Best of the Maldives: Round – Ritz Carlton Maldives

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Ritz Maldives building

  • “Get around, round, round, I get around.” – Beach Boys

Design 101 is it identify a key motif and stick with it, and no “design resorts” (which are abounding in the Maldives) has mastered this concept more completely than the Ritz Carlton Maldives. And that motif is round. The entire property is replete with circular structures from the spa, kids club (complete with spiral climbing frame and Hobbit-like round door), the villas, ocean pool, loungers, pool restaurant. Even a sculpture on the island for sitting and reposing (see directly below).

One could say that the Ritz is indeed the best ALL ROUND resort in the Maldives.

Ritz Maldives - lounger

Ritz Maldives - spa

Ritz Maldives - water villa

Ritz Maldives - round kids club

Ritz Maldives - round pool

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Best of the Maldives: Bathroom Graffiti – Oaga

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Oaga - bathroom graffitti

Normally, graffiti on the bathroom walls is considered a bit of a downmarket flag, but Oaga has made such street style into a distinctive feature of its Bodu Haruge Beach Villa with Private Pool villa:

  • “Graffiti Gifili: The bathroom, inspired by Maldivian ‘Gifili’, features bare walls, banana leaves complete the tropical feeling enjoyed by our ancestors, with the graffiti wall providing a contemporary twist. Multi-disciplinary street artist Ahmed Sobah (aka Toxicrew) took inspiration from local animals such as the cat and rooster, transforming each of the walls to one-of-a-kind pieces of street-style art.”

Oaga - Graffitti

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Best of the Maldives: Moon Therapies – Oaga

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Oaga - moon therapies

Just had the Hunter’s Moon this week which could be an opportunity for one of Oaga’s San’dhu Moon Therapies

  • ·“Upholding Maldivian practices and rituals of the past centuries that used the moon’s energy to craft medicinal massage oils and elixirs, our San’dhu Moon Therapies connect with the moon phases and their energies, offering powerful rituals to boost your vital energy and balance the body and the mind, and the overall spiritual wellbeing.”

Great for more than werewolves!

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Best of the Maldives: Stem Cell Treatment – Soneva Fushi

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Soneva Soul - stem cell therapy

Stem cells are truly amazing components of the human body. They are undifferentiated cells that can turn into wide range of cell types (or they can just replicate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell). As a result of these distinctive characteristics, they are seen as the original human cell from which the human organised has evolved. A friend of mine recently had a life saving stem cell transplant where his faulty immune system was destroyed by the doctors and then they introduced the right stem cells to grow him whole new, healthy immune system (forgive the over-simplification).

Soneva Fushi has brought the scientific magic of stem cells to the Maldives offers the first ever stem cell treatments for a range of skin care procedures – Soneva Soul – First And Only Stem Cell Centre In Maldives (maldives-times.com):

  • “By importing stem cells with prescription, Soneva Soul has eminent its collection of bespoke health and wellness services. Operating with the essential approvals from the Maldives Food and Drug Authority and maintenance world-class standards, the resort is now competent to provide targeted treatment and protocols by the power and probable of stem cells. The stem cells used in their treatment are complete by Sweden-based Cellcolabs, a biotech company that’s devoted to growing global access to stem cell treatments. Built on two decades of study at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, they specialize in the high-class manufacture of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).”

The treatments are from Sweden-based Cellcolabs, a biotech company that’s devoted to growing global access to stem cell treatments. Built on two decades of study at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, they specialize in the high-class manufacture of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The procedures include:

  • Ntra-Articular Orthopedic Injetions to assist damaged tissue repair
  • Topical injections with Micro-Needling to promote skin renewal
  • IV system Stem Cell to reduce swelling and aid tissue recovery
  • Intradermal Injections for a range of cosmetic treatments
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Best of the Maldives: Floating Spa – South Palm

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South Palm - floating spa 1

Across the 4 decades of watching the Maldives tourism evolve, we remember when most mainstream resorts didn’t even have spas. Then some added Western therapists on six-month contract given a table in some back room to work from. Eventually, proper wellness spas became the norm and soon, at the luxury properties, these establishments got positioned over the magical water like the villas and restaurants before them. Now South Palm has taken that treatment innovation a step even further by (a) introducing the Maldives’ first ever floating spa, and (b) the Maldives first ever lake spa.

Many of my favourite treatments in the Maldives were on overwater platforms where the natural sounds and sensations of the surrounding sea providing the soothing soundscape. A good massage will leave feeling like your are floating, and at South Palm you can get that feeling for real

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Best of the Maldives: Beach Pond – The Standard

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The Standard - beach pond

The Maldives are famed for their tranquil and shallow lagoons, but The Standard features the calmest, shallowest micro-lagoon in the Maldives. A little tidal pond formed on the main beach. We used to play in these with delight when we were youngsters. If your lucky a few tiny fish will have been trapped in a little temporary beach aquarium.

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Best of the Maldives: Colourful Plunge Pool – Oaga

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Oaga - plunge pool

We are noting a increasing number of plunge pools in villas. Having your own private pool is becoming the norm for the 5-star luxury properties. The plunge pools are actually superb for the younger children (safe and perfectly adequate) and frankly for most adults (who often just want a literal “plunge” to cool off from the heat especially if they have been lying in the sun. Oaga’s plunge pools, like al the rest of the property, present an yet another canvas for artistic creativity.

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Best of the Maldives: Duo Submersible – The Patina

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The Patina - submersible 1

The Maldives’ underwater spectacle was its first (drawing divers from around the world) attraction and, even with all of the on-land development of spectacular properties, remains one of its top attractions today. But if you don’t want to get wet snorkeling or invest in the training for scuba, the growing fleet of submersibles around the resorts give you a cozy front row seat to all the underwater wonders. The latest launch is The Patina’s two-seater, bubble canopy SEAmagine. The two seater also allows for the pilot to hand the controls over to the guest for the Maldives’ first ever submarine pilot training:

Patina Maldives Unveils ‘Ocean Pearl’ Submarine for a Unique Underwater Experience – Maldives Virtual Tour“

  • “The resort partnered with Dive Butler to establish the Maldives’ first submarine pilot training facility. Ocean Pearl has been engineered by the world-renowned SEAmagine Hydrospace Corporation, established in 1995 and recognised for its leadership in the recreational submarine industry. Today, SEAmagine submersibles have accumulated over 12,000 dives – surpassing the total number of dives accumulated by all its competitors combined – and are extensively used by various leisure, commercial, defence and scientific organisations worldwide. Ocean Pearl will be operated with Dive Butler, whose submarine pilots have completed SEAmagine’s rigorous training programme, initially developed in collaboration with the US Coast Guard and since established as the industry standard. Every expedition is led by an onboard pilot and a surface co-pilot, ensuring guests’ safety and access to the profound knowledge of marine life, complementing the sheer wonder of the experience with an educational dimension.”

The Patina - submersible 2

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