World’s Largest Overwater Villa: Private Reserve

Saturday 22nd of February 2020

World’s Largest Overwater Villa: Private Reserve

The Private Reserve is only accessible by boat, and keys are given to the guests for the duration of their stay, giving them freedom to roam the lagoon-sheltered resort space or, as most tend to do, sequester themselves from the rest of the world on the Private Reserve.

"We started getting requests from royal families -- they wanted to take 2-3 rooms together -- as well as from other high-profile clients, who wanted to accommodate eight or nine people," said the director of rooms.

After a series of renovations and upgrades, The Private Reserve now has two en-suite bedrooms and a two-bedroom duplex master suite. There's an option to convert the library/study room into an additional bedroom should guests need even more space.

Imagine lengthy wooden walkways for each wing, multiple outdoor decks and pavilions, a spa (including sauna and steam room) a full kitchen, a mini-gym, a cinema room, an open-plan living area, a lagoon "pool" area, butler's quarters, rooftop terrace with daybed, hotel room-sized bathrooms and a 680 sq. ft. freshwater infinity pool.

Competing to the world's largest overwater villa title is the three-bedroom John Jacob Astor -- from the St. Regis Maldives' Vommuli - which is sized at 16,500 square feet.