Location

Located in North Male' Atoll, which is 9.6km from the Airport.  Transfer from airport is approximately 20 minutes by speedboat.

Accommodation

Super Deluxe Beach Rooms

Set just behind the tree line facing the beach, the beach bungalows provide comfortable accommodation. Paved walkways connect the rooms from the back to all other facilities at the resort. While some rooms are detached, others are in blocks of two. The white walls and ceilings provide for an airy and light atmosphere, whilst flowery patterns on the curtains and the bed spreads add touches of colour to the interiors.  The rooms are furnished with double or twin beds. Cushioned rattan sofas with a glass-topped coffee table provide comfortable seating if you decide to spend some time in the room, enjoying a drink from the mini-bar and watching television.  Attached bathroom with fresh cold/hot water, hair dryer, open air shower, bath tub, bidet, wc and telephone in the bathroom.  A spacious closet, dressing table with mirror and chair completes the picture.  Opening up the interconnecting doors between two rooms provides convenient family accommodation.

Walk out through the front door to a tiled veranda facing the beach, furnished with sun loungers - a peaceful setting for an afternoon of reading or enjoying the view. 

Restaurants and Bars

Paradise Island Resort offers a variety of specialist international cuisine set in a range of settings, to suit all tastes and add variety to your meals during your stay. While the main restaurant serves a variety of food from different nationalities, meals at the other restaurants would certainly add a special touch of luxury and romance to your holiday. With a range of speciality restaurants you will certainly be spoilt for choice.

No. of Restaurants: 04 (including Italian and Japanese)

24 hour A la'-Carte Coffee Shop / Restaurant

Main Restaurant serves International Buffets at all meal times

No. of Bars: 05 Bars (including 24 hrs main bar with disco floor serves number of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and varieties of Cocktails.)

Themes: Maldivian Night

Main Restaurant

This is where guests on full board, half board and bed & breakfast are served breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tiled floors and full glass windows create a light airy atmosphere. Cushioned rattan furniture provides comfortable seating for 700.

All meals are served buffet style. Full continental European or English breakfast is available at the breakfast buffet and a wide variety of dishes Continental, Asian and Maldivian dishes are served at lunch and dinner.

Ristorante al Tramonto & Sunset Bar

Specialist Italian set at the end of the main jetty over the edge of the house reef, overlooking the sea; this restaurant certainly provides a romantic setting for any meal. Located on the western side of the island the restaurant is a popular setting for a romantic sunset cocktail as guests gather to watch the magnificent sunsets.

Complete with pizzeria, gelateria, the restaurant serves genuine Italian dishes. The restaurant provides comfortable seating for 48 inside, and 48 more on the surrounding open-air deck outside.

The restaurant is open from lunch time to late in the evening and provides a pizza room service.

Fukuya Teppanyaki

A small decorative bridge over a miniature pool with waterfall leads you to the entrance of this cosy restaurant. Decorated in true Japanese style, the restaurant provides seating for about 20.

Featuring Japanese traditional teppanyaki - show cooking, the restaurant offers a range of traditional Japanese dishes.  In addition to the more familiar Japanese dishes such as sushi and sashimi, a wide variety of dishes are served. Chefs trained in Japanese cooking use genuine ingredients, imported from Japan. A meal here is a show in itself. The fact that this restaurant is patronised by the Japanese and South Asian guests at the resort, proves the quality of meals served here.

The well-stocked bar in the restaurant serves all usual bar drinks and a range of non-alcoholic drinks and exotic alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails.

The Fukuya Teppanyaki is open for lunch from noon and for dinner in the evening.

Dhaavani Restaurant - Coffee shop

This is the place for a light lunch or an afternoon snack, in a more informal setting, decorated in a casual snack bar style. The restaurant offers seating for about 50. Conveniently located in front of the pool area, the Dhaavani Restaurant and Coffee shop is open round the clock.

The menu on offer contains a range of light snacks to hearty meals. In addition to the usual fare of salads, sandwiches and burgers, and the range of Asian and European dishes featured on the menu, special theme nights are held on certain days of the week. The Mongolian barbecue and the Tandoori nights are evenings to enjoy. Tandoori dishes may be enjoyed on any day you wish. Lunch at the Dhaavani Restaurant features a daily Tandoori corner.

While the late breakfast included in the menu serves those who prefer to lie in during their holidays, a range of ice creams serves to quench your thirst while sun bathing at the poolside.

Paradise Bar

This is the main bar of the resort. The bar is spacious with modern interiors. Open on all sides the bar overlooks the poolside and the sea. The bar provides comfortable, cushioned seating for more than 90 with a fine atmosphere in which to relax. Three nights a week live music performed inside the bar or at the poolside provides for some action on the disco floor inside the bar, with its colourful and flashy lighting, as it becomes the centre of activity.  Once a week the resorts DJ plays music for guests to dance the night away, after the excitement offered by a 'crab race'.  Enjoy a quieter moment or cool down with a cocktail served in the bar outside by the pool.

Karaoke Bar

The Karaoke Bar provides a totally different atmosphere in comparison to the Main Bar. The Bar opens every evening, and serves all the drinks available in the Main Bar. Step inside through the glass doors into this lavishly furnished bar. The floor is carpeted and black leather sofas provide comfortable seating for 100.

Beach Bar

The Beach Bar is conveniently located on the white sandy beach at the northern end of the island, specially for guests who spend their day enjoying the variety of watersports offered at the Delphis Water Sports Centre, also located at this end of the island.  Although the bar is a simple structure which blends in with the surroundings, the spaced out seating spread out on the beach under thatched parasols provides a convenient setting for a drink. The bar serves soft drinks, beers and fresh fruit drinks and is open till late afternoon.

All Inclusive

Optional All Inclusive available.

Food: Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner in the main restaurant (excluding lobster, seafood, speciality meals and meals from other outlets). Snacks served at selected times between meals. Afternoon tea.

Drinks: Unlimited hot, soft and alcoholic drinks (excluding premium brands, champagne, sparkling wine, bottled beer, fresh fruit juices, cocktails and speciality coffees) served for a minimum of 12 hours. All drinks served by the glass.

Sports & Leisure: Activities usually include badminton, basketball, squash, table tennis, tennis and volleyball.

Entertainment: Regular evening entertainment usually includes live music, karaoke, competitions and disco nights.

Health & Relaxation: Gym, Sauna and whirlpool.

Activities and Amenities

All your sports and fitness needs are covered in the variety of sport activities at Paradise Island.  Below are some of the activities currently hosted at Paradise Island Resort & Spa.

Activities:

Gymnasium

Steam Bath

Sauna

Jacuzzi (Whirl Pool)

Billiards

Tennis

Squash

Badminton

Basket Ball

Volley Ball

Table Tennis

Water sports

The Villa Water sports Centre in Paradise Island offers courses in windsurfing and catamaran sailing in addition to excellent facilities for a variety of water sports. The centre, located at the northern end of the island is equipped with the best equipment. The big shallow lagoon surrounding the island is a safe and convenient place to learn windsurfing or catamaran sailing or enjoy any of the water sports offered.

Water bikes, paddleboats, water scooters are also available for you to paddle around in.  Banana Riding, Fun tubes, Knee boarding and water skiing give guests the opportunity to get some excitement in the water.

Enjoy a romantic sunset ride on a two-seater paddleboat or ride the waves on a water scooter with the spray and wind on your face. 

Available Activities

PLUS CARD packages:

Single package

This package includes two motorized and three non-motorized activities. There is a list of activities in both categories to choose from.

Accessories

Life vest

Shoes

Harness

Gloves

Lessons & Courses

Snorkelling Lesson

Including equipments and instructor

Windsurfing

Windsurfing basic course-1 (6 lessons including all materials)

This basic course is ideal for one who stay for shorter period and can be completed within 3 days. Although the course is without examination and certificate, this includes basic techniques and minimum theory in order to begin windsurfing.

The course will be conducted in the following order:

Board exercise

Up haul line and mast technique

Steering

Turning exercise

Stop gibe and tack

Unrigging on the water emergency procedure

Fun course (4 lessons)

This is designed for the clients who have completed the basic course. During the course one would be given training on:

Beach start

Training with harness

Private lesson

This private lesson includes the basic techniques and the introduction of windsurfing. After completing this private lesson one would have the knowledge that will help you to begin windsurfing.

Catamaran

Catamaran basic course (6 lessons)

Basic theory and practical instructions (including all material)

Fun course (3 lessons)

Basic techniques and minimum theory

Private lesson

This private lesson is designed for clients who would like to taste what sailing is,  as well as for those with experience to refresh their skill.

Water ski

Basic lesson (including all material)

This lesson includes basic theory and practical instructions in order to start water skiing.

Wake board

Basic lesson (including all material)

This lesson includes basic theory and practical instructions in order to start wake boarding.

Knee board

Basic lesson (including all material)

This lesson includes basic theory and practical instructions in order to start knee boarding.

Excursions

Catamaran snorkelling trip

By choosing this snorkelling trip you can explore to the underwater beauties of the Maldivian reefs and at the same time you will enjoy the adventures of sailing.

Catamaran half day trip

In this half day trip you can visit a nearby local island which will let you experience  the centuries old culture, traditions and simple Maldivian lifestyle that remains unchanged.  You can buy souvenirs from this local island. Also this trip includes snorkelling to one of the best points in the area. 

Speed boat trip

Speed boat trips are arranged on request.

Instructors are available for snorkelling and other sports activities

Diving

Since the opening of Paradise Island, Delphis Diving Centre takes care of all the diving. With a perfect safety record, they are able to show you the best diving places in the North Male Atoll.  All the Delphis instructors have years of experience in diving in the Maldives and are able to offer guidance.  If you are an experienced diver you can benefit from their knowledge of the dive sites, so that you will be able to get the most out of each dive.

Being located close to classic dive sites like Blue Caves, HP reef, Banana Reef and Furana Thila, certified divers will have memorable experiences during their holiday. From May to November, Paradise is the perfect location (only a 5 minute boat trip away) for visiting one of the best manta spots in Maldives. Delphis offers a minimum of at least two boat dives a day to any of the spots in the atoll, while two tank dives and full day trips are frequently organised.

Delphis organises beginner sessions in small groups, which will ensure personal attention and a comfortable way to learn diving. The team of professional staff is multilingual and has a long teaching experience.  Delphis offers all diving courses from easy beginner courses all the way up to diving instructor.

Araamu Spa 

Relax your body and mind from physical and mental stress and revitalise your body with the following treatments offered at Araamu Spa

Bathing Ceremonies

Body Spa

Araamu Packages

Aramu Exclusives

Beauty Saloon

Araamu Theyo Dhemun

Veli Modun

Swedish Massage

Sarawak Massage

Well being Massage

Back Rejuvenator

Foot & Leg Massage

Reflexology

Healing Aroma Massage

Thai Massage

Baby Massage

Loabi loabi (Romance)

Conference Facilities 

Conference Hall: Conference hall charge includes a multimedia data projector, multi-system TV set with a VCR, one slide projector, one OHP, one flipchart with stand and mineral water during conference but not exceeding one bottle per person per day.

Secretarial Room: Secretarial room charge includes 01 PC with internet connection, 01 laser printer, 01 photocopier, DID telephone and fax services.

Break-away Rooms: Break-away room charges do not include any equipment. 

Weddings & Honeymoons

Paradise Island offers the perfect venue, whether in a suite, beach villa or water bungalow for weddings or honeymoons.   Staff will be delighted to discuss your specific requirements and make some suggestions for your wedding arrangements.   A complimentary bottle of champagne and fruit basket is offered to guests on honeymoon, and a bottle of wine and a cake for birthdays celebrated at the Resort.