• Experience stunning sunsets
    Experience stunning sunsets
  • Relax over crystal water
    Relax over crystal water
  • Swimming with gentle giants
    Swimming with gentle giants
  • Catering for your every whim
    Catering for your every whim
  • Luxury Island Holidays
    Luxury Island Holidays
  • Find your own corner of paradise
    Find your own corner of paradise
Luxury Island Holidays in The Maldives

Athuruga, Maldives

Athuruga thumb4-starsWelcome to the newly built exclusive water villas set in the crystal clear lagoon where the fish dance and where the wind sings a song.

  

Overview

Excellent service and attention to detail are key factors in their philosophy of endeavouring to exceed guests’ expectations.
Every luxury will be on offer including breakfast on your private balcony prepared by your personal maid and fine dining at the famous Gary Rhodes Restaurant. The newly opened ‘Heaven and Earth’ spa overlooks their quiet beach.

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Indulge under the palms in front of a restful beach bungalow, listen to the music of the waves and the sound of the breeze, let your soul dance, this is pure paradise.

Stroll through the open architecture of the resort with its natural wood and white curtains, gaze across the open lagoon and white powdery sand, soon the cool breeze will caress your skin and your imagination will float into a world of divine comfort.

Located on the western rim of Ari Atoll, just a 20-minute seaplane flight south of Male’ International Airport, the resort is secluded and tranquil, providing optimum privacy in unspoilt surroundings.

Accommodation

Beach Bungalows

Beach-BungalowsFacing the pristine water with direct access to the beach, the 46 Beach Bungalows offer private deck veranda with armchairs, coffee table and sun beds, all rooms also have open air showers.

Facilities in the room include:

  • King size bed
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • IDD (International Direct Dialling) telephone
  • Stocked mini bar
  • Coffee and tea making facilities
  • Luggage rack
  • IPOD units
  • In-room digital safe
  • Bidet
  • Hairdryer
  • Daily refurbished beach towels
  • Electric current 220 volts, 50 cycles

Water Villas

Water-VillasThe island’s 25 water villas host a private large terrace with direct access to the water. The tasteful furnishings in the villas ample living space include custom made rattan furniture, Italian contemporary lighting and handmade inlaid wooden parquet floors which make a setting where guests can realise their fantasy of living life to the fullest, while on holiday.

Facilities in the room include:

  • Canopy King size bed
  • Sofa bed
  • Individually controlled air conditioning 
  • Ceiling fan
  • IDD (International Direct Dialling) telephone
  • Stocked mini bar
  • Coffee and tea making facilities
  • Luggage rack
  • Apple i-Mac with a wide variety of music and movies
  • In-room digital safe
  • Spacious walk- in showers with double shower head and private access to outside terrace
  • Twin basins
  • Vanity mirror
  • Bathrobes
  • Personalized fine toiletries
  • Bidet
  • Hairdryer
  • Daily refurbished beach towels
  • Electric current 220 volts, 50 cycles
  • 15 lagoon view villas
  • 10 sunset view villas

Facilities

Diamonds Athuruga Beach & Water Villas offers the following all inclusive services:

  • Free welcome drink to all arrivals
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Breakfast service from 8am to 10.30am
  • Lunch service from 1pm to 2.30pm
  • Dinner service from 8.30pm to 10pm
  • Main bar open from 8am to midnight, Water villas bar open from 6pm to midnight
  • Snacks, cocktails, soft  drinks, fruit juices, beer, house wine, tea and coffee, selected spirits (Champagne and premium spirits not included)
  • Mini bar in the room
  • Infirmary with resident doctor and medical assistance (24 hours)
  • Laundry service
  • Water sports activities: canoe, sailing and windsurfing (for expert guests)
  • Snorkelling equipment
  • Guided snorkelling tours of the house reef
  • Fisherman’ s Island excursion (once per stay)
  • Beach towels, sun beds and beach umbrellas

Restaurants & Bars

Main Restaurant

Located on the island offers American breakfast buffet, buffet lunch and for dinner a fusion of Italian, Asian, Oriental and Maldivian cuisines with theme nights buffet and fish barbecue. Lobsters and prawns menus are available at charge for private dinners on the beach.

Diet/vegetarian dishes are available on request. Serving soft drinks, water, house wine, local beer, tea & coffee.

Water Villas Restaurant

Table d’hôte service offering International and Italian cuisine with selection of fresh seafood and fish. Diet/vegetarian dishes are available on request. Serving soft drinks, water, house wine, local beer, tea & coffee

Dining at the restaurant it’s included for the Water Villas guests while for the Beach Bungalows guests it’s with supplement and upon reservation.

Pizzeria Restaurant

Located on the island serves fresh baked pizzas for lunch and for dinner.

Main Bar

Located on the island serves a large selection of cocktails, liquors, beer, wine, fresh juice and soft drinks. Champagne and premium spirits are available at charge.

Water Villas Bar (located along the pier)

Serves a large selection of cocktails, liquors, beer, wine, fresh juice and soft drinks in a comfortable open over water deck. Champagne and premium spirits are available at charge.

Features

Serena Spa

From the ultimate pampering experience for couples, to soothing treatments for sun lovers and healing remedies for sufferers of modern day stress, Serena Spa has a therapy perfect for you.

Our exotic menu of Massages, Body Works, Facials and Salon Treatments features rejuvenation therapies inspired by India’s ancient holistic Ayurveda or “Science of life”.

Allow your senses to be lulled into a peaceful state by the welcoming smiles and soothing, skilled hands of our therapists as they employ traditional restoratives, herbs, oils, spices and flowers combined with time honoured rituals to balance body, mind and soul.

Spherique Boutique

Amazing customers with a unique shopping experience in stunning locations around the world.

The Spherique philosophy is to ensure the highest quality in every aspect of our boutiques. Personnel are carefully selected and trained so our customers can enjoy the best professional service.

Spherique sources only the finest products by travelling extensively from small villages in Thailand, where we purchase quality local handicrafts such as handwoven silks and mother-of-pearl, to the small local markets in Africa that sell inimitable artefacts crafted from wood and stone. Where possible we select items made by local associations, which support people with disabilities.

Years of experience means Spherique understands exactly what customers want and need, which is why our boutiques now also feature more exotic brands to satisfy even the most discerning customers.

Diving Centre

Padi Gold Palm Resort managed by IDive Diving Centres. For more information visit iDive or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Water Sports

A wide range of activities and excursions are organised on a daily basis with a program and booking system available at the water sports centre or with the animation team.

Snorkelling equipment is issued on request at no charge. Canoes, catamaran, laser boat and windsurfing equipment is offered to guests who must experienced for these activities. Catamaran rides are offered with experienced instructors at no charge. Wakeboard, water skiing, snorkelling by dhoni, sunset snorkelling, sunset fishing and deep sea fishing, private and personalised excursions. Windsurfing, sailing and snorkelling courses or private lessons for beginners and experts are organised upon booking.

Please note that the star ratings are based on our personal opinions of quality level and that much of the content of these property articles comes direct from their own websites & factsheets and was correct at the time of publishing

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