Hotel Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives (Atolón Ari)

Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives is a beach resort located in South Ari Atoll, which is well known for its proximity and easy access to Male capital, only 50 km away. It is also popular for marine divers due to the variety of marine life, being popular place for whale spotting.

Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives is a beach resort located in South Ari Atoll, which is well known for its proximity and easy access to Male capital, only 50 km away. This area is also very popular for the variety of marine life, being a popular place for whale sharks and mantas spotting.

South Ari Atoll can be reached by 30 minutes with seaplane. Our flights are operated by TMA, giving you the ultimate convenience with your guest transfers.

All our 100 rooms are independent Villas, providing full privacy and direct access to the beach or lagoon.

Beach Villas: The resort has 63 Beach Villas along of the seaside of the island, divided in two categories, Sunrise Beach Villas (33) and Sunset Beach Villas (30).

Sunset Suite Villas:  The Sunset Suite Villas (7) have their own pool and are located in the beach with stunning views of the lagoon and ocean.

Water Villas: The Water Villas (30) are divided in Sunrise Water Villas (12) and Sunset Water Villas (18), ready to jump into the water.

The resort main infinity pool, 37 meters length, has spectacular sunset views and an area with sunbeds and Balinese beds.

The pool lagoon is a 270 degrees panoramic infinity pool. A quiet space offering early morning activities such as Yoga and Pilates. It also has sunbeds and two palapas/gazebos.

At Barceló Wellness by Mandara, we offer deep relaxation and blissful rejuvenation through all natural treatments inspired by the rich traditions of Bali and our Asian neighbors. We invite our guests to experience the Balinese way of giving from the heart and to celebrate the beauty and soul of our island home, to escape for a moment in time and to leave with a renewed sense of serenity and joy.

The resort has a magnificent Spa with 6 treatment rooms (2 of them with jacuzzi), a sauna, a steam room and a relaxation area to pamper yourself and relax after a day of sightseeing or water sports.

Our Spa Menu presents an array of vibrant therapies combining the best of ancient practices for wellbeing and European Skincare rituals delivered by Elemis.

The is also has a saloon for pedicure, manicure and hairstyle; a retail shop and changing rooms

Recreation Center

Recreation Center

Water sport Center

Gym

Our FOOD concept will focus on taking a healthy approach to our offerings, using whole food produce with a wide range of options available for people from different nationalities and with dietary requirements.

We will also put a strong emphasis on ethically caught and locally sourced seafood and vegetable produce to serve at our outlets.

Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives offers a variety of gastronomic delights in each of its restaurants, bars and lounges

Sea Salt - Main Restaurant & Lounge Bar

This is a light, bright, relaxed all-day dining setting offering a wide range of global cuisines. Select the dishes you want from the mouthwatering buffet and show cooking, take a seat and feast on the cuisine and breathtaking views across the Indian Ocean.

This venue also offers a Bar near the lobby, which is the perfect spot for a drink before or after dinner. This bar has a semi-open area and an outdoor terrace.

Aqua – Specialty Restaurant This is our super stylish fine dining Mediterranean - Fusion Restaurant offering up freshly grilled local fish, seafood and meat dishes. This restaurant has an indoor area, an outdoor area and two private dinning palapas.

Breeze – Pool Restaurant & Bar

The Breeze bar features light bites inspired by cuisine from around the world served to sun loungers or in the cool shades of our chill loveseats. Enjoy the unforgettable Maldivian sunsets and night entertainment, drinking your favorites cocktails and mocktails.

Magical – Pool Snack Bar

The Magical pool snack bar is a little more chilled out compared to Breeze and has a more relaxed vibe with low key music beats during the day. It also features a super cool bar and a wide range of snacks and cocktails on offer. Connected to Water Sports and Pool Lagoon, is the Beach Club, where enjoy healthy bowls, fresh juices and smoothies in the morning and trendy bites and cocktails in the afternoon.

If you have selected the option of transfers NOT INCLUDED the return seaplane transfers are not included in the room rate and are a separate charge.

Kindly note that the resort will arrange the transfers as per the international flight landing times however the seaplane only operates during daylight hours which is from 0600hrs to 1600hrs, and all guests will require to check-in at the seaplane counter on or before 1600hrs, any guests arriving in international flights after 1600hrs will have to arrange their own accommodation for the first night with their own expenses and travel to the resort the next day, also note that guests departing on international flights earlier that 0900hrs will have to depart the resort one day prior to reach the international airport on time.Moreover, the resort requires the international flight details (flight number and arrival time) minimum 03 days (72hours) prior to arrival to arrange the transfers irrespective of whether transfers are included or not in your package and the details should be sent to whalelagoon.res@barcelo.com, note that if flight details are not received 72hours prior to arrival will result in long waiting hours at the airport as the seats will be booked in the last available seaplane. Also note that the baggage allowance for the seaplane is 20kg for the main luggage and 5kg hand for the hand luggage per person, any excess luggage is chargeable and will have to be paid directly to the transfer provider. Furthermore, please note in the event of Force Majeure where arrival and departure transfers may not be arranged at scheduled times or cancellation of seaplane via the service provider the resort is not liable for any compensation claims due to such delays.