PAID CONTENT FOR VILLA PARK


PAID CONTENT FOR VILLA PARK


Villa Park SOUTH ARI ATOLL, MALDIVES


Set within the South Ari Marine Protected Area, Villa Park is an expansive island of broad beaches, a bright lagoon and shaded sand paths. It pairs real island scale with an easy rhythm, so you settle quickly and let the day unfold at its own pace. The azure shoreline is the hotel’s signature


appeal. Villa Park is known for its range of beach pool villas, giving guests a choice of sunrise calm or last-light outlooks, palm-screened seclusion or open frontage to the lagoon. Decks flow out onto soft sand, outdoor showers blur indoors and out, and the mood stays quietly residential, with natural textures and cooling tones that allow the ocean to lead. Offshore, the draw is clear. South Ari is one


of the Maldives’ classic marine areas, with responsible, year-round whale shark encounters and a house reef close by for unhurried snorkelling. The PADI-certified DiveOceanus centre runs a full programme from first dives to advanced training, with day and night excursions tuned to season and tide, so you can take a morning drift and still be back in time for lunch.


Dining is relaxed and assured. ZERO restaurant


sits among the greenery and serves garden-to-fork plates at canopy level or on the jungle floor, with leaves and herbs picked steps away. On the beach, La Tropicana bar is a breezy pause between swims, serving açai, fresh fruit and ice-cold treats that suit the climate. Elsewhere, menus lean into seafood caught fresh daily along with international and authentic Maldivian cuisine, delighting the senses. When you want to disconnect, Araamu Spa


hides in tropical gardens with a sauna, steam and a whirlpool, alongside therapies designed to restore rather than perform. For something unique, the Pot Tub experience offers a private Kawa bath in a wood-heated cauldron set in a secluded grove. Between the spa, the lagoon and your private pool, the day finds its own pace. Access is straightforward. A short domestic


flight followed by a brief speedboat ride brings you to the island with energy to spare. Service is measured and unobtrusive, and the setting is generous enough that privacy comes easily whenever you want it.


DON’T MISS Take a private charter to see whale sharks, have dinner at ZERO and cycle the island’s shaded paths


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KEY FEATURES • Lagoon pool • PADI-certified DiveOceanus centre • Araamu Spa (sauna, steam, whirlpool) • ZERO restaurant, a garden-to-fork treetop dining experience


KEY ACTIVITIES • Whale shark excursions in South Ari • Day & night diving across signature sites


• House reef snorkelling & catamaran sailing


• Sunset cruising on the open lagoon


GET IN TOUCH villaresorts.com T: +960 668 0088 E: park@villaresorts.com


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