HotelChatter - Tag: Maldives Hotels

Noonu Atoll: Hilton Maldives Iru Fushi Want Guests To Keep Paying Half Price

amandak — 2009-08-18T13:46:05-05:00

When the President attended the reopening/rebranding of the Hilton Maldives Iru Fushi Resort & Spa, we knew this was a place to watch, and we also mentioned the great value offered by their two-for-one opening deal. Well, that was supposed to conclude at the end of this month, but now they've extended it all the way through until the end of October 2009.

Male: Hilton's Iru Fushi Opening Is A National Event in the Maldives

EricRosen — 2009-07-14T15:59:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/MLEIRHI_Hilton_Maldives_Iru_Fushi_Resort_and_Spa_gallery_welcome.jpg" class="top"> Its not every day that you get a national president to attend your hotel opening, but since tourism is the main industry in the Maldives, President Mohamed Nasheed was on hand to help open the Hiltons new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Maldives+Iru+Fushi+Resort+%26+Spa/local/1525">Iru Fushi Resort and Spa</a>. The new resort is Hiltons <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/11/15194/4428/hotels/Hilton_To_Get_Three_New_Hotels_in_The_Maldives">second of four planned properties</a> in the Maldives. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/3/192134/9949/hotels/Traveling_10_000_Miles_for_Barefoot_Luxury_The_Conrad_Maldives">Conrad Maldives</a> is already open on Rangali Island, the Beach House will join the Waldorf-Astoria Collection starting November 1, 2009, and a Doubletree will open in the island nations capital of Malé sometime in 2011. Iru Fushi is located on the island of Medhufushi in the Noonu Atoll (no joke, thats its name) about 40 miles north

Who's Ready For The Best Western Madoogali?

JetSetCD — 2009-06-10T14:32:58-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/MadoogaliBW.jpg" class="top"> ...Because it's coming soon! It's just been announced that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/best%20western%20hotels">Best Western</a>, they of continental breakfasts and drive-up motor lodges, will open their first Maldives property this September. Set about 50 miles west of Male, the Maldives' capital, the island of Madoogali will be dedicated to the 56 palm-thatched chalets of the resort and spa. According to the press release, it will also include "a refined restaurant, a spa, a dive center and numerous water sport activities, including windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, water-skiing, catamarans and pedalòs." This doesn't sound like the Best Western we know. While no estimated room rates have been released, we doubt that they'll be anything near the $700+ a night of the W Maldives

Maalefushi: The Predictably Romantic Regent Maldives Probably Opening Soon

amandak — 2009-06-08T10:10:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Regent_Maldives.jpg" class="top"> The Regent Maldives might've been slated to open in 2008, and then the first quarter of 2009, but we're kind of used to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Regent%20Hotels">Regent Hotels</a> people <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/24/8591/93835/hotels/Take_Three_Regent_Bal_Harbour_to_Open_in_March">rescheduling</a> their opening dates. Now we're hearing late 2009 for the Maldives and some rumors are going solidly for December 1, 2009. We've gotta say, though, that this place looks like it'll be worth the wait.Of course, it's easy to look gorgeous when your hotel is made up of 50 luxury villas on a private coral island. To be precise, the Regent Maldives is on Maalefushi Island, eight hectares of tropical plants surrounded by white beaches. That's easy to love.Of these 50 villas, 23 of them are planted

Hilton To Get Three New Hotels in The Maldives

EricRosen — 2009-05-11T17:33:06-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/beachhousemaldives.gif" class="top"> Last time we checked in with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/3/192134/9949/hotels/Traveling_10_000_Miles_for_Barefoot_Luxury_The_Conrad_Maldives">Carsten Schieck</a>, General Manager of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Conrad+Maldives+Resort+%26+Spa+/local/636">Conrad Maldives Rangali Island</a>, was in February, when he told us about the resorts dizzying menu of "barefoot luxury" offerings. But as it turns out, Hilton's offerings in the Maldives won't be limited to this one resort anymore. Hilton is taking over three new properties in the Maldives and Schieck will be overseeing them all.The first is the new Hilton Maldives/Iru Fushi Resort & Spa (formerly the Iru Fushi Resort) which is scheduled to open on July 1. The second major project from Hilton is the transformation of the year-old <a href="http://www.beachhousecollection.com/">Beach House Resort</a> at the northern tip of the archipelago on Manafaru