Sun Island Resort & Spa
in
South Ari Atoll
,
Maldives
- Seaplane transfer option
- Superb facilities on this large island
- Great for watersports
Sun Island Resort & Spa is the largest resort in the Maldives. It boasts the most facilities, the biggest pool and offers guests every modern convenience in a spectacularly beautiful setting. It really is a complete resort, breaking away from the typical feeling of a Maldivian island, with something for everybody. In fact most guests use bicycles to get around on the island as it is so large. A choice of restaurants offers western and oriental cuisine, delicious buffets and set menu meals as well as an à la carte menu and 24-hour service. Recreational facilities include a fully equipped diving centre, with courses for beginners and more experienced scuba divers, a sports centre with one of the best equipped gyms in the . It boasts the most facilities, the biggest pool and offers guests every modern convenience in a spectacularly beautiful setting. It really is a complete resort, breaking away from the typical feeling of a Maldivian island, with something for everybody. In fact most guests use bicycles to get around on the island as it is so large. A choice of restaurants offers western and oriental cuisine, delicious buffets and set menu meals as well as an à la carte menu and 24-hour service. Recreational facilities include a fully equipped diving centre, with courses for beginners and more experienced scuba divers, a sports centre with one of the best equipped gyms in the Maldives and a watersports centre offering a wide range of excellent watersports. It even has a huge video games centre for the children. The beach on the island is very wide and great for sunbathing, or for the more energetic the clear blue lagoon is great for snorkelling. For those guests seeking the ultimate in pampering and relaxation the island boasts the largest spa in the and a watersports centre offering a wide range of excellent watersports. It even has a huge video games centre for the children. The beach on the island is very wide and great for sunbathing, or for the more energetic the clear blue lagoon is great for snorkelling. For those guests seeking the ultimate in pampering and relaxation the island boasts the largest spa in the offering an extensive range of treatments. The spacious treatment rooms are self-contained and equipped with facilities such as whirlpool and rose petal baths.
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Hotel features
Back to topAll Inclusive Option
- Full board for Standard and Super-deluxe guests at the Maaniya Restaurant and water bungalow guests at the Southern Star Restaurant - restrictions will apply
- Selected alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
- Snacks
- All Inclusive guests receive 20% discount from food at the speciality restaurants
- Restrictions will apply
- Activities as listed
- Entertainment as listed
- Other facilities as indicated
- Facilities that do not form part of your All Inclusive package may incur extra local charges - please see the A-Z Guide.
Meals
- All Inclusive buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at Maaniya Restaurant for standard and super deluxe guests
- Exclusive Southern Star restaurant for water bungalow guests
- 24-hour bar
- Coffee shop
- 24-hour beach bar
- Lobby lounge
- Club Green bar
- Pizza Express delivery available
- These do not form part of your All Inclusive Option package:
- Additional à la carte restaurants offering western & oriental cuisine: grill, Thai, Chinese & Italian restaurants
- Japanese sushi counter
- Christmas & New Year gala meals
Swimming pool
- Large swimming pool
- Spacious and inviting pool area with great scenery
- Pool bar
- Sun terraces
- Sunbeds with sun umbrellas
- Well-kept gardens
Entertainment
- Weekly live bands
- Cultural shows
- Evening entertainment
- Karaoke
- Disco
Activities
- Fully-equipped gym
- Tennis courts
- Badminton
- Squash
- Basketball
- Football
- Volleyball
- Table tennis, darts, billiards
For Families
- Children’s pool
- Cots and highchairs
Other facilities
- Steam bath, sauna and whirlpool bath
- 1 night fishing and half day excursion for guests staying 7 nights or more
- These do not form part of your All Inclusive package:
- Araamu Spa
- Massage
- Scuba diving
- PADI approved diving centre
- Bicycle hire
- Electronic games centre
- Souvenir shop
- Photo processing service
- Jewellery shop
- Beachwear shop
- Watersports activities
- Floodlit tennis
- Exclusive boutique outlets
- Laundry service
- Cocktails
- Internet facilities
Diving
Choose to dive at this hotel.Honeymoons
- Honeymooners will receive a free fruit basket and a bottle of wine on arrival
Special Offers
Birthday offer of bottle of wine and a cake.
Other Information
Facilities that don't form part of your All Inclusive package may incur extra local charges, please see the A-Z Guide
Travel longhaul with Thomson Airways and you can look forward to…
- 33-inch seat pitch as standard – that’s more legroom in longhaul economy than BA, Virgin Atlantic, bmi and Monarch*
- Comfy leather seats
- Cutting-edge seatback entertainment
*Source: BATA website, September 2008
24/7 Service in Resort
This is our 24-hour phone service. You can use it to book days out, find out the local bus times and let us know about any problems that crop up. Prefer to speak to someone face to face? You can call us to arrange a personal visit too.
Tour operator rating
4
Official Rating
5 star
Air conditioning
All rooms.
No. of rooms
426
Room facilities
Back to topRoom facilities
- Deluxe rooms have twin beds or double bed
- Satellite TV - some channels incur an extra charge
- Telephone
- Minibar
- Safety deposit box
- Hairdryer
- Air-conditioning
- Tea/coffee making facilities
- Terrace and views of the beach and sea
- Super Deluxe rooms have the same facilities but are decorated to a higher standard
- Water bungalows have the same facilities but are located in the lagoon, have superior sea views and CD player
- Water Bungalows have a minimum age of 18 yrs
Location
Back to top- On the southern rim of Ari Atoll, enjoying a wide beach area surrounding the island
- 107km from Malé airport
Transfers
About 2 hours 30 minutes by speedboat. We recommend that you upgrade to a seaplane transfer - approx 35 minutes for speed and convenience. Please book this as an extra facility, ask your travel agent for details. Please note that there may be a wait at Malé airport for your onward connection.
Your guide to South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Sprinkled in the middle of the Indian Ocean, these paradise islands are palm-fringed gems lying in turquoise lagoons of the most incredible blue you’ve ever seen. Entirely circled by two large atolls, the majority of the islands are barely higher than two metres, and from the surface are no more than mounds of pure white sand, covered with dense tropical vegetation interspersed with characteristic, towering coconut palms. Their lagoons are crystal clear, enclosed by coral house reefs teeming with life and exotic corals - in fact the marine life is extraordinary.
The islands’ popularity with scuba divers and snorkellers is legendary and for those who have never dived, this is the perfect opportunity to learn - the waters are warm, the sun always shines and there are plenty of resorts with their own fully-equipped diving schools.
Of the 12,000 islands, about one in ten of them are inhabited and less then half of them have any tourism development; of those that do, there is room for no more than one hotel - in fact the capital, Malé, occupies one island, the airport another! The resort islands are worlds in themselves. Some of the larger ones offer several different restaurants featuring local and continental cuisine along with exotic buffets and barbecues. Since fish and coconuts are the only items that don’t have to be imported, they find their way onto most menus and spinybacked lobster is a particular delicacy.
The Maldives are highly recommended for those who wish to do absolutely nothing and it would be difficult to find a more beautiful place to relax than a typical Maldives beach...peaceful, uncrowded, with pure, soft sand of an almost dazzling whiteness. Needless to say the majority of the more strenuous activities are sea based. Watersports equipment is always available and most resorts offer windsurfing, catamaran sailing, water-skiing and canoeing. You’ll find the nearest thing to sightseeing is a leisurely trip in a local boat known as a dhoni, in search of an even more perfect beach or picnic spot. Clearly the essentials for a Maldives holiday are a good supply of books, a generous supply of sun cream and a burning desire to do as little as possible......
The islands’ popularity with scuba divers and snorkellers is legendary and for those who have never dived, this is the perfect opportunity to learn - the waters are warm, the sun always shines and there are plenty of resorts with their own fully-equipped diving schools.
Of the 12,000 islands, about one in ten of them are inhabited and less then half of them have any tourism development; of those that do, there is room for no more than one hotel - in fact the capital, Malé, occupies one island, the airport another! The resort islands are worlds in themselves. Some of the larger ones offer several different restaurants featuring local and continental cuisine along with exotic buffets and barbecues. Since fish and coconuts are the only items that don’t have to be imported, they find their way onto most menus and spinybacked lobster is a particular delicacy.
The Maldives are highly recommended for those who wish to do absolutely nothing and it would be difficult to find a more beautiful place to relax than a typical Maldives beach...peaceful, uncrowded, with pure, soft sand of an almost dazzling whiteness. Needless to say the majority of the more strenuous activities are sea based. Watersports equipment is always available and most resorts offer windsurfing, catamaran sailing, water-skiing and canoeing. You’ll find the nearest thing to sightseeing is a leisurely trip in a local boat known as a dhoni, in search of an even more perfect beach or picnic spot. Clearly the essentials for a Maldives holiday are a good supply of books, a generous supply of sun cream and a burning desire to do as little as possible......
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Written on 01/07/2008, Anonymous said...
Cannot fault paradise! My husband did not want to go said he'd be bored stiff! So we only went for a week - DISASTER, two weeks is a must and I shall regret not talking him into a two week stay. If we ever go again and we are planning to this is... more on this review
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Back to topSun Island Resort & Spa is the largest resort in the Maldives. It boasts the most facilities, the biggest pool and offers guests every modern convenience in a spectacularly beautiful setting. It really is a complete resort, breaking away from the typical feeling of a Maldivian island, with something for everybody. In fact most guests use bicycles to get around on the island as it is so large. A choice of restaurants offers western and oriental cuisine, delicious buffets and set menu meals as well as an à la carte menu and 24-hour service. Recreational facilities include a fully equipped diving centre, with courses for beginners and more experienced scuba divers, a sports centre with one of the best equipped gyms in the Maldives and a watersports centre offering a wide range of excellent watersports. It even has a huge video games centre for the children. The beach on the island is very wide and great for sunbathing, or for the more energetic the clear blue lagoon is great for snorkelling. For those guests seeking the ultimate in pampering and relaxation the island boasts the largest spa in the Maldives offering an extensive range of treatments. The spacious treatment rooms are self-contained and equipped with facilities such as whirlpool and rose petal baths.
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