1 Bedroom Water with Slide Reserve
Sleeps 2
Retractable bedroom roof · Curved slide · Large deck
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Blackout blinds
- Coffee
- Desk
- Dining area
Maldives · Noonu Atoll
Soneva Jani
A five-and-a-half kilometre private lagoon, and overwater villas with retractable roofs that open the bedroom to the sky.
Overwater theatre
IslandMedhufaru
TransferSeaplane
Ideal stay6–9 nights
Opened2016
SuitsFamilies · Couples
RateOn request
The property
Overwater theatre
Soneva Jani sits in a lagoon so large it is effectively private ocean. The villas are the widest-spaced overwater villas in the Maldives, and the signature feature is genuine: a sliding roof over the bed, operated at the touch of a button, so you sleep under the stars. Several villas have a water slide from the upper deck straight into the lagoon — a detail that sounds gimmicky and turns out to be the thing guests talk about most.
Where you sleep
11 villa categories
Overwater villas and reserves, several with slides; a smaller number of island villas. Which one is right depends on the month and who is travelling — that is the first thing we will ask.
3 Bedrooms Island with Slide Reserve
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Blackout blinds
- Coffee
- Desk
- Dining area
4 Bedrooms Island with Slide Reserve
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Blackout blinds
- Coffee
- Desk
- Dining area
3 Bedrooms Water with Slide Retreat
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Blackout blinds
- Coffee
- Desk
- Dining area
5 Bedrooms Water with Slide Retreat
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
2 Bedrooms Island with Slide Retreat
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
2 Bedrooms Water with Slide Reserve
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Blackout blinds
- Coffee
- Desk
- Dining area
4 Bedrooms Water with Slide Reserve Sunset
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
1 Bedroom Water with Slide Retreat
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Blackout blinds
- Coffee
- Desk
- Dining area
2 Bedrooms Water with Slide Retreat
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Blackout blinds
- Coffee
- Desk
- Dining area
Beach Hideaway
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Blackout blinds
- Desk
- Dining area
- Fan
What makes it itself
Why people choose it
- 01
A private beach
The sand in front of the resort is its own, so the walk from your room to the water crosses nobody else.
- 02
A full spa
Treatments on the property — massage, sauna, spa, so a bad-weather afternoon has somewhere to go.
- 03
Diving and snorkelling
Run from the resort, which matters here: the boat leaves from your own jetty rather than an hour up the coast.
- 04
A children's club
Supervised hours for the children, which is the difference between a holiday and a fortnight of childcare with a view.
- 05
A small island
25 rooms in total, so the beach never feels shared and the staff learn your name in a day or two.
The table
9 places to eat
So Imaginative
Tasting menu
Overwater, chef's table
So Fresh
Organic garden
Beside the vegetable garden
So Starstruck
Dining under the observatory
Rooftop
The Gathering
All-day social hub
Overwater cluster
So Cool
Ice cream and chocolate
Free, all day
So Fresh at The Gathering
Plant-forward
The resort's central pavilion
So Wild
Japanese
Overwater counter
Director's Cut
Cinema dining
Outdoor cinema-restaurant over the water
The Chocolate and Ice Cream Parlour
Chocolate and gelato
Free, all day
Wellness
Soneva Soul
- Overwater, set above and within the 5.6 km lagoon
- Gym, yoga pavilion, sauna and steam rooms
Families
Kids club
The resort lists playroom, babysitting and childcare, children's playground, children swimming pool.
In the water
Reef and diving
House reefA pristine reef inside a protected private lagoon — 5.6 km of it, with exceptional visibility, rays, sharks and turtles
Dive centreSoleni Dive Centre (PADI, multilingual)
Sites within reach
- Noonu Atoll reefs and thilas
On the property
What is actually there
Published by the resort itself. Tell us which of it matters to you and we will say whether it lives up to the list.
Pool and beach
- Swimming pool
- Indoor Pool
- Outdoor pool
- Water sport facilities
- Private beach
- Beach/pool towels
- Next to the beach
Sports
- Windsurfing
- Diving
- Cycling
- Table Tennis
- Snorkelling
- Tennis court
- Fitness facilities
- Gym
Beauty and wellness
- Doctor
- Massage
- Sauna
- Spa
- First Aid Kit
Kids
- Playroom
- Babysitting and childcare
- Children's playground
- Children swimming pool
- Kids club
Meals
- Bar
- Coffee/tea for guests
- Breakfast
- Breakfast in the room
- Cafe
- Restaurant
- Restaurant (buffet style)
- Snack bar
- Kitchen
- Coffeemaker
- Bottled water
- Kettle
Recreation
- Library
- Bike rental
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Billiards
- Hiking
- Picnic area
- Fishing
- Barbeque
- Sun Deck
Services and amenities
- Iron and board
- Ironing
- Laundry
- Safe deposit box
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning
- Shoe shine
- Luggage storage
- Wake up service
- Telephone
- Iron
Rooms
- Bridal suite
- Non smoking rooms
- Room service
- Fridge
- Family room
- VIP room amenities
- Smoke Detector
- TV
- Minibar
- DVD Player
- Hairdryer
- Locker
- Shower/Bathtub
- Bathtub
- Shower
- Wardrobe/Closet
- Bathrobe
- Linens
- Alarm clock
- Mosquito net
- Slippers
- Toiletries
General
- Shopping on site
- Air conditioning
- 24 hour reception
- Smoking areas
- Currency exchange
- Smoke free property
- Security guard
- Newspapers
- Ticket assistance
- Gift shop
- Express check in/check out
- Garden
- Television in lobby
- Terrace
- Private check in/check out
- Fire Extinguisher
- Patio
- Outdoor furniture
Worth knowing before you book
- Price of an additional breakfast: 80.00 USD per person.
- Check-in from 14:00:00
What they actually do
- Soneva Foundation coral restoration and waste-to-wealth programmes across both islands
Two islands, one quote
Split stays with Soneva Jani
Many of our travellers pair two properties in one trip. We book the inter-resort transfer and quote the whole routing as one figure.
4 + 5 nightsSoneva Jani +
Soneva FushiJungle island first, theatre second: Fushi's wild interior and barefoot pace, then Jani's retractable roofs and slides over its private lagoon. One brand, two moods, an easy inter-resort transfer.
Ask about this pairing →
4 + 4 nightsSoneva Jani +
Gili LankanfushiRustic overwater then theatrical overwater: rope-lashed timber and rooftop sleeping at Gili, then Jani's sliding roofs and slides. The clearest study in how differently one idea can be done.
Ask about this pairing →Also in Maldives
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