Kanuhura
Secretly secluded within a vast turquoise lagoon, Kanuhura - a Small Leading Hotel of the World - represents the epitome of an island escape, with beautiful villas and contemporary indulgences.
Facilities
Savour superb buffets, à la carte dining and a choice of bars. There is live music, an excellent dive centre, complimentary windsurfing equipment, pedalos, canoes, tennis and squash courts, fitness centre, complimentary kids' club for 2-11 years (2-3 year olds must be accompanied), and the soothing spa (at extra cost). Guests can enjoy a trip to Jehunuhura, Kanuhura’s own Robinson Crusoe-esque island.
Swimming Pools
Freshwater swimming pool 1 adult & 1 children's
Children's Club
Just for Kids at the Kids Club Even on a tiny tropical island paradise, parents sometimes need their space. At Kanuhura, Kids Club is a complimentary extensive club facility catering to younger guests aged four to eleven.
Spa and Beauty
SPA
Step away from the pool area and into Spa at Kanuhura and the ultimate experience immediately begins.
At Spa, timber flooring, complementary lighting concepts and a fresh colour palette for walls and fabrics offset daybed furnishings in the relaxation room. The moment guests enter this holistic sanctuary, they find themselves in a serene world of delicate scents, low lighting and natural marine products, where a wide range of treatments are on offer from trained therapists.
Everything about this Asian-style spa contributes to a sense of tranquillity: aromatic scents, surroundings of warm brown wood, billowing cotton on the ceiling, carved stone wall panels, ornamental lily ponds, bowls of water with floating frangipani petals, daybeds with cotton turndowns, shady thatched roofs which admit natural daylight and a light sea breeze. The spa comprises eight treatment rooms, including four doubles for side-by-side couples’ treatments, as well as an outdoor beachside spa pavilion, Kandu-Olhi.
Therapists are trained not only to perform treatments, but also to make guests feel as relaxed and special as possible. That inclusive attitude extends to welcoming any guest who wishes to use the steam rooms scented with lemon grass, or spend time in the saunas and plunge pools, whether having a treatment or not; it’s all part of the spa experience. Therapists consult guests on individual needs and recommend sequential treatments to harmonize and balance body and soul.
Try the signature massages such as: Maldivian Theyo Dhemun, a 90 minute massage of short, firm strokes using local healing oils; Aromastone Massage, 90 minutes of gentle body massage, using smooth, black stones from Bali with heat-holding properties. South East Asian therapists move as lightly as feathers so that guests drift off on a tide of sensation.
Other treatments include a Polynesian Manawa Massage, salt or coconut based body scrubs, nourishing body wraps and soothing, re-hydrating facials.
Following each treatment guests are left to rest in the relaxation area with an uplifting cup of freshly brewed aromatic infusion such as ginger with lemongrass, peppermint or jasmine.
Products used feature aromatic blends of floral, herbal, fruit and marine based ingredients, and massage oils are by Tropical Spa from Indonesia and Pevonia Botanica from the US.
The air-conditioned gymnasium boasts state-of-the-art equipment from Life Fitness, while the spa’s weekly activity programme at the Fitness Studio includes yoga, meditation and stretching group classes. A personal trainer is available to tailor special fitness programmes for guests, and private classes with an instructor can also be arranged. The spa also offers a beauty salon, boutique, and separate steam bath, dry sauna, cold plunge pool, and Jacuzzi, both for men and women.
Scuba Diving
While the snorkelling is superb at many spots around the island, with plenty of fish and live corals in the shallow blue water of the lagoon, scuba divers will want to check out the Sun Dive Centre, which has PADI Gold Palm certification.
Location
In the Lhaviyani Atoll, 40 minutes by seaplane from Malé.
Beach Description
White sandy beach which surrounds the island.