To Maldives with children

Among the many wonderful family hotels in the Maldives, we have selected three where the variety leaves no chance for boredom.

JOALI Being

If earlier JOALI Being on the island of Raa Atoll was only for adults, today you can relax here with families, couples, and solo. For a large family with children, a beach residence with 4 bedrooms, a private sauna and fitness room, a library, a kitchen, Apple TV and a Bose audio system is suitable.

There are also such traditional entertainments as diving and water sports, in the variety of which JOALI Being is not inferior to other luxury hotels in the Maldives, and often surpasses them. Children can get acquainted with the plants in the island garden, create a herbarium, learn to turn recyclable materials into beautiful and useful things in everyday life, mix mocktails from tropical juices and master yoga. For guests of all ages, there are master classes in cooking, creating natural perfumes, pottery, painting on canvas and paper, and open-air cinema. Together with the Olive Ridley Project, a Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center has been opened on the island, and last November, the turtle Kurangi, who was brought to the center with an injury to his front flippers, returned to the open ocean after surgery and full rehabilitation.

The list of PADI courses is complemented by PADI Underwater Mindfulness, where experienced divers are taught to control their breathing underwater in order to completely relax and feel like a part of the ocean. Despite the atmosphere of general tranquility, it will also be interesting for those who prefer active recreation: from a jet ski to windfoiling and from a flyboard to a Seabob F5 SR, with which they dive to a depth of 40 m, developing a speed of up to 20 km / h! The resort's arsenal includes four motor yachts, a boat, a dhoni and a semi-submarine, a football pitch, tennis courts and paddle.

JOALI Being offers wellness programs for every taste: for relaxation, normalization of digestion, rejuvenation and disease prevention, improvement of physical fitness, development of awareness, for men and for harmony in couples. The arsenal of wellness practices includes qigong and cryotherapy, sound therapy, massages and relaxation using the Watsu technique, inhalation of salt vapors, rituals after sunset, meditations in a pavilion over the water, by the fire on the beach and with ceremonial cocoa according to ancient traditions, dances to open the chakras. And for gourmets, the new Japanese restaurant Yutori from Hidemasa Yamamoto will be a gift.

Amilla Maldives

Unlike many chain hotels, Amilla Maldives was created by local residents. It is located on one of the greenest islands of the archipelago, where coconut palms, sea almonds, pandanus grow, hibiscus, bougainvillea and plumeria bloom. This tropical garden is located in close proximity to Hanifaru Bay and the only Blue Hole in the Indian Ocean. There is a beautiful house reef, and during a snorkeling safari you will see sea turtles, reef sharks, Napoleon fish, and coral gardens near Fulhadhoo Island. The list of water activities includes Seabob, surfing, parasailing, X Jet Blade, a semi-submarine and a luxury yacht with an open kitchen on board.

Children will feel like real “Jack Sparrows” on a pirate ship, and the walls of the kids' club are hung with treasure maps that can be found on cruises around the lagoon. On the island, it is easy to combine dinner with watching a movie on a big screen on the beach or in the jungle, and spa treatments with an overnight stay in a glamping, through the transparent walls of which you can see the stars.

Situated among 400-year-old banyan trees, Javvu Spa offers deep relaxation with Sensora technology, which uses chromo-, sound therapy and kinesthetic vibrations. For you, there are treatments with herbs and fruits grown in local gardens and jungles, yoga and yogalates classes. A 3-km track for running and cycling is laid across the island, a labyrinth for meditation has been created. The sports program is complemented by football, tennis, pickleball. And the educational one is enriched by trips to the forest, where a guide will show you mushrooms and herbs that are used in local cuisine, and you can take part in their collection.

In the restaurants, you will be pampered with dishes of Japanese, Indian, Maldivian, Italian and Greek cuisine, and the island wine cellar is full of wines from the Old and New Worlds. Amilla Maldives has villas not only on the beach and over the lagoon, but also in the crowns of palm trees: spacious, with a pool on a wide terrace, a wine cellar and a Bose sound system. And a very large family will be comfortable in the Amilla Estate with 6 bedrooms with its own wine collection, gym, pool, spa and cinema.

Soneva Jani

Soneva Jani occupies five islands with a private lagoon in the Noonu Atoll. It is home to the Maldives' first overwater observatory, and a resident astronomer who gives dinner lectures and accompanies on cruises. There are also midnight picnics under the full moon.

Soneva Jani villas are like open-air playgrounds. Slides in the water villas go straight into the lagoon, while those in the jungle go into the pool. The master bedrooms in many villas have sliding ceilings, making nights under the stars more comfortable than ever. In the 3 Bedroom Island Reserve with Slide, a spiral staircase leads up to an observation deck with a dining area, inviting you to dine at the highest point on the island.

From raw food to pescatarian, there is a culinary trend for everyone. Irori Grill cooks on an irori hearth according to ancient Japanese tradition, while Asian Kitchen uses hot lava stones. Down to Earth has a wood-fired oven, tandoori, and grill, while So Bespoke offers teppanyaki.

Soneva Soul, in the treetops, offers Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine treatments, biohacking (from a pressure chamber to high-intensity interval training), and offers treatment packages for sleep, rejuvenation, tone-up, stress relief, and inner harmony.

Soneva Jani also has The Den, the largest in the Maldives and one of the largest children's clubs in Asia, which not only features a pirate ship, but also a zipline. Cinema Paradiso, a bookstore and library, private gardens with organic vegetables, herbs and fruits, a sea turtle rehabilitation centre, the yacht Soneva in Aqua, where you can go on a sea walk or a full-fledged cruise – at Soneva you will realize your idea of ​​a perfect holiday.