Sun Island Resort and Spa, set in the island of Nalaguraidhoo is the most breathtaking and picturesque island in South Ari Atoll. Located along the island’s beautiful beaches are the 426 elegantly furnished guestrooms, including 72 water bungalows, out of which 4 are Presidential Suites, 218 Super Deluxe Beach Bungalows and 136 Deluxe Beach Bungalows. All Deluxe and Super Deluxe Beach Bungalows offer a superb view of the shore and sea. All the rooms are elegantly appointed with the latest facilities. The Presidential Suites has two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms.
The five restaurants, Italian, Thai, 24 hour A La Carte Coffee shop, Southern Star Grill and the Main Restaurant, serve healthy dishes and good wines. The 10 bars including 24 hr main bar serve both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and several cocktails. The Club Green House Bar is a favourite location for pre- and after-meal drinks. Guraamuli offers fresh catch of the day, a good collection of seafood and prime meat in a picturesque location near the beach, also known to be the popular Grill Terrace. Al Pontile, with breathtaking view of the resort’s house reef, serves traditional Italian cuisines and Japanese cuisine, while the Southern Star Restaurant and Bar for clients from over water bungalows, offers a specialty Indian Menu for those who like spicy food. Sun Star, the Thai Restaurant and Bar offers delicious Thai and Oriental delicacies.
The sports and recreational facilities offered by the resort include floodlight tennis, basketball, volleyball, electronic games, squash, indoor badminton, table tennis etc and exciting water-sports activities like scuba diving, wind surfing, catamaran sailing, and canoeing etc. A large swimming pool and children’s pool is set amidst exotic landscaping. The resort’s spa, Araamu Spa offers various treatments like aromatherapy, massage, aerobics, etc. The resort’s clinic is well equipped with experienced doctors and nurses and there is also a well-stocked pharmacy and private rooms for in house treatment. Live bands, disco, karaoke, competitions, poolside shows, etc make up the resort’s weekly entertainment programmes.
Sun Island is an ideal meeting and conference place with facilities like full audio-visual for videos and slide, etc. The Diving School offers PADI courses taught in English, German, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, French and Russian.
The hotel organises excursions to the neighbouring islands and guides would escort and assist you during these trips which include tours to the local fishing villages, tourist resorts, uninhabited islands, fishing and reef snorkelling excursions etc. The hotel also offers sunrise fishing, sunset fishing and big game fishing. The island is 62 miles from the Male International airport.
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