Facilities: One of the largest fresh water swimming pools in the region, with an infinity-edge overlooking the blue horizon, surrounded by an expansive sunning deck and a ‘swim up’ bar serving refreshments.

Restaurants & Bars: The ‘Reef Club’ restaurants offers a range of Mediterranean dishes, ‘Café Huraa’ for breakfast and all day dinning, for award winning a la carte dinning choose the ‘Baraabaru’ restaurant serving Indian and Maldivian favourites in an oceanside setting.

Sports & health: Health Club with stream room and an island Spa featuring five treatment pavilions with treatments from India, Thailand, Indonesia and the Maldives. Big game fishing, snorkeling and a PADI dive center offering diving trips and courses.

For Children: Kudamas Childrens Club (4 to 12yrs) has an organized programme of childrens activities including scuba diving tuition in the pool (8 to 12yrs). Childrens menus and babysitting service (24hrs notice).

Accommodation: 106 beautifully appointed beach bungalows and water villas built around the fringe of the island on the sea front or on stilts in the lagoon. The Beach Bungalows feature a private deck, some bungalows have a private plunge pool and outside shower. The Water Villas have a separate living room, bedroom and two bathrooms as well as a furnished verandah with panoramic views of the Indian Ocean and with steps down into the sea. All rooms feature bathroom, mini-bar, satellite television, hairdryer, and CD player on request.

Families of Four: can be accommodated in a two bedroom villa or adjoining bungalows with a common deck.

Official Category: Five star.

Transfers: By speed boat

The Barbaabaru fish restaurant