North-Malé-Atoll, Maldives Patina Maldives, Fari Islands
An island for art and sea
Patina Maldives sits on a 42-hectare island in the Fari Islands in North Malé Atoll. The five-star resort combines villas on the beach and above the lagoon with an art collection spread across the island, including James Turrell’s Skyspace Amarta, a light space that frames the sky. Ten restaurants and bars bring cuisines from the Maldives to the Mediterranean to the island, much of it from its own garden. A 1,500-sqm spa, a kids club, and diving and snorkelling in the house reef make the stay appealing to couples and families alike.
Lage
On its own island in the Fari Islands in North Malé Atoll.
About 45 minutes by speedboat from Malé airport, around 10 to 15 minutes by seaplane.
A 42-hectare island with beaches, lagoon and house reef.
Highlights
Skyspace Amarta by James Turrell and seven more works in the permanent art collection.
Villas with a private pool on the beach and above the water, plus the 1,800-sqm Beach House.
Cuisine with produce from the island’s permaculture garden and restaurants from Maldivian to Italian.
A 1,500-sqm spa, watsu and meditation spaces.
Amenities
110 villas and studios · Private pool in every villa · Restaurants and bars with cuisines from around the world · Roots Garden with vegetarian cuisine · 1,500-sqm spa with watsu · 24-hour fitness · Meditation spaces · Skyspace Amarta and art collection · Fari Art Atelier · Footprints Kids Club · Dive centre and house reef
Impressions
Cuisine
Portico serves all-day dining inspired by the Indian Ocean, at KANDU the chefs reinterpret Maldivian cuisine, and at Fari Beach Club there is locally sourced seafood. Brasa grills meat over open embers in the Patagonian style, Farine bakes bread and shapes pasta by hand, Helios brings Aegean cooking to the sunset, and Arabesque serves Lebanese cuisine.
Wok Society puts dumplings and wok-fired dishes on the table, at Fari Marina Village Dining Depot food trucks stand on the beach, and Tuk Tuk Gelato provides ice cream. Roots Garden is a purely vegetarian restaurant whose ingredients come from the island’s permaculture garden, and it opens on request. Veli Bar by the pool serves snacks and cocktails.
Wellness
The 1,500-sqm spa is open daily from 10 am to 8 pm, and treatments must be reserved. The offering includes spa treatments and watsu, in which you are carried and moved in warm water. A flotation tank, meditation spaces and personal coaches complete the programme, and the gym is open around the clock.
Experiences
Eight works form the island’s permanent art collection, including Skyspace Amarta by James Turrell, the photographs “Palms” by Cássio Vasconcellos and “Ocean Archaeology of Our Time” by Pamela Longobardi, made from marine plastic. In the Patina Art Residency, one artist works on the island for a month at a time.
In the water, you can snorkel in the lagoon, plant coral with the marine biologist and, with luck, see dolphins and turtles. A dive centre takes you to the reefs of the atoll. The Footprints Kids Club offers children aged 4 to 11 workshops, sports and marine learning from 10 am to 6 pm.
Room categories
Patina Maldives has beach and water villas with a private pool, studios, and, in the Beach House, a two-storey villa.
The beach villas with their own garden and private pool (240 sqm) have a king bed or two twin beds and sleep two adults and one child. The Sunset variant faces the sunset.
The water villas above the lagoon (170 sqm each) have a private pool, a king bed or two twin beds and sleep two adults and one child. With luck, you meet dolphins and other marine life from the villa.
The family villa on the beach (600 sqm each) has two bedrooms with a king bed and two twin beds and sleeps four adults and two children.
The water villa with two bedrooms (405 sqm each), a king bed and two twin beds sleeps four adults and two children.
The studios (60 sqm) are a home within a community of creative minds, with a king bed and a crib or extra bed for two adults and one child.
The two-storey villa (1,800 sqm), facing the sunset, is the largest on the island and offers plenty of privacy. It has a king bed, a queen bed, two single beds and three children’s beds for six adults and three children.
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Patina Maldives – Art, cuisine and lagoon
Patina Maldives combines villas with a private pool, an art collection across the island and cuisines from around the world. A place for couples seeking inspiration, and for families with children who want to discover something new.
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