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Tick-off your fantasy to snooze in a luxe villa over bright blue waters at the Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa. Here, your every whim is looked after. Mums can indulge in spa treatments or a good book and Dads have a long list of watersports to work through. Plus, there’s a house reef and plush open-air bars and restaurants to enjoy. If you're travelling with kids, they've got their own pool and activities, while if you fancy indulging a bit, it's also one of the few hotels in the Maldives that allow your little ones to stay in the water villas.
Key features
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Accommodation
All Inclusive
Beach Suites are beachfront, separated over 2 floors and sleep up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children and have living room with 3rd/4th beds, air-conditioning, bathroom, rain shower, satellite TV, radio, minibar*, telephone, clock, internet access, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, games, in-house music and furnished terrace.
Deluxe Water Villas are over water villas and sleep 2 adults with a master king or twin bedroom complete with living area.
Deluxe Family Water Villas have the same facilities as the Deluxe Water Villas and sleep up to 2 adults and 2 children, complete with bunk beds in a separate kids' area.
Luxury Sunset Water Villas sleep 2 adults in a master king bedroom complete with furnished living area and extensive outdoor living located over 2 floors
Two Bedroom Luxury Beachfront Pool Villa sleeps up to 4 adults and 2 children and has 2 bedrooms (king and twin), living room, private pool and Island Club All Inclusive.
Building
Official Rating: 4 star
Rooms: 112
Bedrooms: 112
Rooms: 112
Bedrooms: 112
Facilities
On Site
Infinity pool, Island Club pool exclusive for the use of Island Club guests, Pool bar, Main buffet restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Italian restaurant, 2 Bars and Lounge, 24 hour room* and concierge service* .
Location
The Centara Grand Island is located on South Ari Atoll and Male International airport is just 25 minutes away by air.
Activities
Entertainment
Nightly entertainment.
Sports
Motorised watersports*, Non-motorised watersports including windsurfing, kayaking, sailing, catamaran* and fishing, Diving*, Sports and fitness facilities, Snorkelling equipment*.
Health & Beauty
Spa *, Massage*, Beauty treatments*.
For Families
Children's pool, Hotel-run kids' club for 4-9 and 10-17 yrs, Daily activities programme.
All inclusive
All inclusive
Food: Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner in main restaurant. Once a week visit to speciality Thai or Italian restaurant, additional visits*. Afternoon tea. Afternoon children's ice cream station. Pre dinner snacks in the main bar lounge.Drink: Soft drinks and mineral water from 08:00-01:00. Cocktails of the day, house wine and local beer from the pool bar, main lounge, public bar and restaurant bar from 11:00-24:00. Non-motorised watersports (excluding diving and snorkelling equipment*).
Sports and Activities: All included except where indicated*.
Island Club All Inclusive (available with the Luxury Beachfront Two Bedroom Pool Villa:
Premium brand drinks (beers, wines and spirits) served in the Club Lounge, unlimited access to speciality restaurant (reservations required), continental breakfast, Club Lounge check-in and checkout, private pool, book and DVD library, newspaper, maid service twice a day, evening turn down, upgraded amenities, snorkelling equipment.
Local info
About South Ari Atoll
As well as amazing diving and desert island resorts, South Ari Atoll is home to Dhangethi Island, where you'll find a cultural centre showing traditional Maldivian living. With buildings made from local materials, a boat-building shed and fishing tools to see, it's a superb day trip from your island resort.
Airport Transfer: 25mins by seaplane
About Maldives
If you want your Robinson Crusoe moment to include creature comforts and a side order of pampering, the Maldives are for you. On these islands it’s possible to sleep in a luxe villa over the water, dine at sunset on the beach or to float in a hammock. And, if spoiling’s about bathtub-warm seas, or watersports, that’s sorted too. Plus, there’s an impressive underwater world to swim, snorkel and scuba dive.
Thomson Airways Longhaul
Fly longhaul with Thomson Airways and look forward to:
- 33” seat pitch as standard – that’s more legroom in longhaul economy than BA, Virgin Atlantic, bmi and Monarch*
- Stylish leather seats
- Amenity pack
- 7” widescreen seat-back TV with complimentary headphones
- On-screen selection of movies, TV programmes, games, radio channels and more**
- Choice of four course meal and snack
* Source: BATA website, September 2008
** Entertainment upgrades available on selected flights
Upgrade to Premium Class and enjoy even more!
A dedicated cabin exclusively for Premium passengers
Increased seat pitch of at least 36”
Wide leather seats with head support
9” widescreen seat-back TV with complimentary noise-reduction headsets
Even more choice of in-flight entertainment, with an increased selection of movies, TV programmes, games and radio channels
Complimentary drinks* including a drink before take-off, and a luxury pampering pack
Dedicated cabin crew
Priority check-in and boarding
Pre-booking option – guaranteeing you sit together
*Excluding champagne
Increased seat pitch of at least 36”
Wide leather seats with head support
9” widescreen seat-back TV with complimentary noise-reduction headsets
Even more choice of in-flight entertainment, with an increased selection of movies, TV programmes, games and radio channels
Complimentary drinks* including a drink before take-off, and a luxury pampering pack
Dedicated cabin crew
Priority check-in and boarding
Pre-booking option – guaranteeing you sit together
*Excluding champagne
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ATOL protection does not apply to all holiday and travel services shown on this website.
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