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Dreamy atolls of tropical islands scattered across the Indian Ocean, the Maldives are a kaleidoscope of colours and earthly pleasures. Get away from it all at LUX South Ari Atoll (formerly LUX Maldives), the only settlement on the postcard-perfect island of Dhidhoofinolhu. Fuss free and laid-back, the resort surprises with pop-up cinema screenings right on the beach, impromptu musical performances and strolls along secret pathways through the lush tropical gardens. Just steps from the thatch-roofed suites and ocean-perched villas, the island's unspoilt beaches are yours to claim. A prime spot for snorkelling and whale-shark spotting, the resort's unblemished lagoon is a diver's dreamworld. Back on land, island street food and fine dining await in the tempting restaurants and bars. In the shade of coconut palms, lounge by the two turquoise pools, luxuriate in the ocean-view spa and surrender to the charms of this castaway idyll.
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Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
Bar / lounge
Beach
Badminton
Babysitting
Children's playground
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Infinity pool
Pool with view
Outdoor pool
Private pool
Yoga classes
Yoga room
Fitness / spa locker rooms
Fitness classes
Personal trainer
Sauna
Coffee shop
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast in the room
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Complimentary welcome drink
Happy hour
Kid-friendly buffet
Kids' meals
Outdoor dining area
Snack bar
Special diet menus
Wine / champagne
Poolside bar
Bicycle rental
Bicycles available
Boating
Canoeing
Diving
Snorkeling
Tennis court
Water sport equipment rentals
Windsurfing
Aerobics
Billiards
Darts
Entertainment staff
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Table tennis
Nightclub / DJ
Children's television networks
Indoor play area for children
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Kids club
Kids pool
Kids' outdoor play equipment
Highchairs available
Airport transportation
Spa
Body wrap
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Foot massage
Full body massage
Hammam
Hand massage
Head massage
Makeup services
Manicure
Massage
Neck massage
Pedicure
Salon
Steam room
24-hour security
Concierge
Currency exchange
Executive lounge access
Gift shop
Outdoor furniture
Shops
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun terrace
Sun umbrellas
Butler service
First aid kit
Infirmary
Umbrella
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Private check-in / check-out
Clothes dryer
Laundry service
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Soundproof rooms
Air conditioning
Private beach
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Cable / satellite TV
Extra long beds
Walk-in shower
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Dining area
Housekeeping
Interconnected rooms available
Private balcony
Room service
Safe
Sofa
Telephone
VIP room facilities
Wardrobe / closet
Bottled water
Clothes rack
Iron
Laptop safe
Private bathrooms
Tile / marble floor
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Minibar
Electric kettle
Flatscreen TV
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Amazing place, staff are very attentive and caring, making their best so you enjoy your stay at the fullest! Great food and the cocktails are even better (if you like coffee, go to the East Bar and try the cocktail they have there). You can rest, sleep, eat, snorkel, tan and have a great time without a care in the world. And for all the sweet tooth's out there, you can have ice creams or sorbets every day, all locally made. I recommend it and definitely go back again.
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Room Tip: Best "beach" is by the Lagoon bar, you can even see or swim with reef sharks (they don't bite)....
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Response from Executive Office LUX South Ari Atoll, Other at LUX* South Ari Atoll
Responded 5 days ago
Dear Pedro, Thank you for the lovely message on TripAdvisor. Please keep in touch and let the team know if there is anything LUX* South Ari Atoll could assist. Yes! Please come back soon as the team has already been ready to help you celebrate another holiday in the Maldives! With the best regards from the sunny tropics, John Rogers General Manager
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The friendliest staff, the best food, a stunning location just utter joy! From getting an assigned support person, to daily surprise towel animals it’s hard to pick out what gave most joy. You might think there’s nothing to do but dive and snorkel but you’d be wrong. We chose to do very little but try every swing and hammock around the island and spot fish, sharks and rays but for those who wanted more entertainment there was - from the cutest library ever, to an arts studio, exercise classes and outdoor movie showing you could be entertained in paradise. The choice of food and restaurant quality was outstanding -with one of us not eating meat and the other not eating fish we can sometimes have to compromise but not here. Not sure the seaplane was ready for our combined extra weight from enjoying the food so much. The views are so spectacular you could easily fill an old style camera role. There’s even a professional photoshoot for the less shy. The people we met who worked there were without exception delightful, fun, smiling and happy in their work -even the general manager put up with my curiosity and questioning. Definitely Lux by name and deluxe by nature. I must now start saving again so I can visit my wonderful friends and bathe in their warmth (and the warm sea) again. …
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from Executive Office LUX South Ari Atoll, Other at LUX* South Ari Atoll
Responded 5 days ago
Dear Carol, Thank you very much for the lovely message to the team. Your review is absolutely a great support to the team for us to keep up and cerate many more great holiday experiences for those who visit the island. Please stay connected and let us know if there is anything we could assist with your next plan returning to the Maldives. We will always be ready to help you celebrate any moment in life. With the kindest regards, John Rogers General Manager
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We visited March 23 The quality of service was 5 of 5 we ate in different restaurants on the island, the island is very big and much to do and travel , you must take an a bicycle but also who don’t want to ride they have a shatle every 10 min that go on the all the island. The clean of the room was perfect and always clean. The island was perfect of much an activity, you can find a bottle in the island and get free prizes. every restaurant had the special food that was so amazing and tasty. Inthi was the guide of our stay in the island always help and be with as what ever we need, he is always available for anything we need and with always smile. Beach Rouge is amazing restaurant that fill our desire with kosher thinks that made us, they made as a dinner at Friday before the dinner and make us feel special and it was wonderful taste, the manager of the restaurant Roy is a guy of incredible courtesy and arbitrariness in addition to that always does everything with a smile and joy and is happy to see. The Chef Neeraj was incredible chef he make us a kosher food that was wonderful he always make the food with a smile and make very testy food for all the people they come to eat in here. The chef do perfectly food. The Mixe was also tasty and chef’s in there make us Indian food so tasty the bring as to our root from there and the serving on there was fantastic. And the East market with chef pong was absolutely fantastic food that make also a kosher food.…
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Executive Office LUX South Ari Atoll, Other at LUX* South Ari Atoll
Responded 5 days ago
Dear Eitan, It is lovely to hear from you again. Thank you for choosing our island to celebrate your honeymoon in the Maldives, and the team is really happy to know that you have enjoyed the fullest of your time indulging in delicious dishes prepared for you by Neeraj, Subbuhni, Michael and Pong, as well as the hospitality of Inthi and Roy. Your feedback has been shared with the them. Everyone is glad to learn about it, and the team is very much looking forward to welcoming you back soon. Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is anything LUX* South Ari Atoll could assist. We hope you will be in touch again and let us know that you are planning to return. Best regards from the sunny Indian Ocean, John Rogers General Manager
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We stayed at LUX South Ari Atoll recently and we had the most incredible stay. Everything from start to finish was just perfect. Upon arrival on the Sea Plane, it was such a nice touch to have a welcome party waiting for us, waiving to us as the plane landed. Everything about this place is absolutely 1st class and we will definitely be back. What made the stay so special though was the staff. They were just incredible and every one of them made us feel so special. It’s unfair to do so as all of the staff that we met and chatted to were just great but a special mention must go to: Adam – Beach Rouge Saif – Beach Rouge Rachael – Welcome Team Pong – East Market Shawkat – Buggy Driver Daminda – Mixe Aduham – Beach Rouge Shifaz – Veli Simau – Room Attendant Viraas – Senses Rimaah – Mixe Mofizul – Buggy Driver You are such wonderful people and we wish you all the very best for the future. Thank you for making our stay so special. We look forward to seeing you again soon hopefully. From – your Scottish friends …
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Date of stay: February 2023
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Response from Executive Office LUX South Ari Atoll, Other at LUX* South Ari Atoll
Responded 5 days ago
Dear Ross, Thank you for the review and the highlights of team members above. Your feedback says all, and please allow me to use this opportunity to express my appreciations to our team as ell because without any of them, LUX* would certainly not be where we are today. We are very happy to learn that you had a great time and certainly looking forward to welcoming you back in the coming days. Please do let us know if there is anything LUX* South Ari Atoll team could assist with the plan or arrangement for your next holiday in the Maldives. We will always be available and be at your service at any time. Best regards, John Rogers General Manager
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We had a great week at Lux South Ari with our 3 year old girl. Great place, very good food, our beach villa was very comfortable. We want to thank all the staff who was very kids friendly with special thanks to PLAY kids club (Mihoo), Lux Cafe (Tholath) and ICI ice cream for daily mango-lollies !
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Date of stay: March 2023
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Response from Executive Office LUX South Ari Atoll, Other at LUX* South Ari Atoll
Responded 5 days ago
Dear Pierre, Thank you for choosing LUX* to celebrate the family time in the Maldives. Mihoo and Tholath are really happy to hear from you again after the message you have sent through our online survey. Along with everyone on the island, they would like to say hi and look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Please keep in touch and let us know if there is anything LUX* South Ari Atoll could assist. We hope to see you soon for another holiday on our little piece of paradise. With the best regards, John Rogers General Manager
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A stay worth every penny. We travelled here as a family after a long pandemic with multiple booking cancellations and amendments. Prior to this beautiful place we were regulars in the Maldives for over 5 years. I must say this resort made the whole vacation a fabulous and memorable one. FOOD, PEOPLE, BEACH & the unique ideas applied carefully on each and every experiences were a highlight. It is woeful to see how ungrateful and uncivilized some people can be writing bad reviews trying to ruin the reputation of such places. We will definitely be back for New Year’s Eve and can’t wait to see all beautiful people. Thank you lux.
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Response from Executive Office LUX South Ari Atoll, Other at LUX* South Ari Atoll
Responded 5 days ago
Dear Lister, Thank you very much for the lovely review sharing the feedback on your stay at LUX*. The team is really glad to hear from you again and pleased to learn that you had a wonderful time. We certainly look forward to welcoming you back and cannot wait to see you again to celebrate the New Year with us on the island! With the best regards from the Maldives, John Rogers General Manager
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Where do I start - Just WOW. Lux is an absolute paradise. We’ve just returned from 10 nights at Lux - myself, husband and our 2 little boys. The holiday was perfect from start to finish. The island is beautiful and so well looked after, the food is delicious, the people that work on the island are what makes it so so special. They’re so gentle, kind, dedicated, hardworking and just so wonderful. A few very special people to mention who really made our stay that much more amazing: Sangeeth - an absolute credit to Lux, he went out of his way for us as a family and family egularly checked in on us to make sure everything was as it should be - and of course it always was! Jaufar - he did an excellent job of keeping our room tip top despite our family messes. He was so friendly and really bonded with our 2 boys. They looked forward to seeing what animal he had made for them everyday. Shawkat - We would always skip a couple of carts to travel with him. He’s so chatty and friendly and just a lovely guy. Vijay - possibly the hardest working guy on the island. We spent a lot of time at Veli Pool as it was so great for the boys and was such a safe space. Vijay took amazing care of us and the boys whilst there and nothing was ever too much. Rimaah, Haam, Basil & The team at Mixe were just lovely and we looked forward to seeing them every morning. They fussed the boys and made us feel very special. Again, nothing was ever too much and they all work so hard. Senthil & Barun went out of their way to accommodate our plant based dietary requirements and made us some absolutely spectacular food. We would often arrive to Mixe to find that they had put something special together for us for Breakfast, Lunch or Evening Meal. They were just so kind and lovely. Pong @ East Market deserves a special mention for his hospitality. He was always there to help get food, carry it to the table or to make us something special. I celebrated my birthday whilst there with a beautiful breakfast in one of the pods at East Market, a massage at the spa and evening dinner at Allegria. All were absolutely amazing. We did a few trips whilst there. My husband the snorkelling where he swam with Whale Sharks, turtles and dolphins. We also did the sunset cruise and the local Island trip. All were great, well organised and ran by the lovely staff. I could go on and on - we adore this place. This was supposed to be a once in a lifetime holiday for our family but we’re already planning our next trip. What a spectacular place with beautiful people. Thank you Lux family for sharing your special Island with us. …
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Date of stay: March 2023
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10 persons in pairs arrived together and only one dad and his kid were communicated to that they would wait for an hour or so for the room to be ready. The priority were families, but European families all of the rooms were ready except ours, disgraceful, shameful, and full of discrimination.
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Date of stay: March 2023
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Response from Executive Office LUX South Ari Atoll, Other at LUX* South Ari Atoll
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Dear Mr. Majed, Thank you for posting the review and sharing your feedback on the arrival experience. We are truly sorry to hear that the check-in process has made you feel left out while seeing other guests traveling in on the same seaplane and had the rooms ready but not yours. Although the official check-in hour is at 14:00, the resort has always been accommodating the guests who arrive early as soon as the rooms are ready. Due to the high occupancy and turnover of Water Villas you have booked in and the specific request of having the view facing sunset, the room assigned for you was not ready after the departure of the previous guests who checked out at 11:00 while you had reached the resort at 11:20; moreover, all the water villas were occupied on that day, and our other guests who arrived with you were all booked in other villa categories, and since these rooms were ready, the team did take the guests to the rooms right away. Mr. Majed, once again, thank you for posting the review on TripAdvisor. It was lovely speaking with you upon departure and letting us know that except the arrival you had a great time, overall. Please do not hesitate to contact me again should there be anything the team and I could assist in the future. Kindest regards, John Rogers General Manager
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Excellent service, food & a brilliant resort if you have young kids! All the staff made us feel welcome from the first day until the last & as it was our anniversary it made the trip even more special. Thank you to John and his staff for a wonderful time - we will be back next year!
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Executive Office LUX South Ari Atoll, Other at LUX* South Ari Atoll
Responded today
Thank you for sharing the feedback on your recent stay at LUX* South Ari Atoll. The team is happy to hear that you had a great family time and anniversary celebration, and we cannot wait to see you again next year! Please keep in touch and let us know if there is anything we could assist with the arrangement of your upcoming holiday in the Maldives. Kindest regards, John Rogers General Manager
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From the smiling, waving welcome team as the sea plane landed to a tearful farewell LUX South Ari Atoll exceeded our expectations - and we had many as we had waited 2 years since our original trip was cancelled due to the pandemic. The natural beauty of the Maldives was the obvious attraction. We choose LUX as it is one of the bigger islands and provides many things to do to entertain yourself during your stay. It looked fabulous online but was even better in real life. So many Insta views and photo opportunities! The island is beautifully planned, making the most of the natural greenery whilst giving the villas both space and total privacy. Our beach villa was cleverly designed with all the modern comforts you would expect from a 5 star resort but the additional outside bathroom was a delightful surprise. All six restaurants were different in terms of cuisine and vibe. There is a wide range of choice to appeal to everyone and food quality is high, both in terms of being delicious and beautifully presented. Our favourite evenings were spent with Moosa & his team at Beach Rouge. Moosa was charming and ensured all our needs were catered for. Jino Thomas made the most delicious cocktails with skill and passion for his craft. Senses offered amazing Indian food. Ask for a beach table then sit back and enjoy it all. East Market was a delightful way to try new flavours from all around Asia with fresh ingredients of your choice being cooked by first rate chefs. The nightclub theme bathrooms were a total surprise! The fully stocked ice cream shop was a complete bonus due the high quality of the homemade ice cream and range of iced fruit lollies. A delight to have on the beach for young and old alike. Our tips would be to: - opt for the all inclusive package as any additions are expensive & are paid in US $ - Don't buy alcohol at the airport you cannot take it into the Maldives. My husband doesn't usually enjoy beach/resort holidays but on this one occasion is already talking about a return trip and sharing the joy with our friends. I couldn't recommend it enough. Well worth the wait!…
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Date of stay: February 2023
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Room Tip: Beach villas are sun rise or sun set. The beach on the sun set side has powder white sand.
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PRICE RANGE
$335 - $898 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
lux* maldives hotel south ari atoll, diva maldives hotel, diva maldives south ari atoll
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Diva Maldives
LOCATION
MaldivesAlifu AtollSouthern Ari AtollDhidhoofinolhu Island
NUMBER OF ROOMS
193
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Frequently Asked Questions about LUX* South Ari Atoll
What are some of the property amenities at LUX* South Ari Atoll?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at LUX* South Ari Atoll?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at LUX* South Ari Atoll?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and a poolside bar during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to LUX* South Ari Atoll?
Conveniently located restaurants include Hermit's, Allegria, and Green Park Cafe.
Are there opportunities to exercise at LUX* South Ari Atoll?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness center, and a sauna during their stay.
Does LUX* South Ari Atoll have airport transportation?
Yes, LUX* South Ari Atoll offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at LUX* South Ari Atoll?
Yes, laundry service and a clothes dryer are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at LUX* South Ari Atoll?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including Spanish, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, and Japanese.
Does LUX* South Ari Atoll have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the ocean view available here.
Is LUX* South Ari Atoll accessible?
Yes, it offers facilities for disabled guests. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.