

Four Seasons Bora Bora sits on its own private motu in the lagoon, with overwater bungalows directly above the…

Waldorf Astoria Ithaafushi is a private island resort in South Malé Atoll — the most award-winning new resort in the…

SO/ Maldives in Emboodhoo Lagoon is the lifestyle brand from Accor — contemporary design meets overwater living. The…

Nova Maldives in South Ari Atoll combines a contemporary lifestyle hotel aesthetic with Maldives overwater living.…

The Westin Bora Bora sits on the tip of Motu Tapu — a small island in the Bora Bora lagoon. The overwater bungalows…

Four Seasons Desroches Island is a private island resort in the Seychelles' outer islands — so remote it requires a…

St. George's Caye Resort on a historic island 7 miles from Belize City — overwater villas above the Caribbean with the…

Overwater water villas at Diamonds Thudufushi in South Ari Atoll — stilted bungalows with direct ladder access to the…

Cayo Espanto is an ultra-private island resort off Belize — just 7 villas including overwater options. Each villa has a…

Adaaran Club Rannalhi in South Malé Atoll — all-inclusive water villas above the lagoon. A popular all-inclusive…

Velassaru's Water Suite in South Malé Atoll — an ultra-private overwater suite with private plunge pool and direct sea…

Toberua Island Resort is a tiny private island in Fiji — just 15 traditional Fijian bures including overwater options.…

LUX* Grand Gaube is in the north of Mauritius — an immense resort on a peninsula with the lagoon on one side and the…

Hilton Northolme in Mahé overlooks the Indian Ocean from elevated villa terraces. The overwater villas sit above the…

Radisson Blu Maldives in South Ari Atoll offers stylish contemporary overwater villas with private pools above the…

Conrad Bora Bora Nui is on its own private motu in the Bora Bora lagoon — the only resort offering the Ahi Ma'a, the…

InterContinental Le Moana is on Bora Bora's main island rather than a private motu — meaning no boat transfer needed.…

Tadrai Island Resort in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands — adults-only luxury with overwater bures above a calm lagoon. Just 5…

Laucala Island is one of the world's most exclusive private islands — owned by Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz.…

Likuliku Lagoon Resort has the only authentic overwater bures in Fiji — just ten of them, built on the edge of a…

Lina Point Overwater Resort in Belize sits on stilts above the Caribbean at the edge of the Belize Barrier Reef — the…

Song Saa Private Island spans two small islands in Cambodia's Koh Rong Archipelago — one of Southeast Asia's last…

JOALI Maldives in Raa Atoll is an art-infused luxury resort — the first 'art immersive' resort in the Maldives. Every…

Raffles Maldives Meradhoo in Gaafu Alifu Atoll is one of the most remote luxury resorts in the Maldives — accessible…

Thatch Caye Resort on a private island off Belize's coast — overwater bungalows above the Caribbean with the Belize…

Authentic Khmer Village Resort in Cambodia — overwater-style bungalows built on stilts above the water in traditional…

Chez Nono is a legendary small guesthouse in Bora Bora run by a local family for decades. The overwater bungalows are…

Kokomo Private Island in Fiji's Great Astrolabe Reef — one of the world's largest barrier reefs. Overwater villas above…

An entire private island exclusively rented to one group at a time. Four Seasons Voavah in Baa Atoll (UNESCO Biosphere…

Adults-only water villas with private pools in the Maldives — overwater accommodation exclusively for couples and…

Budget-friendly lagoon view accommodation in the Maldives. One of the more accessible options for experiencing…

The flagship overwater villa at OUTRIGGER Maafushivaru in North Ari Atoll. At 151 m², this Water Pool Villa sits above…

Lily Beach Resort's water villas in South Ari Atoll — overwater accommodation at one of the Maldives' most popular…

The Residence Maldives at Falhumaafushi — Southern Water Villas above the Gaafu Alifu Atoll lagoon. A remote luxury…

Angaga Island Resort in South Ari Atoll — simple water bungalows above the lagoon. A budget-friendly option in whale…

Sandals South Coast on Jamaica's tranquil south coast has overwater bungalows on a heart-shaped dock extending over the…

Sheraton Full Moon Resort sits on Furanafushi Island in North Malé Atoll — one of the largest resorts in the Maldives,…

Sofitel Kia Ora sits on Moorea — Bora Bora's quieter, lusher neighbour, 20 minutes by ferry from Tahiti. The overwater…

Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie on La Digue (Seychelles) is an intimate resort on one of the world's most beautiful islands…

169 villas on a 23-hectare natural island in Raa Atoll with four overwater villa categories. The Ocean Pool Villas and…

Mabul Water Bungalows is a luxury overwater resort on Mabul Island, Sabah — the gateway to Sipadan, consistently ranked…

Matamanoa Island in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands — adults-only boutique resort with overwater-adjacent bures on a small…

Sun Siyam Vilu Reef — Grand Water Villa with Pool. 110 m² overwater villa with private infinity pool above the Dhaalu…

Sandals overwater bungalows at Sandals South Coast Jamaica — heart-shaped dock extending above the Caribbean.…

Classic overwater bungalows on the Bora Bora lagoon with Mount Otemanu views. Traditional Polynesian-style…

Lady Bora Bora is a small intimate property with overwater bungalows in Bora Bora. A quiet, low-key option for…

Villa Yrondi is a private villa rental in Bora Bora with overwater accommodation above the lagoon. Ideal for couples or…

Manta Island Resort on Glover's Reef Atoll, Belize — a private island with overwater cabanas above the Caribbean.…

Meeru Island Resort in North Malé Atoll — one of the largest islands in the Maldives. The Jacuzzi Water Villas are…

Berjaya Langkawi Resort has the only overwater chalets on Langkawi Island — 47 of them, in four categories, at the edge…

Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay, Jamaica is built on a private offshore island connected to the mainland by a…

Aruba Ocean Villas — overwater accommodation in Aruba, one of the Caribbean's sunniest and driest islands. A rare…

Water Villa 65 at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru — one of the Maldives' most iconic resorts in North Malé Atoll. The water…

Small overwater bungalows in French Polynesia at accessible prices. A simple but genuine overwater experience above the…

The Sea Monkey in Bocas del Toro, Panama — overwater bungalows above the Caribbean with an overwater restaurant.…

Kuramathi Island Resort in Rasdhoo Atoll — water villas with jacuzzis above a lagoon famous for whale shark encounters.…

Hotel Matira is on Matira Beach — the only public beach in Bora Bora and consistently rated one of the world's most…

Equator Village in Addu Atoll is one of the southernmost resorts in the Maldives, right on the equator. A…

Isaraya has five exclusive overwater villas in Zanzibar — the only overwater accommodation in East Africa. Each 100 m²…

Rahaa Resort in Laamu Atoll with lagoon view villas and daily free snorkeling excursions.

Hotel Royal Bora Bora offers overwater bungalows with direct Mount Otemanu views — the iconic volcanic peak of Bora…

Hotel Maitai Polynesia offers classic Bora Bora overwater bungalows at a more accessible price point. Traditional…

Sandals Royal Bahamian in Nassau has overwater bungalows on a private offshore island — 25 minutes from Miami.…

Beach villas with lagoon access in the Maldives. A simpler option for experiencing Maldivian island life with direct…

Ocean Villas Hotel in Mauritius — overwater-adjacent villas with Indian Ocean views. Mauritius' warm lagoon and coral…

Village Temanuata is a small, authentic Polynesian guesthouse in Bora Bora with overwater bungalows at prices well…

Royalton Antigua is on Antigua's Five Islands Peninsula — the island's most dramatic peninsula with the Caribbean on…