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JA Manafaru

Northern Atolls, Maldives
5 out of 5
Approx hotel star rating
Based on 2764 reviews

Official Description

JA Manafaru is the only resort on Manafaru island in the Maldives northernmost Haa Alif atoll. From Velana International Airport MLE it is a 75 minute seaplane transfer to JA Manafaru. Sea navigators can locate Manafaru island at 6.595035 North 72.562486 East. JA Manafaru will be open to public from 01 NOV 2020 and accepting reservations from 01 NOV 2020 onwards. JA Manafaru is a luxury beach resort on a 35 acre tropical island situated on northern tip of the stunning Haa Alif atoll in Maldives. Lush vegetation grows between beach bungalows beachfront suites and multi bedroom family suites while walkways to striking water villas stretch into sparkling Indian Ocean. All feature private plunge pools and many have partially open air bathrooms that invite the sea breeze. Seven atmospheric restaurants and bars serve exceptional cuisine created from locally produced ingredients. Beachfront dining breezy sunset bars over water verandas and even haute cuisine in the underground lava stone cellar can be experienced along with personalised dining excursions to nearby uninhabited islands. Traditional Maldivian massages healing rituals indigenous herbalism Ayurveda and aromatherapy treatments are offered at De Spa amidst the banyan trees. In the Mind and Body Movement Pavilion yoga and meditation sessions take place. Along with a gymnasium the resort also features weekly wellness classes. Choose to relax at private beach cabanas swim in one of three main swimming pools or engage in one of numerous water sport options. A PADI dive centre offers instruction for novices and excursions to some of the areas stunning dive site sites. Guests can take advantage of entertainment facilities at PLAY. The Turtle Kids Club with its own childrens pool organises exciting activities for children from 3 to 12 years. Babysitting baby equipment and childrens menu are available.

Amenities

  • Banana boating
  • Waterskiing
  • Jet ski
  • Motor board ride
  • Diving
  • Windsurfing
  • Sailing
  • Catamaran sailing
  • Canoeing
  • Pedal boating
  • Table tennis
  • Fitness
  • Cycling / mountain biking
  • Volleyball
  • Beach volleyball
  • Billiards
  • Mini golf
  • Golf

Room Prices & Availability

Rooms

1 / 5

Villa Two Bedroom Ocean Residence With Family Infinity Pool

Bedroom 2: King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)
Bedroom : King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)

Facilities

  • Pillow menu
  • Safe
  • Bathroom : 2
  • Shower
  • Hairdryer
  • Toiletries
  • Living room : 1
  • Ironing set
  • Electric Kettle : 1
  • Private Pool : 1
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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1 / 5

Villa Sunset Water With Infinity Pool

Bedroom : King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)

Facilities

  • Direct dial telephone
  • Shower
  • Number of bedrooms : 1
  • Individually adjustable air conditioning
  • Safe
  • Make-up mirror
  • Terrace
  • Ironing set
  • Room size (sqm) : 135
  • Pillow menu
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Villa Beach Villa With Private Pool

Bedroom : King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)

Facilities

  • Ironing set
  • Housekeeping
  • Room size (sqm) : 200
  • Bathrobes
  • Safe
  • Bathroom : 1
  • Private Pool : 1
  • Terrace
  • Individually adjustable air conditioning
  • Number of bedrooms : 1
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Villa Sunrise Water Villa With Infinity Pool

Facilities

  • Bathtub
  • Slippers
  • Wi-fi
  • TV
  • Satellite TV
  • 220V power supply
  • Alarm clock
  • Background music
  • Tea and coffee making facilities
  • Fan
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Family Room Two Bedroom Ocean Residence With Family Infinity Pool

Facilities

  • Room size (sqm) : 377
  • Bathtub
  • Slippers
  • Wi-fi
  • TV
  • Satellite TV
  • 220V power supply
  • Alarm clock
  • Background music
  • Tea and coffee making facilities
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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1 / 5

Villa Sunrise Water Villa With Infinity Pool

Bedroom : King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)

Facilities

  • Make-up mirror
  • Individually adjustable air conditioning
  • Direct dial telephone
  • Room size (sqm) : 135
  • Bathrobes
  • Soundproof room
  • Housekeeping
  • Safe
  • Pillow menu
  • Smoke detector
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Villa Three Bedroom Island Residence With Family Pool And Private Pool

Bedroom 3: King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)
Bedroom : King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)
Bedroom 2: King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)

Facilities

  • Toiletries
  • Terrace
  • Private Pool : 2
  • Living room : 1
  • Room size (sqm) : 999
  • Number of bedrooms : 3
  • Ironing set
  • Make-up mirror
  • Bathroom : 3
  • Electric Kettle : 1
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Family Room Two Bedroom Beach Residence With Family Pool And Private Pool

Facilities

  • Room size (sqm) : 1400
  • Bathtub
  • Slippers
  • Wi-fi
  • TV
  • Satellite TV
  • 220V power supply
  • Alarm clock
  • Background music
  • Tea and coffee making facilities
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Villa Two Bedroom Beach Residence With Family Pool And Private Pool

Bedroom 2: King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)
Bedroom : King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)

Facilities

  • Bathrobes
  • Individually adjustable air conditioning
  • Safe
  • Bathroom : 1
  • Number of bedrooms : 2
  • Pillow menu
  • Terrace
  • Housekeeping
  • Shower
  • Room size (sqm) : 999
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Family Room Three Bedroom Island Residence With Family Pool And Private Pool

Facilities

  • Bathtub
  • Slippers
  • Wi-fi
  • TV
  • Satellite TV
  • 220V power supply
  • Alarm clock
  • Background music
  • Tea and coffee making facilities
  • Fan
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Villa Deluxe Beach Villa With Family Private Pool

Bedroom : King-size bed 150-183 width (1 unit)

Facilities

  • Shower
  • Bathrobes
  • Toiletries
  • Soundproof room
  • Living room : 1
  • Balcony
  • Ironing set
  • Housekeeping
  • Number of bedrooms : 1
  • Safe
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Room Run Of House

Facilities

  • Bathtub
  • Slippers
  • Wi-fi
  • TV
  • Satellite TV
  • 220V power supply
  • Alarm clock
  • Background music
  • Tea and coffee making facilities
  • Fan
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment
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Statistics & Profile

  • Year of construction : 2007
  • Total number of rooms : 83
  • Number of floors (main building) : 1
  • Single rooms : 83
  • Double rooms : 83
  • Suites : 12
  • Villas : 69

JA Manafaru is booked in hotel categories: Business hotels, Hotels with spa, Sport hotels and Family hotels.

Facilities

Most popular facilities

Amenities and services

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park*
  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour from 18:00:00 to 00:00:00
  • Check-out hour from 12:00:00 to 11:00:00
  • Late Check-out*
  • Mobile phone coverage
  • Wi-fi*
  • Local and international calls
  • Transfer service*
  • Airport Shuttle
  • Room service*
  • Laundry service*
  • Launderette*
  • Medical service*
  • Bicycle hire service*
  • Babysitting service*
  • Multilingual staff
  • 24-hour security
  • Bellboy service
  • Air conditioning in public areas
  • Smoke detector
  • Hotel safe
  • Currency exchange facilities
  • Lift access*
  • Newspaper stand
  • Shop
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Concierge
  • Sun terrace
  • Gym
  • Newspapers
  • Luggage room
  • Dining area
  • BBQ facilities
  • Private pool
  • Private beach area
  • Library
  • Electric kettle
  • Bikes available
  • Towels and bed linen

Activities

  • Banana boating*
  • Waterskiing*
  • Jet ski*
  • Motor board ride*
  • Diving*
  • Windsurfing*
  • Sailing
  • Catamaran sailing
  • Canoeing*
  • Pedal boating*
  • Table tennis
  • Fitness*
  • Cycling / mountain biking
  • Volleyball
  • Beach volleyball
  • Billiards
  • Mini golf*
  • Golf*
  • Tennis
  • Paddle tennis
  • Badminton

Health and beauty

  • Sauna
  • Steam bath
  • Hot tub
  • Massage*
  • Spa treatments*
  • Hairdressing salon*
  • Beauty salon*
  • Spa centre*

Business

  • Meeting room
  • Projector
  • Printer*
  • Photocopier*
  • Business centre
  • Audio-visual equipment rental

Restaurant service

  • Café
  • Bar
  • Restaurant : 6
  • Non-smoking area
  • Smoking area
  • Highchairs
  • Poolside snack bar
  • Show cooking
  • Breakfast room

Entertainment

  • Outdoor freshwater pool : 3
  • Children’s swimming area : 1
  • Sun loungers
  • Parasols
  • Children playground
  • Kids’ club
  • Entertainment programme for adults*
  • Entertainment programme for children*
  • TV lounge
  • Game room
  • Pub
* Some services shall be paid at the establishment

Popular Room facilities

  • Bathtub
  • Slippers
  • Wi-fi
  • TV
  • Satellite TV
  • 220V power supply
  • Alarm clock
  • Background music
  • Tea and coffee making facilities
  • Fan
  • Wake-up service
  • Turndown service
  • Desk
  • Welcome pack

Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast buffet
  • Continental breakfast
  • Hot breakfast
  • Early bird breakfast
  • Late riser breakfast
  • À la carte lunch
  • Buffet dinner
  • À la carte dinner
  • Set menu dinner
  • Breakfast and dinner
  • Breakfast and lunch
  • All inclusive
  • All inclusive with alcoholic drinks own brands
  • All inclusive with alcoholic drinks top brands
  • Special dietary options
  • Picnic
  • Gala dinner*
  • Vegetarian meal
  • Snacks

Tripadvisor Reviews

Tripadvisor traveller rating

2764 reviews

Traveller rating

Excellent
2607
Very good
118
Average
26
Poor
8
Terrible
5

Rating summary

Location5.0
Sleep Quality5.0
Rooms5.0
Service5.0
Value4.5
Cleanliness5.0

Recent Tripadvisor reviews

RichardP5456

Lietavska Svinna Babkov, Zilina Region

The most beautiful holiday

31 Jan 2025
Everything was amazing during our stay at JA Manafaru. From the moment we arrived at the airport in Male, where a resort employee took care of us and did a complete check-in for our seaplane flight. We spent the time waiting for the seaplane departure in the lounge with snacks and drinks. The seaplane flight took about 80 minutes, but the longer flight to our island was eliminated by the beautiful views from the plane of the beautiful Maldivian islands. Upon arrival, we experienced a warm welcome and then transferred straight to our beach villa, where we stayed for five days. After staying in the beach villa, we spent the rest of our holiday in a water villa. The accommodation in both types was of a high standard with a private pool, a daily replenished minibar. We would like to appreciate the food, which was served in several a la carte restaurants and to our surprise, breakfast was also in this form. We were perfectly taken care of throughout our stay, including during the transfer from the island to the airport in Male, where a resort employee took care of us again until the moment of passport control. Staying on the island of JA Manafaru was an incredible experience for us and it was our most beautiful vacation. We can only recommend it to anyone who is considering spending a few days, relaxing and experiencing the magic of silence on this amazing island. Finally, we would like to thank our concierge Mangal for the perfect care during our stay, for which we owe him our heartfelt thanks.

richardfQ1490FU

 

SIMPLY PARADISE

28 Feb 2025
Where do i start..... This island offers absolutely everything you want from a trip of a life time . The amount of hours i put into finding the right hotel/resort for my wife 40th was well worth it. DO NOT be put off with the transfer by sea plane being the furthest island north in the maldives it will be the best thing you will do . The amount on offer here for your stay is incredible from the choices of restaurants and different tailored evenings . We split our stay from a water villa with pool and beach villa with pool also, both will blow you away ,the amount of space is incredible and luxury at its finest. The island is one the biggest but with only small amount of rooms allocated to the island its fantastic how much there is to do without feeling on top of other guests. There are bikes to cycle around on the island and explore which is great fun. The level of service from the moment we arrived at the airport till the moment we departed was excellent. The food / restaurants were excellent such a great variety of food available and the service by all the team was excellent. Quick shout out to nizam who was excellent at his job and always polite friendly and funny when serving us such a character. Everyone made such a effort with us and others you can see why this island has many returning guests its was just fantastic . The snorkelling was good and seeing the different array of wildlife was great from sea turtles to the sharks on the evening around the jetty and restaurant was great to see . We would highly recommend this place to anyone . Thank you to everyone making this trip one we will never forget

colingduncan

Cardiff, South Wales, Wales

A wonderful experience

31 Jan 2025
Fantastic resort in every sense. The venue, staff and facilities were top class and could not be faulted. The food was exceptional and the service professional but friendly at all times. I would happily recommend this hotel to everyone and hope to return at some point in the near future.

beckydil2602

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Disappointing

31 Jan 2025
JA Manafaru JA Manafaru has been on our ‘must visit’ list for some time and whilst we weren’t disappointed, we weren’t wowed either. The resort is quite ‘rustic’ and not as polished as some of the resorts we have visited on our 5 trips to the Maldives. The team here were ok, but there weren’t enough of them to ensure exceptional service to all guests at all times. This was particularly evident around the pool, at no point were we offered table service around the pool… this is not what we expect of a supposed 5* resort. At dinner, we often received food before drinks and constantly had to ask for drinks. The weekly seafood bbq evening was disappointing at best. There was a choice of 5/6 different type of fish for mains, although some of which weren’t actually available and had to be brought from elsewhere! Additionally, how they thought it was appropriate for 2 bbqs to feed circa 150 guests is beyond us. Our experience of nights like these in the Maldives is that resorts set up lots of stalls on the beach and there is so much choice and it’s wonderful. This was dull by comparison. There were 2 other themed nights whilst we were there, one Maldivian night and one for Chinese new year; in both cases it felt like it was about what was easy for the chef and not about guest experience. Both meals were dictated with no choices at all. It’s also worth noting that this resort is not actually all inclusive. The most premium gin they had in their AI option was Gordon’s! Everything else was an extra charge. The AI wine choice was also very limited. The pools in the overwater villas are tiny! The villas are quite weathered and it is evident that they have been there for some time. The water off the beach and from the villas is quite deep… worth noting if you are not a confident swimmer! Having visited other Maldives resorts, we are used to the restaurants being in prime spots; over the sea or with views over the beach, unfortunately this doesn’t exist here either. The best thing about the resort is the cellar. We paid $500 + taxes for a private dinner in the cellar, which was wonderful and the highlight of our week.

joecarrillo

 

JA Manafaru is a MUST visit

31 Jan 2025
Not often enough do people write or review to say something positive but every aspect of JA Manafaru warrants a positive and glowing review. This was the trip of a lifetime and we could not have asked for a better resort and experience. We are so delightfully pleased with our journey from the arrival at Male, to the transfer via seaplane, to the arrival at JA Manafaru, and even to the very sad departure. This was a trip that we will never ever forget and I hope to be able to visit again someday in the future. I would love to give a special shoutout to some individuals who left a mark on our trip, our journey, and quite frankly our lives. These individuals went above and beyond day in and day out and we are pleased to have built such a great relationship with them while on our trip. Mauch: This individual is a key asset to your resort and there is not enough positive words in the world to say how pleased we were with Mauch. We saw Mauch each and every day from breakfast all the way to dinner and each time we had the pleasure of being served by him at your many restaurants, we never once saw him not smiling. His smile was contagious and left you feeling great, like he enjoyed what he does and genuinely is glad to build relationships with your guests. We spent a lot of time just chatting with Mauch learning about the Maldivian culture, foods, etc. and never did we feel like a burden or a bother to Mauch, instead he always made us feel welcomed. I could go on and on about Mauch because everything about this individual is gold star worthy and we hope to see him again. Suhaadh: Right there with Mauch, this individual left an everlasting mark on our journey and our lives. We saw Suhaadh not as frequently as Mauch but definitely did see him a lot throughout our journey and each time we had the pleasure of coming across him, it was an exceptional experience. Suhaadh was extraordinary friendly and constantly provided us with exceptional service from recommendations, friendly conversation, and more. Enough can not be said about how great of an asset suhaadh is. Sheehan: Amazing bartender, even better person. We signed up for a cocktail making class where Sheehan was the host and when my wife and I showed up, it was an extraordinary experience. It ended up only being us 2 in the class and Sheehan made it personable and enjoyable. We spent a lot of time talking with him and got to know him as a person and about his background and it was truly exceptional. From this point on, everytime we saw Sheehan, he went out of his way to say hi to us and make us feel welcome. Sheehan left an everlasting mark on us and we want to thank him for this. Matilda: We didn't get to know Matilda as much as the others listed above, but she provided us with exceptional service each time. She was an amazing worker and person and we are thankful for the time we did get to spend with her and got to know her.

Tripadvisor Overview

Discover JA Manafaru Maldives Island, a secluded paradise at the northern tip of the Maldives with 84 spacious Beach Pool Villas, Water Pool Villas and Residences. Unwind in barefoot luxury with stunning beaches and rich marine life. Arrive by seaplane or domestic flight. Savour endless culinary delights with the award-winning all-inclusive Dine Around option. Explore world-class restaurants, unwind at poolside bars, or experience the Maldives' first underground wine cave. Relax at the spa, embrace wellness activities, or discover vibrant reefs. Families are welcome with dedicated zones. The resort offers some of the best on-island value for money, with many inclusions and a variety of food and beverages for a small luxury hotel in the Maldives. Committed to sustainability and wellness options for guests, JA Manafaru offers an unforgettable blend of luxury, culture, and natural beauty.

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  • Flight information required
  • Non-smoking establishment*

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  • American Express
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  • Visa

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