One&Only Kanuhura Resort Lhaviyani Atoll Maldives
Lhaviyani Atoll , Maldives
Maldives

Star Rating: 5

One&Only Kanuhura is a five-star island hideaway, a unique resort, where service is understood and luxury is elegantly understated. The island setting is breathtaking and provides a beautiful, tropical backdrop for a world of easygoing elegance, blissfully free of schedules, routines and cares.

Built on an atoll island with two beautiful little island neighbors, One&Only Kanuhura is a very private hideaway with a wide range of relaxations, activities, sports, restaurants and bars. Close by are some of the world's best diving sites, with the outer reef dropping down nearly 2,000 meters.

The uncompromising attention to detail begins the moment guests touch down at Malé airport, where resort staff welcome and escort them to a private lounge to await the short seaplane flight to Kanuhura.

One&Only Kanuhura is located on one of the islands of Lhaviyani Atoll, to the northeast of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Travel is by seaplane taxi, around 35 minutes from the International Airport at the Maldives capital, Malé. The island measures approx. 1000 meters in length and 200 meters in width, with a North-South orientation.

Accommodation

The beauty of the tropical surroundings blends perfectly with design of the accommodations at One&Only Kanuhura. All the Villas and Suites are built from natural materials and are equipped with tasteful solid timber furniture of the highest quality.

The resort features 100 well appointed Beach and Water Villas or Suites - all fully air-conditioned, each with its own private veranda overlooking the sea, four-poster king-size bed, open-air sunken bathtub and shower, TV, VCD player, mini bar, safe, IDD telephone and e-mail connection.

Restaurant

Mealtimes offer an excellent choice of restaurants, bars and food. The finest ingredients are imported from all over the world, while fresh fish and seafood come directly from the clear waters of Lhaviyani Atoll. The resort has sourced an interesting selection of international wines to complement the delectable cuisine.

The main restaurant, Thin Rah, open for breakfast and dinner, features "open cooking stations" where guests enjoy a whole new dining experience watching the master chefs at work. Savor the best of international delights including Maldivian, Sri Lankan, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Malay, Italian or Continental specialties.
The Olive Tree offers traditional Mediterranean food in a contemporary setting with taste and variety.

For extra privacy, guests can take advantage of Kanuhura's "In-Villa" dining service to feel thoroughly pampered. Romantic dinners can be arranged on the veranda or beach area in front of guests’ villas or at various picturesque locations around the island.

Guests can enjoy refreshments and snacks all day at Handhuvaru Bar or after-dinner drinks and music at Havana Lounge.