Kudadoo

Style

Island of the rising sun

Setting

Paradise most private

Kudadoo combines soul-soothing Japanese design, eco-friendly architecture and all-inclusive ultra luxury on a dreamy private island in the Maldives. An arc of 15 expansive villas extends over the coral-rich ocean, each with its own infinity pool and muted, airy interiors. There’s a seafood-specialist restaurant, a champagne-stocked bar and a salt-cave-toting spa – but remember the ethos here: ‘Anything, anytime, anywhere.’ Whether it’s a tailor-made tasting menu or a scuba excursion at sunrise, your round-the-clock butler is there to make it happen.

Facilities

Rooms

15 overwater villas.

Checkout

Noon, check-in 2pm, but both are flexible, subject to availability.

More Details

Rates include all meals (except those at 5.8 Undersea Restaurant dining at Hurawalhi Island Resort), drinks (excluding Owners’ Cellar selection of champagne and wines), spa treatments and excursions.

Also

The common areas are wheelchair-accessible, and there’s step-free access to the rooms.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Free WiFi, games room, tennis court. In rooms: Smart TV, Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth speaker, minibar, air-conditioning, free bottled water, coffee machine, kettle, beach bag, yoga mat, Healing Earth bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

There are no wrong answers – each of the one- and two-bed villas is supremely luxurious. For the ultimate in privacy, go for the villa at the centre of the arc – that way nobody will even walk past your door.

Poolside

Every villa comes with its own infinity pool, but there’s a jumbo one by the restaurant too, if you’re feeling sociable.

Spa

Balinese light features and a wall of coconut husks greet you at the Sulha Spa, where the internationally inspired treatments include warm oil massages and herbal poultice body balms. There’s a salt cave too – the first in the Maldives.

Packing Tips

Plenty of swimwear – you’ll be practically living in it.

Also

The Japanese styling is the work of award-winning architect, Yuji Yamazaki.

Children

All ages are welcome. Children under 15 need to stay with parents or a nanny, and won't be able to visit Hurawalhi or dine at 5.8 Undersea Restaurant.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Out on the terrace, overlooking the water.

Dress Code

Retreat deserves fancy and free flowing threads, but you make the rules here.

Hotel Restaurant

You’ve got options. Dine in the ambient lantern-lit Retreat, have a top-end takeaway on your villa deck or arrange for an intimate on-beach dinner under the stars. The house chef trained in France and haute cuisine is on the menu, but so is everything else – any diet or desire can be catered for, so don’t be afraid to ask. Seafood, of course, is the local speciality, and we can vouch for the shucking-good oysters.

Hotel Bar

Make the bar at The Retreat bar part of your evening ritual. Pick a drink, any drink (they’re all free), and find a perch on the ocean-facing deck for sunset; oftentimes, the dolphins and manta rays might join you. Over at Hurawalhi there’s the Coco Bar for signature cocktails (hello, popcorn espresso martini), and the Champagne Pavilion for fizz.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served 7am to 11am, lunch is from 12.30pm until 3pm, and dinner is from 7.30pm till 11pm. The Pool Bar is open all day from 7am.

Room Service

You can order breakfast to your villa, or even have a ‘floating breakfast’ served in your infinity pool. There’s also an extensive room service menu, including salads, curries, stir-fries and pizza.

Planes

You’ll fly into Malé (the capital of the Maldives), and then take a 40-minute seaplane to Kudadoo Island. Round trip shared seaplane transfers are $490 per person; it's US$9,000 total for a private seaplane charter, seating up to 12 guests. British Airways operates a direct flight from London to Malé from November to March; for the rest of the year, you can fly with Qatar Airways or Emirates after a stop in the Middle East.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

You could practically roll out of bed straight into the sea, but make sure you put a snorkel on first, so you can meet the locals properly (if any rub you up the wrong way, you might try fishing later on… ). Get your adrenalin rush with water-skiing, jet-skiing or boating, or keep things calm with kayaking, paddleboarding, sailing or kitesurfing instead. On dry land, challenge your partner to a game of tennis, join yoga and meditation classes on the beach, or spoil yourself with treatments and salt-room sessions at the Sulha Spa. If there is a downside to holidaying on a private island in the Maldives, it’s that there aren’t any local things to see and do. On the plus side, it’s a private island in the Maldives, so chin up.

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