(02/03/23)  Minor Hotels will soon expand its Avani brand to the Baa Atoll in Maldives.

Scheduled to open on 1 April, the Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort is located on the natural tropical island of Fares at the western edge of the heart-shaped atoll.

The 176-key resort will be Minor’s sixth property in Maldives.

Reachable within 35 minutes of Velana International Airport (MLE), the new-build resort will feature multiple accommodation options, from beach pool villas and four-bedroom beach pavilions, to expansive three-bedroom over water villas that fan out across the island’s turquoise bay.

View from an Over Water Villa at Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort. Click to enlarge.

View from an Over Water Villa at Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort

Facilities at the resort include palm-lined pathways that will lead guests to a selection of bars and restaurants, a water sports centre, AvaniKids and Teens Club, an AvaniFit gym and a contemporary AvaniSpa.

Organic produce will be sourced from the resort’s mini farm and catch of the day delivered daily by local fishermen.

“We are excited to confirm the opening date of the highly anticipated Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort and look forward to welcoming guests from 1st April 2023,” said William Costley, Minor Hotels’ Senior Vice President of Operations for Asia. “The first hotel opening in the area for more than three years, Avani+ Fares will continue to highlight Avani as a trailblazing hotel brand, filling a gap in the Maldivian hotel landscape.”

Fares is one of just 61 islands that enjoys the marine protected waters of Baa Atoll’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The resort is in close proximity to two of its most famed landmarks: Hanifaru Bay where guests can spot whale sharks and snorkel with manta rays; and a beautiful chain of ring shaped islands known as the five islands landmark.

With twelve individual dive sites off the beach, a 220-metre house reef teeming with marine life including turtles and dolphins, and the nearby Fares reef which is 600 metres off the shore, the resort offers guests all the bounties of the biosphere’s natural beauty.

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