Stratford-upon-Avon Living Jan - Feb 2024

VARU Water Villa
VARU Water Villa
Best for: Guest Entertainment,
Seclusion
ATMOSPHERE
KANIFUSHI
can soak in glorious sea views in
complete privacy. The villas are air
conditioned, but if you can, sleep
with your doors open - it’s magical
to hear water lap beneath you.
Breakfast and lunch is served daily
buffet style at Lime & Chili - our
first lunch was accompanied by
the displays of a passing pod of
dolphins. Sundowner cocktails can
be enjoyed at the Bay Rogue bar
and, for a truly Maldivian evening,
complete with sarongs for men and
women, dinner at KAAGÉ will give
you traditional island dishes elevated
with a modern twist.
The surroundings here are smart
but informal - couples and families
can relax fully, helped by a flexible
all-day dining menu.
Guest enrichment is at the very core
of the offering here. The team want
their guests to experience something
different and make lasting memories
- wine-tasting evenings, Bavarian
beer festivals and educational talks
all offer unique, memory-making
moments. Details mean everything
to the team here - we were delighted
every afternoon to return to the
room to see new leaf art on the bed,
painstakingly created from foliage
foraged from the island.
VARU offers all this on an allinclusive
basis, meaning that
once you’re there, you can fully
relax into holiday mode. Stay over
four nights and you’ll also have a
complimentary treatment in the
spa. Situated in a set of over-water
buildings, from the massage table
you’ll look at the ocean below
through a glass floor panel.
The Maldives is rightly seen as a
luxury destination, but at VARU,
you can enjoy that luxury, elevated
service and bountiful amenities for
an amazing price. It delivers the all
the experiences, hospitality and
pristine settings to make lifelong
memories in paradise, for a fraction
of the price of other resorts.
RATES VARU by Atmosphere
starts at just £550 per night based
on the Beach Villa.
varu-atmosphere.com
The topography of Atmosphere
Kanifushi is unique, a long and
narrow sandbank stretching for
over 2km, with a strip of jungle-like
canopy running through the centre.
This island paradise is home to 350
staff - almost twice the number of
guests, ensuring every need and
whim is catered for. The large size
of the island means you never feel
cramped - indeed, the beach villas,
with their enormous glass-ended
pools feel truly secluded.
These capacious rooms and outdoor
spaces mean that you may never feel
the need to visit the communal pools
- but there are large facilities there
too, both for children and adults.
The deck and outdoor area of the
Kanifushi Grand Pool Villa
18 | www.minervamagazines.co.uk