Raffles Maldives Meradhoo Resort - Opening on 1st February 2019


Maldives
PUBLISHED January 13, 2019

AccorHotels has confirmed the Raffles resort in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll of Maldives will open on 1 February 2019.

Only a 55-minute domestic flight from Velana International Airport followed by a 15-minute speedboat ride away from Kaadedhdhoo Airport, Raffles Maldives Meradhoo is located at the southern end of the country, near the equator on the Gaafu Alifu Atoll.

First set to open in late 2018, Raffles Maldives Meradhoo Resort boasts 21 island villas and 16 ocean villas with private pools, three restaurants, a scenic cocktail bar, and array of facilities and activities to relax, rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit.

The resort has appointed Oliver Larcher as the resorts General Manager, ahead of its opening. He brings with him, over two decades of experience in luxury hospitality, having worked with well renown brands such as Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Hilton Hotels and Resorts.

"We are excited to be launching AccorHotels first flagship Raffles property in the Maldives and welcome Larcher aboard," Gilles Cretallaz, Vice President of Operations, Luxury Brands for Upper Southeast Asia. Northeast Asia and the Maldives at AccorHotels, quoted.

A newcomer to the booming tourism industry of the Maldives, AccorHotels is on a major expansion drive, with three existing properties and two under development. It is a world-leading travel and lifestyle group and digital innovator offering unique experiences in more than 4,000 hotels, resorts and residences, as well as in over 2,500 of the finest private homes around the globe.

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