The Maldives simply bought even dreamier for folk with Marriott Bonvoy factors to burn: The second JW Marriott within the nation is now open.
Positioned a mere quarter-hour through speedboat from Male’s Velana Worldwide Airport (MLE), the JW Marriott Kaafu Atoll Island Resort sits proper on the atoll’s largest lagoon.
Lodging on the resort come within the type of pool villas, together with 47 iconic overwater villas, designed to mirror a conventional Maldivian hut referred to as a gedhoru made up of kajan (sure plant shares) roofs, turquoise doorways and floor-to-ceiling home windows to let in picture-perfect views of a number of the world’s most sought-after waters. Every villa additionally comes with a personal pool and out of doors showers.
There’s lots to do all through the resort as effectively. Hit up the Spa by JW for a remedy utilizing Babor merchandise (the one place within the nation the place you are able to do so), hit the gymnasium or lap pool for a exercise, or go to the concierge to rearrange an exercise like a dolphin safari or parasailing.
This JW can also be very family-friendly and provides golf equipment for each youngsters and children to allow them to take pleasure in child-friendly swimming and age-appropriate leisure. Plus, the property has alternatives for households to partake in experiences collectively, comparable to cooking courses utilizing contemporary produce from the on-site backyard.
You will discover seven bars and eating places, together with an infinity pool bar, a two-story steakhouse, a craft cocktail bar with a Peruvian-Japanese twist, a global restaurant, an eatery specializing in the flavors in and across the Maldives (suppose: Indian and Sri Lankan) and a deli and patisserie, scattered throughout the resort.
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The property can also be specializing in sustainability and environmental stewardship, partnering with Invena and the Massachusetts Institute of Expertise’s Self-Meeting Lab to construct a roughly 98-foot-long underwater coastal construction that can assist forestall seashore erosion and create a brand new reef system for fish and coral. Higher but, visitors have the chance to take part within the effort whereas visiting.
That is the second JW Marriott resort within the Maldives, following the JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa — which TPG reviewed to a lot fanfare in 2020.
The right way to guide: Charges on the all-new JW Marriott Kaafu Atoll Island Resort begin as little as $841 or 70,000 Marriott Bonvoy factors per evening, although these dates are throughout the Maldives’ moist season. Peak season award availability sometimes sits nearer to 100,000 factors per evening.
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