Six Senses Laamu, Maldives

To stay at Laamu is to experience the signature Six Senses concept of a pampered Slow Life* - be prepared to put away your shoes and switch to seriously-relaxed-resort-living mode; fill your belly with organically tasty cuisine in between dips, swims and bakes, and inspiringly fun experiences, all in a sustainable back-to-nature environment. Rest assured, eco-friendly, by no means mean you have to forgo any creature comforts, mod cons are replete in spades, just as you’d expect from any Six Senses property

Located on Laamu Atoll to the south of the Maldives archipelago, the resort  is just under an hour’s flight from Male’ International Airport, followed by a short 25 minute boat ride

Laamu Atoll is blessed with signature Maldivian powder soft white sand, verdant tropical vegetation and crystal clear swimming waters

With an abundance of Maldivian waters why do chlorine? But, yes, there is a main swimming pool on hand

Spa, gym, library, open-air cinema, gallery, PADI dive centre, snorkelling, windsurfing, canoeing, surfing, your own bicycles to get around in

A total of 97 villas (26 Lagoon Beach Villas, Ocean Beach Villas, Lagoon Water Villas, Ocean Water Villas)
In all villas: air-conditioning, Bose entertainment system, 37 inch Flat screen TV with satellite channels, personal bar and fresh beverage facilities, IDD telephone and WiFi, Outdoor bathroom and rain shower, hair dryer, hypo-allergenic pillows available, in-room safe, iPods and docking stations, tea/coffee maker, daybeds, panoramic upper dining deck and viewing platform

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LEAF – perched atop the organic garden, open-air and comfy, the contemporary Mediterranean menu features top notch organic freshly picked, caught and cooked ingredients
Longitude – dine overwater to a daily changing a la carte menu of fresh fish and Asian inspired dishes
Es’sence – for hands-on fun and eating, Es’sence is an overwater cooking hut with live stations for cooking classes; not in the mood? Sit back and enjoy a wood-fired pizza
Altitude – rising dramatically out of the sea is the resort’s 400+ label wine ‘cellar’ accompanied with tasting table and an extensive Deli laden with cheeses, charcuterie, breads…
Ice – cool down with homemade ice cream or sorbet and all things sweet
Chai – enjoy a loose leaf tea or fresh brewed coffee in the open-air tea hut
Chill – a mixologist-created cocktail or two, sultry jazz beats, oversized daybeds with plump cushions, ocean all-around – this is easy-peasy resort living

Deck-A-Dence - celebrates a zero carbon menu; one of its kind in Maldives

Every guest is serviced by a GEM (Guest Experience Makers) who oversees every need from arrival to departure

Located on the beach front Six Senses Spa offers a raft of award-winning treatments that will switch you into alpha wave mode; the ‘Laamu Bliss’ coconut oil massage with warming ginger wrap followed by a refreshing cucumber conditioner is a good place to start. The spa facilities also have herbal steams, outdoor showers, a Yoga Pavilion and a fully equipped gym

Highly recommended for all lovers and romantics; head straight for the Water Villas

Although more suited to grown-ups, children are not forgotten.