Lux South Ari Atoll

Pros: * Beautiful location * Water villa with pool view is stunning. * Some lovely helpful staff. * Clean * Wonderful marine life Cons: * Off season kids club is non existent * Some very unhelpful staff. I approached hotel about the lack of kids club and was directed to a person for the teens program which is 1, maybe 2 activities a day. For a single parent with a very energetic 9 year old who booked this resort mainly for the kids club option, this is disappointment and frustrating. * Also when we arrived we weren’t given a tour or shared about all the things offered by the resort. We learned them from our friend who arrived the next day as her “butler” offered this to her. So I guess this depends on the quality of your “butler”. * We were also held up for over half an hour upon arriving as we were told by our butler “we haven’t paid”. I’m digging for the receipt showing our payments to resort. We much later learned from someone else that what should have been communicated was we haven’t paid for our “seaplane”. Which we haven’t and totally understood that. Wish that was stated so we could have saved the 30+minutes on top of the 8+ hours of traveling to get here. Overall a beautiful island with lots of marine life visible from shore. But poor customer service and non existing kids club for all the parents who hope to get some quiet time. Maybe this is different during high season? Will not be coming back as beautiful resort can be found all along the Maldives but good service is key, which we did not find sufficient here.

We had an amazing stay at this beautiful resort. Everything was perfect, from the stunning surroundings to the excellent facilities, but what truly made our experience unforgettable was the outstanding service. A very special thank you to Dain, who made us feel welcome and cared for throughout our stay. Her kindness, professionalism, and genuine warmth made all the difference. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience and would highly recommend this resort to anyone visiting the Maldives!

We had an exceptional honeymoon at the Lux* in the South Ari Atoll from the moment we arrived in Male to our check in to our flight back to Abu Dhabi- which allowed us to fully relax and focus on the fun part of the stay. What really stood out to us was exceptional level of service from the staff, when we waited for our seaplane departure at the Lux private lounge with barista to anyone at the resort Our room- Romantic Pool water villa was the perfect setting for our honeymoon- with an unobstructed view of the ocean. We would like to express a special thank you Rashwaan who looked after us so well during our stay. He was always available to help with anything we needed and surprised us with the most beautiful and memorable towel sculptures- a true piece of art The food was excellent across both buffet and à la carte restaurants with a lot of variety. My favourite restaurant was Senses and would highly recommend the Maldivian fish curry. Thank you to the Lux South Ari team for making our honeymoon so special. We left with wonderful memories and cannot wait to return