Bandos Island Resort
One of the larger Maldivian islands, this resort offers great facilities for all ages. There’s an excellent diving school providing a choice of dive excursions and courses. The island has a truly impressive range of facilities – from the delightful spa, the activities, plus many different accommodation options for a fun getaway.
Our Opinion
Bandos is a very well established island with a lively resort feel and a great range of facilities to enjoy, whether you are travelling as a couple or a family there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Location
Bandos is located in the North Male Atoll, only a quick 20 minute speedboat transfer from the airport.
Accommodation
Bandos offers you a wide choice of over 225 rooms with comfort, luxury and convenience at the heart of everything for you to enjoy>
The Standard Rooms at Bandos, offer simplistic elegance, quite strongly reflect all that is good about Bandos; the unyielding attitude towards settling for anything less than the highest quality and unrivalled customer satisfaction. All standard rooms have a fully equipped wet room, air conditioning, mini bar, IDD telephone, satellite TV, tea and coffee making facilities as well as a electronic safe.
The Deluxe Rooms at Bandos are spacious and inviting, while offering a wide range of amenities. The rooms are designed in such a manner that both the living and bedroom areas are topped off by unique thatched high ceilings.
The Garden Villas with their neatly trimmed hedges and flower gardens are designed for those who want to while away their vacation in the elegance of a carefully tended garden environment. Located in the middle of the island, near the new swimming pool facilities, these wooden chalets are elegantly furnished and come with their own private patio.
The Jacuzzi Beach Villas are set on a strip of white sandy beach overlooking a crystal-clear lagoon blessed with abundant sunshine and tropical flora.
Fashioned as a duplex, the living and bedroom facilities boast of all the requisite amenities necessary for your comfort and satisfaction. The balcony provides a pleasant view of the beach front, while the gentle rumble of the surf is constantly soothing. In the seclusion of your Beach Villa, surrounded by lush tropical vegetation, is the open-air Jacuzzi with its thatched roof shade designed for your relaxation and enjoyment.
The Water Villas, feature unique decor and breath taking views of the ocean and beach, giving you the feeling that your villa is floating. They offer luxury and tranquillity with full privacy and services exclusive to the villa.
The living quarters come fully furnished with modern amenities, while the defining feature of the bedroom is the ornate four-poster bed. The ultra-luxurious and roomy Jacuzzi, set amongst lush tropical indoor plants and imported river pebbles, affords one an uninterrupted view of the ocean and the unending horizon.
Restaurants and Bars
The Stylish Harbour Restaurant is a unique outlet which features contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. The vibrant flavour of the authentic dishes is inspired from Sri Lankan and Indian cultures, ranging from vegetarian dishes to fresh seafood dishes and desserts which are traditional with delicious twist.
The Sand Bar is a classic island-beach bar, with modern facilities blend with the tropical atmosphere. The sand floor and island ambience of the bar is ideal for customers to enjoy one of many tropical cocktails or any other beverage that suits their fancy.
The Gallery Restaurant, consists of three spacious pods, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and is the main restaurant at Bandos. It usually has elaborate buffet setups during mealtimes and although open to all guests, the Gallery specializes in catering to those who have pre-booked their meals.
The Sea Breeze Café is situated at the edge of the water where customers can lounge on the large outdoor over-water deck and enjoy the breathtaking view of the lagoon while relaxing in the gentle breeze.
Open round the clock, the restaurant offers a wide variety of dining options from a la carte offerings such as spaghetti or even authentic Indian curries to alternative fast-food fixes such as pizza and hamburgers.
Leisure and Sports Facilities
The water sports centre at Bandos is staffed with professionals who are highly skilled in their craft and are fluent in English, Japanese and German. Some of the most preferred activities include snorkelling, windsurfing, catamaran sailing, water skiing, parasailing, banana boat riding, wakeboard, knee board, fun tubes and canoeing. What’s important to note here is that this is not an exhaustive list and the possibilities are most certainly unlimited. The Water Sports Centre here at Bandos also offers top notch catamaran and windsurfing facilities, while boasting of quality equipment such as Hifly, North-Sails and Topcats.
There is also a spa to unwind and relax in aswell as a large pool to enjoy and take in the sun!
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