The One & Only Kanuhura Resort is a unique all-villa resort, and set on a slim oval island. The setting provides a beautiful, tropical backdrop to private hideaways with a wide range of relaxations, activities, sports, restaurants and bars and a stretch of interconnected pools navigated by Japanese-style bridges. The azure waters of the Lhaviyani Atoll feature some of the world's best diving sites, with the outer reef dropping down nearly 2,000 metres. The award winning Veyoge Health Spa is seen as one of the largest in the Maldives and offers an in-room ?Champagne Bathing Ceremony' and the treatments are complimented with a gymnasium and a selection of watersports. 40 minutes by Sea plane is this five star island hideaway and is luxurious by any standards

ACCOMODATION

The One&Only Kanuhura offer 5 different room types. The Grand Water Villa and Water Villa are set on stilts over the lagoon and feature a large sundeck and a private staircase where the waters can easily be reached. Set in a private location with large outdoor decks to enjoy alfresco dinning and sunbathing. A key feature being an over-water bathroom that is semi-open to the sky looking out over the Indian Ocean. The Beach Villas are dotted on the island's coral sand. Each look over to the sea, and have a large open-air bathroom with a stone bath and outdoor shower, dressing room area and a decked terrace leading to a private stretch of sand. The Beach Villa Duplex offers the same amenities but allows rooms to be connected for friends and families travelling together and additionally offering a larger beach front. There are two Grand Beach Villas and are the largest of all the accommodation. Each features two bedrooms, one with King-size bed and the other with two single bed, two spacious bathrooms with free-shaped whirlpool bath and outdoor shower, veranda and a wide beachfront.

Beach Villas have air-conditioning, four-poster king-size bed, mini-bar, safety deposit box, television, telephone, stereo system, tea/coffee making facilities, open-air bathroom with an outdoor stone bath tub and an outdoor shower. They are situated on the beach and have a private terrace overlooking the sea.

Water Villas are built on stilts over the lagoon and have steps leading to the water.

Grand Water Villas have a living room and a sundeck with a Jacuzzi.

Beach Suites have two bedrooms, two large bathrooms, Jacuzzi, living room and a kitchenette.

Water Suites are as per Beach Suites but have a sundeck with Jacuzzi.

DINING

Thin Rah buffet restaurant; Olive Tree Mediterranean a la carte restaurant; Veli Café beach bar andthe Handhuvaru bar open for lunch and barbecue meals; Havana Bar; Barefoot Beach Bar.

The resort is home to a variety of restaurants providing a section of international wines that complement cuisine prepared by internationally-trained chefs. The Thin Rah is the main restaurant offering Oriental and European buffets, with open-cooking stations where chefs are able to prepare individual dishes and cuisines. Guests have the option to eat by the beach overlooking the lagoon. The Oliver Tree serves Mediterranean a la carte dishes and features an open pizza oven. A lunch speciality of the restaurant is named ?Cuisines of the sun' and offers food inspired by Mediterranean flavours. A poolside table is available for guests who wish to have a candlelit dinner whilst enjoying the sunset. This Candlelit romance is reflected in the Veli Café which sits on the beachside wooden terrace. A five-minute boat trip across the shallow lagoon is the resort's neighbouring uninhabited islet of Jehunuhura. It offer guests an opportunity for barefoot lunching on porcelain white sand. In the evening, the island becomes a haven for private parties or romantic hideaways for two. Guests may choose from a selection of custom-designed dining and overnight options. The island features Cove's, an al fresco restaurant that combines elegant dining with all the romance of being on a ?desert island

FACILITIES

Large swimming pool; Sports include two floodlit tennis courts, air-conditioned squash court and fitness centre. The Veyoge Health Spa is the largest spa in the Maldives offering a complete range of treatments including reflexology, aromatherapy, Thai and Indian massage, scrubs and beauty treatments, sauna, steam bath, Jacuzzis and plunge pools. Watersports include a PADI Dive Centre fro scuba diving, snorkelling, canoeing, wakeboarding, water-skiing and windsurfing.

Other Facilities

The 'Kids Only' Club caters for the little ones (4-11 years)

For further information and photographs of the resort, click on www.oneandonlykanuhura.com