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new 173-villa resort linked to a sister island by a 1km bridge. Te Turtle Kids Club has a raſt of daily activities, there’s movie time daily at 4pm and a Bubblemaker Dive programme (eight years and up). Another child-friendly option is the
Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort and Spa on Furanafushi Island, North Malé Atoll, a 15- to 20-minute speedboat ride from the international airport. It recently completed a US$20 million renovation and has cottage accommodation designed for families, plus the Sheraton Adventure Club for kids. Look for resorts offering all-inclusive
packages to help manage the budget – Angsana Velavaru (
angsana.com) offers Live for Family Fun, which includes daily breakfast, lunch and dinner (free meals for kids under 12), ice cream and snorkelling lessons, among other things.
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FROM TOP: Niyama; Hard Rock Hotel Maldives; Finolhu
BEST FOR… PARTY LOVERS Not all resorts in the Maldives are full of honeymooners. With its contemporary style, Amilla Fushi (
amilla.mv) has always set out to be a place where groups of friends and families can hang out together. Te focus is on combining toes-in-the-sand relaxation alongside DJs, live acts and the best parties in the Maldives – last year’s festivities included Rita Ora appearing on New Year’s Eve with Nick Grimshaw DJing. Finolhu (
finolhu.com) is another equally
sociable island choice, with regular events encouraging guests to gather, such as pool parties, movie nights and the weekly White Party, where all guests dress in white, enjoy sunset drinks and dance into the early hours. If a group of friends want space to spread
out – and splash out – try the Rock Star Villa at the Hard Rock Hotel Maldives (
hardrockhotelmaldives.com), which has its own infinity pool, a tuk-tuk bar on the terrace and, via the Sound of Your Stay, the chance to curate your own soundtrack.
BEST FOR… MEETINGS A country made up of small islands, space is at a premium in the Maldives, so don’t expect to be able to hold a huge conference here. However, new on the scene is Crossroads (
crossroadsmaldives.com), the country’s first integrated resort development and one of its most ambitious projects to date. Close to the capital, Malé,
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