JA Manafaru Manafaru Island, Maldives

“A verdant paradise hotel in the Maldives offering overwater villas, beach bungalows, private pools, white sand beaches, excellent restaurants and spectacular seaplane transfers from Male. It manages to cater to both honeymooners and families. High rollers opt for the enormous Royal Island suite, with its own spa.”

Situated in the northernmost atoll of the Maldives, Haa Alifu, JA Manafaru recreates the style and charm of traditional Maldivian hospitality, while seamlessly blending Asian traditions of simplicity and elegance to its overall appeal. The resort offers a level of serenity unsurpassed in the Maldives. Sleek and contemporary, it offers unparalleled luxury to the discerning few. Experience luxury in a inimitable style - effortlessly chic while maintaining the charm and tradition that is indigenous to the islands. 

With two additional private islands to escape to near the resort, you are promised a journey of discovery, and an array of delightful opportunities to experience the virgin beauty of Maldives. Take your pick from the beautifully designed contemporary thatched villas, complete with your own private pool and a Villa Host to attend to your every whim. Each villa is a celebration of sleek, contemporary Maldivian architecture, where floor to ceiling doors opening out onto a spacious deck blur the boundaries between the indoors and outdoors.

With a choice of six different accommodation options, you can make sure your stay at JA Manafaru matches your idea of a sublime island vacation. From sheltered Beach Bungalows that nestle in tropical growth to Water Villas with expansive ocean views, we have both romantic couple enclaves and spacious family villas. A total of 84 rooms and villas exist in harmony with nature on the island.

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W Maldives Resort

Winter can be the best season to schedule your next vacations in a sunny destination.

That could be your first good resolution for 2017: plan your future dreamed stay in W Maldives Resort. There you will find unique excursions around Fesdu island, you’ll plunge into amazing lagoons and rest in your luxury villa!

VILLAS YOU’VE EVER DREAMED OF

Who has never dreamed of waking up the feet into a lagoon with turquoise waters, under the sunlight and after a magical night in Maldives ultimate luxury? If you are one of these dreamers, W Maldives Resort’s innovating and contemporary design will surely seduce you, with its colours that reminds us Indian Ocean and Maldivian sea-life, enhanced by red touches that brings to the villas a resolutely modern style.

W Maldives Resort has 78 isolated retreats and suites, all as spacious as modern. Among them you can book 28 Wonderful Beach Oasis (188sq.m), 24 Spectacular Ocean Oasis (146sq.m), 21 Fabulous Lagoon Oasis (146sq.m), 3 WOW Ocean Escape (323sq.m) but above all the majestic Extreme WOW Ocean Haven that represents a total of 492sq.m. All villas and suites have contemporary interiors that perfectly match Maldives typical colours with rustic thatched roof and wooden bridges. Each retreat has a large sundeck and infinity plunge pool with a direct access to the lagoon and a panoramic view on the Indian Ocean. But let’s focus on the most spacious retreat.

The Extreme WOW Ocean Haven at W Maldives Resort is the most remarkable villa. Overhanging the lagoon, this villa has two suites: one master suite with panoramic view of the ocean and Spa bath amenities, and a junior suite with its own bathroom, and both of them with a 42“ flat screen. The villa is decorated with luminous design elements delicately placed into its large living room, close to a private kitchenette. Then, you will notice its glass floor that keeps the lagoon’s stunning underwater view. Outside, a large terrace is waiting for you around a giant infinity plunge pool with Jacuzzi seats. Now let’s explore the rest of the resort.

A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE

W Maldives Resort is decided to let you experience a memorable stay, in terms of cultural discoveries, culinary experimentation, entertainment and relaxation. Let’s begin with the resort’s three restaurants that offers their own specialty and unique surrounding: you can dine with the feet in the sand in front of the water, in a restaurant over the lagoon with Maldivian flavours or enjoy a barbecue with fresh products. After your meal, you can also have fun in the resort’s own nightclub and dance with the experimented Djs.

All day long, you can rest in the Spa’s luxurious villas at W Maldives Resort. Choose between a large offer of skincare, hair care and facial treatments and rest with a maximum of intimacy in this sanctuary that comprises four villas with terrace and Jacuzzi.

For all family and explorer’s greatest pleasure, W Maldives Resort brings you through the surrounding islands to discover local culture, but also the incredible sea-life of the Indian Ocean. You can leave in traditional Dohni for long cruises, but also experiment seaboat and even luxury yacht to meet the whales or dolphins at sunset. You can also test diving or snorkelling through unique excursions and swim close to a hundred of species including giant rays and whale sharks.

Finally at W Maldives Resort you can have fun at the Water Sport Center hand try parasailing in the air, flying above the island and the ocean, but also borrow a jet ski or seabob as comfortable on or under water. At nightfall, the luckiest one that have chosen the good season can assist to a unique spectacle with the sea of stars, that glows in the dark thanks to the microorganisms in the water that are disturbed by oxygen and reflects the sparkling stars above

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Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru, North Malé Atoll, Maldives

A magical expression of tropical luxury will enchant your senses in the Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru resort.

Quiet and warm, this is a place of absolute tranquility. All 48 villas feature lush living conditions and are very close to the sparkling white sands and the simmering turquoise ocean. Their interiors flaunt a perfectly balanced combination of rustic and modern elements which create a unique atmosphere. An undoubted highlight is the villas’ open-air bathrooms.

Unforgettable dining experiences await you at the Ilaafathi Restaurant, the Naiboli Bar and the Sangu Garden. But you also have to try the private beach dinners with champagne and personal chef, the candlelight dinner in your own villa, or the private dining at sunset on a jetty.

Exquisite spa treatments and refreshing recreational activities are also an important part of the services offered at the Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru. So if you choose to come here for a relaxing vacation, rest assured that you will be extremely well taken care off: body mind and soul will al be pampered in this place of serenity.

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Luxury Resort, Maalifushi by COMO, Maldives

Our recent trip to Maldives wouldn’t be complete without a stay at the new COMO resort, which we were looking forward to checking out for a long time. Having now returned to the considerably less glamorous Europe we are happy to report that our eagerness to visit Maalifushi was fully justified.

 The resort was the first to open in the remote Thaa Atoll, with only couple of resorts located further south. It took a long journey to get to Maalifushi, so it was a relief to finally disembark on the main jetty—and begin to take in the island in all its beauty.

The island

Maalifushi feels wilder than some other islands in the more developed parts of Maldives. With the tall palm tree forest, wide beaches and natural reefs it has some of that undiscovered feel, a rarity these days.

It is just one of mostly uninhabited islets, their green silhouettes strung one after another, until the last one disappears in the sea mist haze. The closest neighbour is a picture-perfect green patch of land—and guests can just swim or wade to it over the shallows.

COMO style

This sister resort to the much-admired Cocoa Island, Maalifushi follows the COMO trademark style of eco-friendly, understated luxury.

Its design and atmosphere falls somewhere between the sophisticated minimalism of the Aman Resorts and the Six Senses eco chic—a sweet spot to be in.

White on blue

There are sixty-six villas on Maalifushi. Some are overwater (ideal for couples), some on land, with gardens—these are great for families with small children. All offer seclusion and luxury with laid-back feel. The interiors are designed with oak floors and elegant furniture, and swathes of mosquito netting around the beds.

We preferred the overwater suites and villas; white-painted, full of light, with large sun decks and thatched gazebos outside, their infinity pools reflecting the colours of lagoon and sky.

The beachfront villas are more peaceful and private though—with their jungly little gardens and paths leading to the combed beach.

Island life

Maalifushi is great for couples, but this resort is more family-focused than the Cocoa Island. There are child-friendly beach picnics and snorkelling trips on offer as well as a nice kids’ club.

Still, Maalifushi is mostly about peace and tranquility, and as such it is as serene a destination as you can find. Restorative yoga, top-notch spa treatments, beach-front exercise and the excellent healthy food are all parts of the exquisite body and mind restoration experience.

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