Kuramathi is one of the biggest resorts in the country, with 290 rooms. The island itself – 1.8km long – is huge by Maldivian standards, and has the luxury of thick vegetation and plenty of undeveloped areas, making it ideal for long walks along the perfect beaches. This is a solid upper-midrange resort with a huge variety of activities.
The rooms are all contemporary and furnished in an elegant and understated style with four-poster beds, plenty of wooden furniture and stylish outdoor bathrooms. The nine categories run from the 45-sq-metre beach villas to the Honeymoon Pool Villas, which measure 310 sq metres and include their own 10m lap pools.
For dining, there’s a suitably enormous choice including the Reef seafood restaurant, Thai at Siam Garden, a pizzeria, and Indian food at Tandoor Mahal. The island’s list of activities is enormous – it has a huge spa, several swimming pools, a gym, a dive school, a water sports centre and the excellent Bageecha children’s club. There’s also a dedicated Eco Centre, which runs projects such as a hydroponic garden (from which the restaurants’ salads come) and has a resident marine biologist who tells visitors about the things they've seen while diving or snorkelling.
