Island Hideaway At Dhonakulhi

An exclusive, luxurious and peaceful retreat where each of the spacious villas offer an extraordinary amount of privacy. Flanked by mile-long beaches and wild lush vegetation, this blissful Hideaway island, is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World. An escapist’s dream.

Rooms

43

Airport transfer time

70 minutes

Location

In the reclusive Haa Alif Atoll in the north of the Maldives, 50 minute flight from Malé to Hanimaadhoo, then 20 minutes by speedboat.

Facilities

Beachfront bar and restaurants, candlelit sandbank dinners, in-villa dining, Cyber Café, pool with swim-up bar, spa, fitness suite, children's pool, varied watersports, dive centre, tennis, volleyball, boutique, games room, and complimentary supervised kids’ club and extensive kids activities, Dhoni boat cruises.

Accommodation

44 spacious villas, offering absolute privacy with 82 feet between each villa and each offering a personal butler service. Facilities include airconditioning, ceiling fan, DVD/CD player, television, bath and shower, coffee facilities, minibar, telephone, outdoor garden shower.

Funa pavilions are beachfront with separate sleeping/living areas, open-air bathroom, garden, Maldivian swing and patio. Raamba retreats on the beach, are more spacious.

Dhonakulhi residence are very spacious with open-plan living area, outdoor jacuzzi pool, garden dining pavilion, and upper level open deck seating.

Jasmine garden villas are some of the best in the Maldives with private pool.

Hideaway water suites are on request.

Restaurants

Gaafushi - Overwater fine dining Asian speciality restaurant. Matheefaru - Sunrise views

Swimming Pools

One infinity swimming pool facing the Indian Ocean

Beach description

The house reef is an ideal place for snorkelling, located 15-20 meters from the shore line. Snorkelling equipment is provided free of charge.

Destination introduction

Maldives holidays conjure up images of white sands, swaying palm trees and crystal blue waters, creating a picture-perfect holiday bliss. Kuoni’s hand-picked islands offer first-class, luxurious accommodation, spectacular diving and enchanting, dazzling sunsets for romantic memories.

Shopping

If you visit Malé, you’ll see plenty of street merchants offering beautiful Maldivian postage stamps. Those ragged dentures suspended outside gift shops are sharks’ jaws. Attractive T-shirts are stencilled before your eyes, generally with brilliantly coloured tropical fish.

The islanders are expert in carving coconut wood and use it to decorate their houses. Mat-weaving, basket-making and coir rope-making are long-standing crafts. Mats are woven from haa grass. There is some highlydeveloped lacquer work and you may see examples of handloom weaving or jewellery handcrafted in gold and mother of pearl.