Facilities & Services

Infinity Swimming pool with swim up bar, Jacuzzi and adjacent children’s pool.

The Sports Complex includes 2 floodlit tennis courts a gymnasium with all the latest fitness equipment, table tennis, fussball, pool / billiard table and bar offering a variety of soft and energy drinks.

Snorkelling equipment is provided free of charge and superb marine life can be seen on the house reef accessed directly from the front of the resort. On the other side of the island a variety of watersports can be enjoyed. Whilst canoes, kayaks and catamarans are free of charge, additional activities such as water skiing, banana boat riding and fun tubes are available but for an additional cost. Meredis Dive offer PADI certified scuba diving in unchartered waters for a charge.

Mandara Spa offers a variety of treatments for a charge.

Bars & Restaurants

• Matheefaru Restaurant: The coral sand floor and Ocean views set a relaxed ambience for the main restaurant serving international and Maldivian cuisine throughout the day????
• Gaafushi Restaurant: Open for dinner serving Asian cuisine and seafood from a decked location over the sea.
• Meeru Bar: Situated on the beach, close to the pool area, this is the spot to watch the sun set with the baby reef sharks circling below the deck!

Overview

The immediacy of such an excellent house reef enables children of all ages to enjoy the wonderful marine life of this outer Atoll. Up to 2 children can share all room types, although we highly recommend a Dhonakulhi Residence which provides your own ‘home from home’. Children joining in the Tender Hearts Kids Club activities will be able to receive certificates for activities including marine biology!

Looking after younger guests

• Toys from kids club
• Children’s swimming pool located by the main pool
• Children’s DVDs are available for in-room use.

Children’s Meals

• Children’s menu served on room service and in the restaurants
• High chairs available
• Bespoke meals available upon request.

Babysitting & Supervised activities

The Tender Hearts Children’s Club is open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm for children age 2 – 12 years. Activities include crab racing, treasure hunts, sandcastle making and movies. The Junior Certification Program also offers the chance to graduate as a Chef, Marine Biologist and Environmentalist.

Babysitter available on request for a charge.

Rooms Types

By placing villas 30 metres apart from one another, Island Hideaway offers some of the best privacy for guests visiting the Maldives. Each Butler is also allocated to one villa only and is there to assist from serving during meals, to escorting you on trips. All villas, which lean heavily on nature in their design yet have good facilities including TV’s with DVD and CD, are air-conditioned with walk-in wardrobes and exterior bathrooms with open-air shower and vast 2 person baths. Complimentary tea & coffee and bottled water is also supplied with a mini-bar available with charged-for contents. Please note sizes below indicate land area (to include outside space).

7 Funa Pavillions (176 square metres) and 7 Raamba Retreats (385 square metres) set close to the beach front all have their own gardens and include separate sleeping and living areas with wooden terraces facing the ocean.

20 Dhonakulhi Residences (550 square metres) have an open-plan living ar0ea with outdoor undercover decked area, alfresco dining pavilion and roof terrace for star gazing. The separate bedroom has French windows overlooking the outdoor Jacuzzi splash pool.

2 Hideaway Water Suites (235 square metres floor area), erected on wooden stilts in the lagoon have their own exclusive ocean-view spa treatment room, sauna, steam room, outdoor round bathtup, sundeck and direct lagoon access.

The 5 Jasmine Garden Villas (705 square metres) offer a spectacular expanse of island you can call your own. Featuring private infinity swimming pools incorporating ‘floating’ dining pavilios and a romantic roof top terrace, these villas offer the perfect setting for your hideaway from the world.

Finally the 2 Hideaway Palaces (1,420 square metres) located on their own natural sandbank, represent the epitome of exclusivity and refinement. Each incorporates 5 individual villas (Master Bedroom featuring circular bed, 2 Guest Bedrooms, Dining Pavilion with roof terrace, Pantry Pavilion) resting on timber decking surrounded by a number of private infinity pools which gives the impression they are in fact floating on water.

Family

• Cots are available on request
• Up to 2 children up to the age of 12 can share all room types.
• Triple rooms with older children can also be arranged.
• Up to 6 adults and 2 children can share a Hideaway Palace

Rates

From £165 per adult sharing a Funa Pavillion on a Bed & Breakfast Basis (01/05/11 – 20/07/11).

Family

• Children age 0 – 4 pay only the local bed tax of approx £6 per night.
• Children age 5 – 11 years sharing pay from £49.
• Triple room rates also available with an older child sharing for an additional £97.

Special Offers

• Last Minute Special – Book to stay during 21/11/11 – 25/12/11, and you will receive Complimentary nights! e.g. Pay 3 Stay 4, Pay 4 Stay 5, Pay 5 Stay 6, Pay 6 Stay 8, Pay 7 Stay 9 and Pay 8 Stay 10, Pay 10 Stay 12 and Pay 10 Stay 14 (Complimentary Breakfast, Dinner and transfers are included. Bed tax would need to be paid for the free nights)
• Early bookings (30 – 45 days prior to arrival) receive a discount of 10 – 15%.
• Please enquire regarding further offers such as upgrade in room type and board basis plus free transfers which are also available.
• Honeymooners will receive champagne, baby cake and flowers with champagne on arrival; one candlelight dinner and cocktail, one special turndown service in their room on arrival night or night after; 50 minute massage for the couple and finally special gifts on departure.

As Island Hideaway’s philosophy is to provide guests with privacy, luxury and nature, the resort takes extra measures to take car of the environment. Products such as paper, bags and containers are recycled and no plastic is used in the villas. Glass and aluminium are crushed and compacted before being sold to Male for recycling. All chemicals used I the kitchen, laundry and for other services is biodegradable and all compost waste such as tree leaves are used for fertilisation.

The overall philosophy of the resort management is to give priority to local personnel from the Atoll itself and as a result over 70% of all Butlers are local Maldivians, primarily from the local atoll. This was the first resort to be opened in the Haa Alifu Atoll in August 2005 and thus this new tourism development has provided an opportunity for local youngsters to be trained by hospitality professionals, giving them a great start in a career within the tourism sector, which is the most important employment sector in the Maldives. It is not uncommon to find guests visiting an inhabited island to visit their Butler’s house, to meet their family and appreciate their living conditions, as close relationships can be formed during a stay.