Lux South Ari Atoll

Our second stay here. Once again, it was absolutely beautiful. We stayed in a Romantic pool water villa 122. The room was perfect and was well looked after by our gentleman room servicer with a visit in the morning and evening. All restaurants we ate at were excellent and the staff lovely in restaurants and bars. Service was excellent and prompt. We particularly liked Beach Rouge and ate there most times. Always welcoming and looked after us so well. For breakfast we are every morning at East buffet. Choice of food was extensive and tasty. We love Amzad who looked after us so well, cooking for us each morning and bringing his dishes out to us rather than having us wait. The day before we left he asked which dish we liked the most and said he'd prepare that for us on our last morning before leaving and true to his word he did this. We are in East one evening and again he looked after us providing us with a variety of Asian dishes. Delicious and he really does take pride in his cooking. Our concierge gentleman was Bek, who again was lovely looking after us, booking restaurants and things for us. Sadly the week before I was due to travel my mum passed away. The hotel were lovely and Gabrielle in Celebrations, who was very sweet, arranged for me to do a coconut tree planting and coconut wish ceremony in memory of my mum. It was just a little something special for me to do at this difficult time. They made a little plaque for me to go with the tree. She also arranged for me to make a coral frame (paid for by us) which we could dedicate to our parents (I also lost my dad last year and hubby lost his dad last year too). Mark, the marine biologist, who we did this with was wonderful and it was a really interesting experience, which I recommend anyone doing to help the regeneration of the coral reefs. Again a plaque was made with our parents names to tag to the frame. I've already received photos of the frame in place on Lux's reef. The island and water is beautiful. Certainly hope to return again one day. Thank you to everyone at LUX South Ari Atoll 💖

Amazing place with great staff. Island is beautiful with tons of hangout spots across beautiful beach. Food options were great too, we would definitely come back. Thanks to all the staff, for their amazing hospitality. You guys were awesome, keep rocking!!

Amazing resort and service. All the personal was super kind and helpful. Giada was super attentive and helped us a lot with everything we needed. The resort offer lots of activities during the day and have lots of varieties of restaurantes with really good food. Cons: - not everything is "all included" as we understood it would be - the bicycles provided were really uncomfortable overall for tall people and very hard to cycle. Plus you need to pay the service daily.

The island and the hotel were simply stunning! Both the service and the entire property were impressive, making every moment an unforgettable experience. Giada made our stay truly special from the very beginning! She greeted us warmly upon arrival and was always there to assist with even the smallest requests throughout our stay. Her kindness, professionalism, and attention to detail made our vacation unforgettable. Giada is a true asset to the team, and we sincerely thank her for her outstanding service!

The Lux South Ari Atoll is a wonderful resort with the most charming staff, great facilities, excellent food and great spa. From the arrival and greeting by Elena to the wave off by John Rogers, the Manager, and his excellent team, we were well looked after. The food is outstanding, with a huge range at breakfast and a good choice of restaurants. Umami, the Japanese Restaurant, was outstanding in particular. Just a wonderful place.