Le Meridien Barbarons
Attractively positioned on pure-white sands and nestled between verdant, green mountains and inviting turquoise lagoon waters, Le Meridien Barbarons offers tranquillity with comfort, quality and excellent facilities.
Relax with exotic natural treatments at the extensive Spa Cinq Mondes which also has a steambath, plunge pool and a gym. There is also an onsite children's club for 4-12 year olds and a PADI dive centre. Enjoy two restaurants, an a la carte Creole-Mediterranean and also a casual buffet restaurant with ‘show cooking’ and themed nights, plus there are two bars for daytime refreshments and evening cocktails.
Accommodation
124 rooms with a bright, contemporary interior that are just steps from the lapping water and squeaky soft sands visible just outside. Modern, quality features are standard including a flat-screen television, DVD player, air-conditioning, tea and coffee facilities, internet connection and a terrace or balcony.
Superior rooms have garden views,
Deluxe rooms have sea views
Executive suites have a separate lounge.
Restaurants
• Le Mangrovia - State-of- the-art show cooking buffet featuring international specialties and themed nights • La Cocoteraie - Seaside retreat serving an à la carte menu • Le Patchouli Bar - Beverages, cocktails, after dinner drinks and cigars
Le Meridien Barbarons
Attractively positioned on pure-white sands and nestled between verdant, green mountains and inviting turquoise lagoon waters, Le Meridien Barbarons offers tranquillity with comfort, quality and excellent facilities.
Facilities
- Children's club for 4-12 year olds
Swimming Pools
Outdoor swimming pool
Children's Club
The complimentary Penguin Club for children age 4 to 12 years is open daily from 9am to 5pm
Spa & Beauty
Discover a calm and relaxing atmosphere and indulge in a variety of beauty treatments at Spa Cinq Mondes.
Treatment rooms:
- 3 Single massage rooms
- 1 double massage room
- Scrub room
- Steambath
- Plunge pool
Scuba Diving
Angelfish - on site PADI Dive Centre
Golf Information
9 hole course at Anse aux Pins – 20 minutes drive away.
Location
Within beachfront tropical forests on a wonderfully secluded bay on Mahé’s west coast, 30 minutes from the airport.
Le Meridien Barbarons
Explore the surroundings
Destination introduction
Holidays in the Maldives conjure up images of white sands, swaying palm trees and crystal blue waters, creating that quintessential picture-perfect holiday bliss. Kuoni’s hand-picked island resorts offer everything from all inclusive Maldives holidays, to rustic island retreats and the world’s finest luxury accommodation. Savour gourmet dining, sensuous spas, spectacular diving and the most enchanting ocean sunsets.
Maldives holiday highlights - Admire sea views with a stay in a water villa, elevated over turquoise waters.
- Whilst most of our resorts have fabulous spas, look out for our ‘SPA’ labelled resorts for the finest in pampering indulgences.
- Discover a vibrant underwater world with a professional, supervised scuba-diving expedition. Browse some of our comprehensive dive packages.
- For the ultimate experience join the Atoll Explorer for a Maldives cruise around this beautiful country’s most magical atolls.
- All Inclusive Maldives holidays - For the complete hassle-free holiday look out for our specially negotiated All Inclusive deals.
- All Maldives holidays travelling on scheduled flights include access to the VIP lounge in Malé International Airport on your departure.
Diving
These idyllic coral islands rank amongst the best dive destinations in the world. In conjunction with Euro-Divers, we can offer quality diving packages in the Maldives which can be pre-booked in the UK.
The rare beauty of the magnificent underwater world has made these islands one of the most enchanting diving destinations in the world. When conditions are good the underwater visibility is at the highest level – sometimes exceeding 50 metres – and the warm water temperatures year round make diving in the Maldives a pleasure.
The North Malé Atoll is home to the Lion’s Head and Wattaru Kandu dive sites both of which are frequented by reef sharks. Wattaru Kandu is also home to stingrays and
garden eels whilst Lankanfinokhu, or Manta Point as it’s locally known, is a great place to see manta rays being cleaned by local colonies of cleaner fish.
Hukrueli in the South Malé Atoll is another place to see rays and cleaner fish and Maaya Thila, a protected marine area in this atoll is home to white-tip sharks, turtles, zebra morays and the elusive guitar shark.
Hanifaru lagoon in the Baa Atoll is one of the best places to see whale sharks and manta rays. June to September is the best time to see them as this is during the monsoon season and equinox when the lagoon is filled with plankton.
Important Notes: A medical certificate of physical fitness may be required and qualified divers must bring proof of diving certification and logbook. Please ensure that you purchase adequate insurance.
If you are travelling with any other form of insurance, we strongly recommend that you check the terms of your policy and if necessary take out extra cover. Dive prices shown do not include boat trips to and from dive sites. Boat trips approx. $10 per dive are payable locally. If you intend to learn to dive whilst you are in the Maldives, you must book a holiday of at least eight days duration (five days for the Scuba Diver courses). Open Water and Scuba Diver courses include the necessary equipment as required. Cost for logbook, certificate, course book and other course materials are not included. Costs per person approximately: US$140 (Certification alone: $85).
* Extra equipment required including mask, fins, snorkel, regulator with octopus and pressure gauge, BCD with inflater, 10 litre tank, weightbelt, weights and dive computer (compulsory for every diver) can be obtained locally at an extra charge. Full terms and conditions available on request.
Shopping
In Malé you’ll see plenty of street merchants selling beautiful Maldivian postage stamps. Those ragged dentures suspended outside gift shops are sharks’ jaws. Attractive T-shirts are stencilled before your eyes, generally with brilliantly coloured tropical fish.
The islanders are expert in carving coconut wood and use it to decorate their houses. Mat-weaving, basket-making and coir rope-making are other long-standing crafts. Mats are woven from haa grass. There is some highly developed lacquerwork and you may see examples of handloom weaving or jewellery handcrafted in gold and mother of pearl.