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5°36′N 72°58′E · 1 M

Lagoon House

A glass floor, a ladder down, and nothing else for a kilometre.

2 guests1 bedrooms1 beds1.5 baths4.98(88)

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  • Straight into the reef

    The house sits at the edge of the drop-off. Rays most mornings, reef sharks at dusk.

  • Glass floor in the lounge

    Two square metres of it. You will lose an hour a day to this.

  • Nobody else

    The nearest other structure is 1.1 km across the lagoon.

One villa, on stilts, at the far edge of a lagoon in Raa Atoll, with a ladder from the deck straight into about three metres of water and a reef drop-off four metres beyond that.

The building is plain on purpose — timber, white plaster, a lot of glass — because everything interesting is outside it. There is a two-square-metre glass panel in the lounge floor, which sounds like a gimmick and turns out to be where you spend your evenings.

Half board is included and brought over by boat. The transfer is a twenty-five-minute seaplane from Malé, which is itself worth the trip.

Where you’ll sleep

Lagoon bedroom

King bed · full-width doors to the deck

What’s here

  • Direct lagoon access
  • Glass floor panel
  • Outdoor shower
  • Snorkel gear
  • Kayak
  • Fast wifi
  • Air conditioning
  • Half board included
  • Seaplane transfer
  • Sun deck

Aminath Rasheed

Trusted host

Host · hosting since 2021

“There is a reef four metres from your ladder. Go in before breakfast, when the light comes through at an angle.”

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“We snorkelled off the ladder twice a day for a week and saw something new every time. Manta rays on the fourth morning. Still processing it.”
ThéoGeneva · September 2026
“Complete isolation, which is rare and which we needed. The glass floor at night with the deck lights on is mesmerising.”
HarrietCape Town · August 2026
“Expensive but the half board is genuinely good food, not resort buffet. Aminath's team are invisible until you need them.”
AndresBogotá · July 2026
“Two people only, which is correct. This is not a place to bring a group. It is a place to be quiet in.”
KeikoTokyo · May 2026

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House rules

  • Two guests maximum
  • Reef-safe sunscreen only
  • No fishing from the deck
  • No smoking
  • Seaplane transfer must be booked 72 hours ahead

$2,100night

4.98· 88