Dhoni Suite
Sleeps 2
- Boat-shaped overwater suite
- The originals
Maldives · South Malé Atoll
COMO Cocoa Island
A tiny island of overwater suites shaped like traditional dhoni boats, with COMO Shambhala wellness and one of the best house reefs in the Malé atolls.
Dhoni suites and serious wellness
IslandMakunufushi
TransferSpeedboat
Ideal stay5–7 nights
Opened2002
SuitsWellness · Honeymoons
RateOn request
The property
Dhoni suites and serious wellness
Cocoa Island is deliberately small — a slender sandbank with a single line of overwater suites, the earliest of them built in the form of dhoni fishing boats. COMO Shambhala runs the wellness: yoga, Ayurvedic-influenced therapies and the group's famous healthy kitchen. The house reef is superb and the sandbank itself shifts with the seasons. No show, no crowds; it is the quiet connoisseur's choice in South Malé.
Where you sleep
4 villa categories
Overwater suites and villas, the originals dhoni-shaped. Which one is right depends on the month and who is travelling — that is the first thing we will ask.
Dhoni Loft Suite
Sleeps 2–3
- Upper sleeping loft
- Lagoon deck
One Bedroom Water Villa
Sleeps 2
- Larger deck
- Direct lagoon steps
COMO Villa
Sleeps 4
- Two bedrooms
- Private pool
- End of the jetty
What makes it itself
Why people choose it
- 01
Dhoni suites
The original overwater suites are shaped as Maldivian dhoni boats — nothing else looks like them.
- 02
The sandbank
A white spit runs off the island's tip and moves with the seasons.
- 03
House reef
One of the best in the Malé atolls, a short swim from the suites.
- 04
COMO Shambhala kitchen
Wellness cuisine that people actually want to eat.
The table
2 places to eat
Ufaa
COMO Shambhala and Indian Ocean cuisine
Overwater, single elegant room
Faru Bar
Cocktails and small plates
Sunset deck
Wellness
COMO Shambhala Retreat
- Signature massage and Ayurvedic-influenced therapies
- Daily yoga
- Hydrotherapy pool
- Wellness cuisine integrated with the kitchen
Families
None · Better for couples
No kids' club; a quiet island by design.
In the water
Reef and diving
House reefExcellent — a genuine snorkelling reef off the suites
Dive centreOn-site centre
Sites within reach
- Cocoa Corner
- Guraidhoo Kandu
- Kandooma Thila
Worth knowing before you book
- About 33 suites — genuinely small
- Speedboat access from Malé
- The register is quiet; come for calm, not shows
What they actually do
- COMO Foundation supports local programmes
- Reef protection
- Water bottling on site
Two islands, one quote
Split stays with COMO Cocoa Island
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 + 3 nightsCOMO Cocoa Island +
Huvafen FushiTwo small-island connoisseur picks: Huvafen's underwater spa and cellar, then Cocoa's dhoni suites and Shambhala calm. Both speedboat islands — no seaplane at all.
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