Bandos Maldives
The island of Bandos is a picture-perfect paradise hidden away in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The clear blue water, vibrant plant life, and white sandy beaches create an immediate feeling of tranquility away from life’s everyday stresses.
From the moment you arrive, you will see the friendly and attentive service that has earned Bandos the reputation of the
Accommodation
Water Villa
The Water Villa is our elite package and features unique décor, along with breathtaking views of the ocean and the beach to give you a sense of floating in the ocean. It also offers luxury and tranquility with full privacy and services exclusive to the villa. The living quarters come fully-furnished with all the modern amenities and the ultra-luxurious and roomy jetted tub provides an uninterrupted view of the ocean and the unending horizon.
Beach Villa
A luxurious modern villa with a private infinity swimming pool and cabana-style sun deck, the Jacuzzi Pool Villa has a state of the art king size bed, rustic wooden furnishings, and a serene, romantic atmosphere for those looking to relax and unwind in style.
The spacious jetted tub adorns the en- suite bathroom where one can enjoy a luxurious soak.
Superior Beach Villa
Fashioned as a duplex, the living and bedroom facilities boast all the amenities necessary for your comfort and satisfaction. The balcony provides a pleasant view of the beach front with the gentle rumble of the surf constantly soothes the mind. The secluded Superior Beach Villa is surrounded by lush tropical vegetation and contains an open-air jetted tub with a thatched roof designed for your relaxation and enjoyment.
Beach Villa
The perfect fusion of traditional Maldivian architecture with whitewashed interiors and thatched roofs, these villas you will find all modern conveniences, and stylish minimalist decor. Beach Villas have direct access to the white sandy beach and come with a bathtub and an outdoor shower.
Superior Villa
With whitewashed interiors and modern furnishings, the Superior Villas are a class apart. The bathrooms ooze style, with mosaic detail and outdoor showers. Surrounded by lush, tropical vegetation, these villas are the perfect setting for your holiday in the Maldives.
Deluxe Room
The Deluxe Rooms at Bandos are spacious and inviting with several amenities provided. Both living and bedroom areas are topped off by uniquely thatched high ceilings and has parquet flooring. With the possibility for interconnecting rooms, these spacious rooms are ideal for families with children.
Garden Villa
Conveniently located near our swimming pool and Clubhouse, our Garden Villas are a blissful marriage of traditional Maldivian style architecture and all the comfort and luxury of a contemporary island resort. The decorated wooden chalets offer extensive secluded outdoor decking area, ensconced within our beautiful manicured gardens.
Standard Room
The simple and elegant Standard Rooms here at Bandos quite strongly reflect all that is good about Bandos; the unyieldingattitude towards settling for nothing less than the highest quality and unrivalled customer satisfaction.
Wine and Dine
Gallery Restaurant
The Gallery restaurant is the main restaurant for Bandos and consists of three spacious halls open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It usually showcases elaborate buffet setups during meal times and although it is open to all guests, the Gallery specializes in catering to those who have pre-booked their meals.
Sea Breeze
The recently refurbished Sea Breeze is aptly name as it 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. The restaurant is open round-the-clock and offers a wide variety of dining options.
Grill Bar
Combining contemporary interiors with a rustic look and feel, The Grill Bar is situated on the north-eastern side of the island. Guests can choose to be seated either indoors or out on an overwater deck, which offers breath-taking views of the Ocean. The Grill Bar offers a variety of seafood and meat, grilled to your liking and served with a homemade sauce of your choice. Pair your freshly-grilled platter of seafood or meats with a glass of wine, or just grab your favourite drink from the bar and head out on to the deck and let the lingering breeze relaxes and soothes your mind and soul.
UMI YAKI
Umi Yaki translates to ‘grill by the sea’, which is fitting as guests can enjoy beautiful views in the open air restaurant during their dinner.
Sit around our teppan hot plates and watch as our chef masterfully cooks using their theatrical skills to cook your food in front of you. With flips, juggling, and with a dash of fire, your meal is prepared before your eye.
Huvan
Huvan, which means blue skies and calm seas, is the best place to view the stunning Maldivian sunsets.
Sand Bar
The Sand Bar a classic island beach bar whose modern facilities blend well with the tropical atmosphere. The island ambience of the bar is ideal for guests seeking to enjoy one of our many tropical cocktails or any other beverage that suits their fancy. The Sand Bar is designed with fun in mind. It offers our guests a wonderful time with our top-notch karaoke facilities, live band, or discotheque evenings.
Pool Bar
The swim-up bar in our main pool is located in the midst of the beautiful surroundings of palm trees and lush fragrant blossoms. A chilled drink is all you need to bring out the sunny spirit within you! Relax under the shade with your loved ones and feel the bubbles from its jetted stools.
Dive Bandos
The house reef here at Bandos, considered one of the best in North Malé Atoll, guarantees a glimpse of one of the true marvels of the Maldives.
Our professional staff can ensure that you experience the lush underwater gardens, colourful fish, and magnificent seascapes in total safety and comfort. We also tend to our underwater environments with the recent introduction of our Coral Gardening Project. Guests can take part in as well.
Dive Bandos is a spacious facility complete with air-conditioned audio visual classrooms, library, hot water showers, and spacious storage rooms. The equipment we employ includes internationally reputed brands such as Mares, Scubapro, Aqua Lung, Dive Rite and Suunto, to name but a few. We also have an in-house service
Bandos is conveniently located in the southern part of North Malé Atoll. This makes a number of impressive dive sites accessible and within reach. We can offer you a variety of over 40 different dive sites including some well-known highlights such as the Banana Reef, Barracuda Giri, Victory Wreck, Paradise Rock, Rainbow Giri, Lion’s Head, Old Shark Point, and of course seasonal Manta Points like Lankan Reef and Furana.
Our dive centre is a member of the internationally acclaimed PADI International Resort Association, and we take pride in offering a wide range of PADI courses with competent and multilingual associates at your disposal.
Water Sports
Island Water Sports is run by a team of professionals who are highly skilled in their craft and are multilingual. Some of our most popular activities include snorkeling, wind-surfing, catamaran sailing, water skiing, parasailing, banana boat riding, wakeboard, knee board, fun tubes and canoeing.
The Water Sports facility here at Bandos also offers top notch catamaran and windsurfing facilities and boasts quality equipment such as Hi-y, North-Sails, and Topcats. There’s something for every water sports enthusiast on Bandos Maldives
Club House
For those guests who seek a more professional path to keeping fit or relaxing, the Clubhouse sports complex at Bandos is the answer to keeping both physically and mentally fit. Our gymnasium is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and is staffed with qualified, friendly instructors. It is open to all our guests, free of charge. Our guests can enjoy a free aerobics session with our instructors, squash, badminton or tennis in our floodlit courts.
Guests wishing to take it a bit easier can enjoy our Lounge Room where we feature a small library, major news, sports, and entertainment channels, or play table tennis or board games.
There is also the option to unwind in the steam room or sauna.
Kokko Club
At Bandos we want to making your holiday as hassle free as possible. For those families travelling with young children, the Kokko Club would prove to be a blessing. Now, you can enjoy your holiday comfortably knowing that your children are safe in the capable care of our professional childminders and babysitters.
This service is free for children, aged between 3 – 11 years, between 0800hrs to 1700hrs (babysitting services at a charge for babies under 3 years).
Orchid Spa
At Orchid Spa, pleasure is everything. From the vitality of the pool, the serenity of the tropical landscape, the natural sounds, the hot steam and sauna bath which penetrate the muscles and relieve the tensions, it is all designed to provide maximum comfort.