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LOCATION: Ellaidhoo
is a small coral island with a total land area of 55,625 square
metres. The island is 300 metres long and 280 metres wide, and is
covered by thick tropical vegetation. The total built up area of
the island is only 7,060 square metres (12.7% of the total land
area). The magnificent house reef just 20 metres away from the beach
surrounding the island, is the hallmark of the resort.
Ellaidhoo is located on the eastern fringes of North Ari Atoll,
about 42 km from Male’ International Airport and 40 km from
Male’ (the capital island of Maldives). Transfer time between
the airport and the resort is 20 minutes by seaplane and 1 hour
30 minutes by speedboat.
WINING
& DINING:
FOOD & BEVERAGES : The Food and Beverage outlets on Ellaidhoo
offer a variety of local and international dishes.
MAIN RESTAURANT : The main restaurant is open at fixed
times and serves in buffet breakfasts, lunch and buffet dinner.
COFFEE SHOP : The coffee shop with Internet is open from
9am in the morning until midnight and serves different hot and
cold beverages, snacks, and various local and international
dishes. Internet service is also available here at set times
during the day.
MAIN BAR : The main bar is open throughout the day from
seven in the morning until the last guest leaves at night. A
variety of exotic cocktails and alcoholic and non-alcoholic
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ACCOMMODATION:
There
are two categories of guestrooms in the island with a total
bed capacity of 156 beds. All the rooms are built around the
edge of the island facing the sea.
STANDARD ROOM : Standard
Rooms (second line) back of the individual beach bungalow built
in year 2000, with Air-Conditioning, IDD Telephone, Mini Bar,
Hair Dryer, Cable TV, and Terrace and attached
open bath room with fresh hot and cold running water.
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SUPERIOR
ROOM : Individual beach bungalows refurbished in
2000, with air-conditioning, mini-bar, IDD telephone, Cable
TV, Terrace and attached open bath room with fresh hot and cold
running water, bath tub & Hair Dryer.
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| DELUXE
ROOM : Two storey rooms (four rooms in a block)
built in 1998, with air-conditioning, mini-bar, IDD telephone,
terrace, cable TV and attached open bath room with fresh hot
and cold running water, bath Tub & Hair Dryer. |
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SERVICES AND FACILITIES : |
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FACILITES
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Ellaidhoo is one island where you will never get board.
There are several facilities available to you in the island:
Comfortable Accommodation Restaurants, Bar and Coffee Shops
Sports and Recreation Centre with Spa Diving School - PADI 5
Star Water Sports . |
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SPA
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Health & Spa - Recreation Centre Operating as part of Ellaidhoo
Recreation Centre, the spa has sauna and steam bath as well
as indoor and open air jacuzzi. Also available are a range of
soothing Asia massage treatments with rejuvenating oils and
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Sports
Centre, Activites & Entertainment
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SPORTS CENTRE It has variety of sports both INDOOR and OUTDOOR
Games, and here some of the facilities and activities are:
Gym
Work out Aerobics
Spinning Sauna & Jacuzzi
Billiards
Squash
Tennis Table
Soccer
Stress relieving THAI-MASSAGE which is available with a Complimentary
Steam Bath & Jacuzzi, experiences on your own to make your holiday
comfort package
While you are in the SPORTS CENTRE you can enjoy your drinks
at the DHOARA BAR located besides of the SPORTS CENTRE RECEPTION.
WATER SPORTS Ellaidhoo Water Sports Centre is located
in Maagaa island (our sister island just 10 minutes boat ride
away) and offers wind surfing, catamaran sailing, water skiing,
jet skiing, knee boarding, wake boarding, banana riding and
fun tube riding.
LAND SPORTS If you feel like it, you can join our staff
for a game of football, volleyball, badminton or table tennis.
ENTERTAINMENT To make your holiday more enjoyable, we
organise weekly entertainment programs at the main bar including
disco, live music and movies. |
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Diving
School :
Ellaidhoo has one of the best house reefs of any resort
island in the Maldives, just 20 metres away from the beach.
Lobsters, turtles, white tip and grey reef sharks, jack fish,
barracudas and tuna fish, just to name a few, can be observed
among the beautiful multi-coloured soft corals of the house
reef. If you are lucky, you may also see manta and eagle rays
passing by. To the south of the island there is a vertical drop-off
up to 25 metres with caves at three different levels starting
from 6 metres. There is also a small wreck providing shelter
for all kinds of small and large fish. Tourists from resort
islands as far as North Male’ Atoll visits on diving excursions
to see the spectacular house reef of Ellaidhoo.
Sub Aqua - Germany (famous for operating diving schools around
the world) runs our dive school with qualified diving instructors
and offers courses for beginners and experienced divers in German
and English language. The dive base also offers NITROX, DRAEGER
Atlantis 1 SCR and Buddy Inspiration CCR courses and awards
PADI, NAUI, ANDI and RAB certificates. Half day and full day
diving excursions are organised to visit some of the best dive
sites in the Maldives such as Fish Head, Maya Thila, Halaveli
Wreck (sting ray city II) and Fesdhoo Wreck. Day and night non-limited
diving on the house reef is also available for experienced divers.
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Souvenir Shop: The island boutique offers a variety of souvenirs,
post cards, T-Shirts, colourful tropical clothes, ornaments and many
more. Currency:
United States Dollar is commonly used on the island. But other major
hard currencies regulated by the Maldives Monetary Authority are also
accepted.
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