DESCRIPTION

For those who love the beauty of nature, Ellaidhoo is the perfect choice! Crystal clear waters, fine white sandy beach, magnificent house reef - classed amongst the best dive spots on Earth - plenty of Sun!

In addition, Ellaidhoo has been developed for everyone! For those who love local traditions, modern luxury, health and spa, water sports and several recreational activities... Ellaidhoo has to be the choice! Welcome to Ellaidhoo and enjoy the beauty of nature in harmony with the modern world!

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.

LOCATION

North Ari Atoll - 20 minutes by seaplane or 1.5 hours by speedboat

ACCOMMODATION

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

Individual beach bungalows (SUPERIOR Rooms) 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.

DELUXE Rooms are the 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.

DINING

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 beverages are available.

FACILITIES

Land Sports
If you feel like it, you can join the staff for a game of football, volleyball, badminton or table tennis.

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.

Diving
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.

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.