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.
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. …
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.…
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 …
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 !
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.
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. …
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.
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!
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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