Maldives at Kuda Huraa
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OPENING DATE:
May 1998
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GENERAL MANAGER:
Total Number of Rooms: 96
Design Aesthetic:
- Inspired by Maldivian villages with thatched roofs, timber floors and decorative lattice panels and columns
- Tropical-style interiors with teak wood
- Beach and over-water villas with pool and floor-to-ceiling ocean views
Architect:
- Grounds Kent Architects (guest rooms and public areas)
- One Degree North Landscape Architects (landscaping)
Interior Designer(s): Hirsch Bedner Associates (guest rooms and public areas); Avalon Collective Pte Ltd
History: Reopened in September 2006
Location: North Malé Atoll
Design Aesthetic:
- On its own island, reached by two-minute boat ride
- Thatched-roof treatment pavilions feature wooden floor decking, louvred side walls and sliding doors opening directly to the ocean
- Below each massage bed, a portal is built into the floor decking for guests to gaze at the marine life below
Interior Designer: Hinke Zieck
Number of Treatment Rooms: 7
Signature Treatment:
- Emma Kunz Harmoniser – A full-body experience and nourishing facial utilising Swiss healing clay AION A®
- ŪRJĀ Massage – Long, flowing strokes and pressure-point massage enriched with juniper, thyme, and lemon balm
Special Features:
- The Night Spa Ritual – A powerful open-air ritual, reserved exclusively for one individual or couple each night
- Naturopathy Consultation – Complimentary 45-minute consultation that guides the way for a personalised program of therapeutic care
Spa Director: Dr. Anand Prayaga
Executive Chef: Eduardo Gandia Martinez
Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients:
- Coconut
- Tuna, mahi mahi, jack fish and white snapper
Restaurant: Baraabaru
- Signature Dish: Baraabaru Signature Raan - Slow-Cooked Baby Lamb Leg, Bone Marrow Gravy
- Indoor Seating: 48
- Outdoor Seating: 40 plus 5 at the tandoori bar and 4 in the gazebo
- Designer: Grounds Kent Architects
Restaurant: Reef Club
- Cuisine: Italian
- Signature Dish: Whole Baked Fish in a Sea Salt Crust
- Indoor Seating: 40
- Outdoor Seating: 40 on the deck, 16 in the courtyard and 9 at the bar
- Designer: Grounds Kent Architects
Restaurant: Café Huraa
- Signature Dish: Maldivian curried lobster - spiny lobster with Maldivian marinade served with coconut rice, chapatti
- Indoor Seating: 74
- Outdoor Seating: 24
- Designer: Grounds Kent Architects
Lounge: Poolside Bar
- Designer: Grounds Kent Architects
Restaurant: Kandu Grill
- Signature Dish: Mixed Seafood Grill - Half Lobster, Prawns, Scallop, Tuna Steak, Homemade Seasoning, Sea Salt
- Outdoor Seating: 32
On-site Activities:
- Boating
- Cooking classes at Baraabaru Restaurant
- Dolphin cruise
- Fishing
- Jogging
- Kayaking
- Parasailing
- Scuba diving
- Shark snorkel safari
- Snorkelling
- Turtle snorkel safari
- Wakeboarding, water skiing, jet skiing
- Water toys and equipment
- Windsurfing
Off-site Activities:
- "Robinson Crusoe" private island picnic excursion
- Maldivian village visit
- Sandbank picnic
- Tour of capital city, Malé
Pools:
- Number of Pools: 3
- Main Pool: An infinity edge freshwater pool with a large sun deck. Attendants regularly provide fresh towels and cooling spritzes of mist. Pool service and a swim-up bar provide refreshments
- Serenity Pool: Swim at sunset or soak up sunshine with a signature Reef Float cocktail at the tranquil beachfront pool and deck
- Children's Pool: An oval-shaped children's pool, adjacent to the main pool, overlooks the ocean
Fitness Facilities:
- Size: 150 sq m / 1,615 sq ft
- Special Features:
- Overlooks infinity pool on the sunrise side of the island, with panoramic ocean views
- Jogging trail on a central pathway of white sand amidst coconut palms and tropical blooms
- Sample Fitness Activities:
- Group yoga (morning sun salutations and evening meditation) held daily on the yoga platform facing the ocean
- Private yoga sessions available with resident yogi
Kuda Koamas (“small dolphin”) Kids' Club has a wide range of supervised activities indoors and outdoors, including creative crafts, beach games, snorkelling, yoga sessions and cooking classes
Total Size: 84 sq m / 1,033 sq ft
Meet and Feed Capacity: 16
Outdoor Banquet Capacity: 30
Marine Discovery Centre (MDC) – an interactive research and education centre introduces guests and local school children alike to the role we can each play in conserving the local and global marine ecosystem
Guests can adopt an entire surf lifestyle at Kuda Huraa:
- The on-site pros from Tropicsurf, Noosa, Australia, run classes and courses for guests aged six and above
- Learn in the pristine lagoon, embark on a series of surf clinics or let loose on six quality breaks within a stone’s throw – with many more secret, uncrowded spots just a whisper away
- Or charter a private Seaplane Surfari for the height of surfing fantasy
- Kuda Huraa also hosts the Surfing Champions Trophy, an annual boutique surf contest that pits six world champions across three evolutionary disciplines
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