KANDOOMA

MALDIVES

Kandooma

B & B

7nts

14nts

Adult Price

£1099

£1599

Child Price

£649

£899

Kandooma Island Resort

Kandooma Island lies just 35 km south of the Male International Airport, via a forty minute speedboat ride to the South Male Atoll. 13 hectares in area, It is named after the Kandoo tree which is found in abundance on the island. For guests arriving late at night, the resort also offers the convenience of night transfers to the island.

Kandooma Pavilion

Accommodation

Beach Villas

Like all Kandooma’s accommodation, the semi-detached beach villas come with large picture windows that positively invite the outdoors inside. Whitewashed floor boards evoke a sense of fresh coolness, yet feel warm and textured to bare feet. Luxury comes from light summer duvets and generously proportioned bath towels. Flat screen televisions, a place to plug in your mp3/iPod, indoor out-door showers and wifi broadband are standard, in addition to all the other usual amenities you would expect of a world class lifestyle resort.

The beach villas are 36 square metres in size.

Beach Villa - Kandooma

Duplex Villas

The sea-facing duplex villas offer the luxury of space. Located at the water’s edge, the villas present a striking mix of natural elements and modern design. Bedrooms located at the first floor level and so enjoy views of the sea. The living area underneath the bedroom is furnished with designer seating laid out on a carpet of fine white sand.

The duplex villas are 72 square metres in size, with 36 square metres on each level.

Duplex Villa - Kandooma

Family villas

As the name suggests, are ideal for families or a small group of divers, and are the size of two duplex villas together. They offer sleeping space upstairs as well as living and dining below.

Water Villas

Water villas offer the ultimate in the Kandooma Maldives experience.

Hovering above coral and marine life in the shallow clear waters, guests will enjoy their time on their private sundeck, dangling their feet in the water, or at high tide, relaxing in a partially submerged hammock. Expansive living space is complemented by a large open bathroom which offers an outdoor shower and bathtub and views of the water.

The water villas are 65 square metres in size.

Water Villa - Kandooma

Dining

The aim in the restaurants and bars of Kandooma has been to get the basics right and improve on things from there. Kandooma aim to make the eating and drinking experience straightforward and unfussy, offering quality through integrity of ingredients. Orange juice in the morning will always be just-squeezed, coffee (even in the rooms), will be freshly ground, tea is loose leaf, bread and ice cream will be home made. The service at Kandooma aims to be direct and simple; warm and informal; always honest.

Water Villa - Kandooma

The Kitchen
(18.30 pm to 11.30 pm)

Some hotels take diners into the kitchen to sit at “the chefs table”. Kandooma has brought the kitchen out and put it in the middle of the restaurant to create an exquisitely elegant dining experience with the best view on the island. Diners can choose to sit in elegant comfort looking out over Kandooma channel, out on the beach, feet in the sand, or engage the chefs in conversation by reserving a seat at one of the two main kitchen ranges. The food will be Thai – Mediterranean with a good representation of sea food. About 15 paces away is the wine room with a choice of 250 wines.

The Kitchen - Kandooma

Kandooma Café
Breakfast (6.30am to 10.30pm)

Greet the day in the “Big Barnacle”! Wide archways let in the sunshine and atoll views. Also views, news, weather and music provided by the “bananas in the morning” breakfast show on Radio Kandooma Breeze. Fresh Juice, pressed coffee, an international selection of breakfasts and attendant chefs ready to receive instructions on just how easy you would like your eggs over.

Dinner (6.00 pm to 11.00 pm)

The Bright and Breezy big barnacle becomes a warm cave of soft glowing light present an intimate mood under the stars visible through the skylight 60 feet above. Chill out sounds of Radio Kandooma Bleu add to this almost surrealistic romantic environment. A banquet of travel inspired Mediterranean dishes spiced with flavours of Asia is supplemented by chefs busily working tandoor ovens, teppan grills and rottiseurs.

Villa Front BBQ - Kandooma

Take Out and Delivery
(24 hours)

When back from a hectic four - dive day, the only thing you might want to do is flop on the lounger and get a pizza in the comfort of your Kandooma home. Muster up enough energy to drag out the compendium and look up what is available. You have a choice of ordering from a list of simple but utterly tempting bites. You will have a choice of picking it up at the agreed time or having it delivered for a one off price. Plates and cutlery are all in your room. Kandooma uses where ever possible reusable containers but where disposable is unavoidable they use biodegradable food containers. Three different menu styles serve three different times from breakfast, all day and night owl. It all depends on which end of the day you live in.

The Deck
(5.00 pm to 10.00 pm)

For a slightly bohemian end to the day walk past the wine room (resist the urge to have a quick browse, you’ll miss the sunset) and up the circular stairs to The Deck. An expanse of Teak planking covering rooftop of The Kitchen liberally sprinkled with low tables, startlingly blue cushions, bean bags and monolithic granite planters of greenery. Having freshly showered off a day of sunshine and saltwater, it is the ideal place to worship a sunset and the Mojitos of the resident mixologist. After sundown the area is lit entirely by Moroccan lanterns and the stars. Ideal to continue with cocktails and graze on the tapas menu.

The Deck - Kandooma

Activities

Kandooma’s comprehensive recreation department dedicates to offer sometime for everyone. The fun-filled activities are wide and varied, from the expected to the ever so slightly unusual. Adults and children alike can enjoy similar or specially catered recreation exercises. Careful thought have also been put into leisurely interests that bond families, focusing on family-oriented activities that are out of the ordinary, educational and fun.

The Deck - Kandooma

Kids Club

A fun club created just for the kids. Besides enjoying the recreational activities available, kids can participate in educational leisure interests that range from learning about the ocean world, identifying the birds of Maldives, partake in theme building activities and role plays on the history and legends of Maldives, nature drawing & colouring, and many more. Leave them with the friendly staff, so that you can relax and enjoy your leisurely pursuits, as at The Kids Club we guarantee your kids will have
a swell time !

The Deck - Kandooma

Diving

The Dive Centre

The Dive Centre is comprehensively equipped to meet the needs of advanced divers but also suitable and thoughtfully set up for absolute beginners. It is run by Euro Divers, a fully accredited organisation operating ten outlets in the Maldives alone as well as operating in several other countries. They will provide multi-lingual instructors to cater for Kandooma’s international guest mix.

Spa

Serenity and rejuvenation await you at the COMO Shambhala Spa at Kandooma...

The idyllic setting sets the scene of serenity and calm as it gets you in the mood for relaxation and indulgence.

The perfect getaway from all pressures and demand of today's modern world, the spa experience at Kandooma is all about energising in a natural environment with its offerings of a wide range of therapeutic massages and spa treatments.

With five treatment rooms set in a natural and serene environment, experience the true meaning of rejuvenation as you ease your well-being into a relaxed state of body while taking in the breathtaking oceanic views.

Pool Lounge