Minor Hotels will soon expand its Avani brand to
the Baa Atoll in Maldives.
Scheduled to open on 1 April, the Avani+ Fares
Maldives Resort is located on the natural tropical island of Fares
at the western edge of the heart-shaped atoll.
The 176-key resort will be Minor’s sixth property
in Maldives.
Reachable within 35 minutes of Velana
International Airport (MLE), the new-build resort will feature multiple accommodation options, from beach pool villas and
four-bedroom beach pavilions, to expansive three-bedroom over
water villas that fan out across the island’s turquoise bay.
Facilities at the resort include palm-lined pathways
that will lead guests to a
selection of bars and restaurants, a water sports centre,
AvaniKids and Teens Club, an AvaniFit gym and a contemporary AvaniSpa.
Organic produce will be sourced from the resort’s
mini farm and catch of the day delivered daily by local fishermen.
“We are excited to confirm the opening date of the
highly anticipated Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort and look forward
to welcoming guests from 1st April 2023,” said
William Costley,
Minor Hotels’ Senior Vice President of Operations for Asia. “The
first hotel opening in the area for more than three years, Avani+
Fares will continue to highlight Avani as a trailblazing hotel
brand, filling a gap in the Maldivian hotel landscape.”
Fares is one of just 61 islands that enjoys the
marine protected waters of Baa Atoll’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
The resort is in close proximity to two of its most famed
landmarks: Hanifaru Bay where guests can spot whale sharks and
snorkel with manta rays; and a beautiful chain of ring shaped
islands known as the five islands landmark.
With twelve individual
dive sites off the beach, a 220-metre house reef teeming with
marine life including turtles and dolphins, and the nearby Fares
reef which is 600 metres off the shore, the resort offers guests
all the bounties of the biosphere’s natural beauty.
