Bandos Island Resort

If you are looking for a contemporary resort with a metropolitan atmosphere, Bandos will be ideal for you. The island, which is only a 15-minute speedboat ride away from the Male' International Airport is among the most well-established and biggest resorts in the country.

The well known island of Bandos, with its convenient location in the southern section of North Male' Atoll, situated only one ? hours by boat from Male', is one of the largest resort islands on the Maldives. It has excellent beaches and its sister island Kuda Bandos is easily accessible by boat.

Facilities available on Bandos are numerous - everything from child-care to international convention facilities and up-to-date sports complex with gymnasium and swimming pool are all available on the island. A total of 225 guest rooms of three different categories are available for you on the islands, which in the 28 years of its existence have come to be known as the island of hospitality for its friendly and efficient service.

A light and airy dining room, attractive coffee shop, a la carte restaurant and an open-air bar with separate dance area are included. Close to the reception is the shopping area with a photo lab and a buter. The resort has a play area for children, which is adjoining the recreational center which offers tennis, squash, badminton, sauna, gymnasium, and aerobics classes. A medical centre has been added recently which has a large decompression chamber.

All the rooms have tiled floors, shower, ace, hot and cold water, IDD telephone and are air-conditioned. Bandos, which has one of the country's only two decompression chambers for diving emergencies, has excellent housereef just metres away from the beach. Bandos also has the widest range of sports facilities available anywhere in the country.

A holiday in Bandos would be fun-filled, relaxed and will have you wanting to come back again.