Soneva Gili by Six Senses

The stilted accommodations continue the Soneva philosophy of 'Intelligent Luxury'. They are crafted in a traditional style from natural materials and offer rooftop and over-water sundecks, featuring open air bathrooms, sumptuous daybeds and a personal entertainment center. For the ultimate privacy, seven Crusoe Residences are only accessible by personal boat. Come ashore for some great dining and equally great wines. Or perhaps a romantic moonlit dinner delivered right to the villa. It is possible there.

The Six Senses Spa offers everything expected, and some things unexpected; glass floor-panels beneath massage tables heighten the sensual experience, whilst a Maldivian sand massage presents yet another new encounter. The Maldives is a paradise for snorkeling and diving and the resort has its own fully-equipped PADI diving school plus a variety of water sports. This place tops the list of must-do destinations for those in the know.

The water villa suites and residences have all the luxuries found in most exclusive resorts. However, while offering all these facilities, the utmost care has been given to make the resort environmentally-friendly and to reflect the harmony of life by the water's edge. Thus, the cantilevered sun deck sits just above the water level, dining in ones villa is a panoramic dream, the luxurious amenities are all thoughtfully placed in the drawer of the wooden desk, the minibar, personal safe, and quadraphonic hi-fi are concealed with the television and VCD in a hand built wooden cabinet. Three jetties stretch out from the island and along each jetty you will find the Soneva Gili Villa Suites and Soneva Gili Residences. Each suite and residence has been built and designed with the utmost attention to detail to ensure the total comfort of the guests.

The 29 Soneva Gili Villa Suites, 8 Soneva Gili Residences and 7 Soneva Gili Crusoe residences are located in such a way that more than twenty meters separates one from the next, affording each total privacy. A favorite pastime is to lie on the cantilevered sun deck or the roof sun deck and just gaze off into the horizon or marvel at the night sky. The Seven Crusoe Residences stand side by side in the lagoon majestically looking out beyond the coral reef to the open sea. Each has its own private rowing boat for traveling between the residence and the jetty. The villas and the residences are spacious with wooden floors. The bathrooms have been designed with a separate shower accessed along an open-air walkway, along its own private water garden. The roof sun deck is your own private oasis of luxury, some with Jacuzzis and the cantilever sun deck an equally inviting location just above the water level.

Soneva Gili by Six Senses is part of Six Senses Resorts & Spas and Virtuoso

Conde Nast Traveller, Reader’s Travel Awards – No. 10 Best Overseas Leisure Hotel in Middle East, Africa & Indian Ocean - 2007
Conde Nast Traveller - Best Hotel Spas in Africa, Middle East & Indian Ocean, No. 1 - 2007
Conde Nast Traveller, Reader’s Travel Awards – No. 60 on The Top 100 List - 2007
Conde Nast Traveller - Top 25 Best Spas, No. 4 - 2007
PATA Grand Award – Social and Environment Conscience Program - Six Senses Resorts & Spas, Thailand - 2007
Global Tourism Business Award finalist – Six Senses Resorts & Spas – 2007
SmartTravel, Best in Travel Poll - 10th Place Best Leisure Hotels & Resorts, Asia – 2006-2007
Luxury Travel & Style Magazine, Australia - 100 Most Exotic Beach Resorts – 2006
TTG Travel Awards - Most Environmentally Friendly Travel Company of the Year – Six Senses Resorts & Spas - 2006
Luxury Travel, Australia, Gold List - 20 Best Overseas Spas - 2006
Tatler’s Travel Guide - 101 Best Hotels – ‘Robinson Crusoe’ Hotels - 2006

Soneva Gili Resort & Spa, the first all water villa resort in the Maldives, is set on the private tropical island of Lankanfushi. Soneva Gili is situated in the Male' Atoll, one of 19 atolls that stretch over 800 kilometers through the Indian Ocean, and is one of the 1190 islands which are the Maldives. Just 15 minute speed boat journey from Male', the capital of the Republic of Maldives, Soneva Gili is easily accessible by speedboat from the International Airport.

Soneva Gili by Six Senses
Lankanfushi Island
North Malé Atoll,
Maldives

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