Lux South Ari Atoll

Where do I start?.. It has almost taken me a year to write this review and I am still suffering from ptsd from the traumatic experience of nearly losing our lives. On day 2 of our holiday, I was out for an early morning walk and went to look at the sand bank at the Lux Resort which by the way is now covered with water. I asked a member of staff how do you get there, and they said it was safe to swim across. Later that day, me, my son and daughter decided to go and view the sandbank. The water was below our knees and calm. Within 2 minutes, our feet began to sink and we were swept in the sea by what I can gather was a rip tide. We had no knowledge about rip tides and were not warned not to go in the sea. I became separated from my children and I wasn't strong enough to stay a float and hold onto my daughter who was now being held by my son. There was no life guard on duty, and we were screaming for help for at least 10 minutes before someone finally heard us and came out in a speed boat to rescue us. I can't bear to type out what was going through our heads but I can say that later that day, my son said to me "Mum, had it have been literally 30 seconds more, you would've lost both your kids". Of course I will be forever grateful for being saved but I sincerely hope that a sign that was promised to go up there by the manager to me is up there to prevent any future accidents which may prove to be fatal. What was supposed to have been a holiday of a lifetime proved to be very traumatic and to see that the public were still going there in that same spot days after was disturbing. The reason for this post is to make you travellers aware that the sandbank at the Lux is not a safe place to swim in, and that there needs to be a life guard in place with a much faster rescue team. It is not all about beauty.

Unforgettable experience we have! My child first vacation and this will not be the last. Check in by Rachael which she was so friendly and make sure our daughter complete the little explorer. Beach villa is my favorite but my daughter love to stay in water villa as there is many sting ray and shark to see during the night time East market and beach rouge is our favorite. Recommend to stay between 401-420 area as during the night time it quiet and less Seagrass

We have just returned from our 4th trip to LSAA and this one somehow managed to top all of the others! We were blessed with fantastic weather throughout our whole trip, which was the icing on the cake. We stayed at the new-style beach villa with a pool and it blew us away. We saw them being renovated last year when we stayed, and we knew we wanted to try them out. We have previously stayed in a water villa, romantic water villa, and old-style beach villa with pool. This new room category is definitely our favourite and we would absolutely choose it again. It had plenty of space for our family of 3, and the best of both worlds with the large pool and the beach on our doorstep. We were so happy to see so many familiar faces at the resort - it's the people that really make it special and it feels like coming home each year. Lux* have managed to create an amazing team culture and the happiness of the team members is obvious. A very special shout out to Shawkat who is one of our favourite humans on the planet. Each year we cross our fingers and hope he's still there! He's an absolute delight and radiates happiness. Many an evening has been spent riding a couple of extra laps in the buggy so we could continue talking with him. He is an exceptional human being and I'm not sure he will ever know how much he impacts us, and how we value spending time with him. If the rest of the world could be a bit more Shawkat, it would be a better place. One of the reasons that we first came to Lux*, and one of the reasons we continue to return is the excellent vegan and vegetarian food options. As a family of one vegan, one fussy teenage vegetarian, and one omnivore, there is something for all of us. The restaurants are all wonderful but Senses has a special place in our heart. It is hands down our favourite restaurant in the whole world, and Chef, Maee and the rest of the team are wonderful. My son turned 15 during our stay (his third consecutive birthday spent at Lux*) and the team went all out to make it extra special. We felt like royalty! Quite simply, we love it here. We have recommended LSAA to many friends and family, who have also had exceptional holidays and honeymoons here. I would love to return again next year.

Our holiday is amazing were fabulous with espectacular beaches. Excellent service especially Natasha and Zahir at the Restaurant and chef barum , very crean with housekeeper' mode . We definitely I recommend to go this wonderful hotel!!!!!🙏

We researched islands in the Maldives for 12 months and went from a shortlist of 60 to 3 and then only 1 - Lux South! And we definitely made the right decision. Everything on this beautiful island is 5*, the amazing staff, the incredible food, drinks, accommodation, facilities are all perfect. We have stayed in some lovely places but this is paradise as we imagine and we will definitely be saving to visit again in a few years time.