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Nika Island is the most private island of the Maldives. Nudging the water's edge are situated a small number of
spacious Bungalows and one Sultan Suite, each one secluded with their private beach and framed by lush tropical
vegetation.
Resort category: 4 star 27 Private Beach Bungalows
Location: North Ari Atoll 35 minutes by Sea plane
Recommended for : Honeymooners, divers, privacy Price range: High
Introduction to Nika Island Resort
Nika is a dhivehi name for a certain shell of the Banyan Tree. The shell is their emblem and the resort is named
after the tree. An enormous banyan tree grows in the middle of the island, clearing the rest of the canopy and
plainly visible from out at sea.
As a resort, Nika Island Resort is probably the most private of all. The simple reason for this is that there is only one path around
the island and it is inside, behind the bungalows. with careful growth of bushes and trees one is unable to see the
neighbouring bungalows and it's quiet difficult to even visit them. There is an unspoken rule here that you do not
cross this privacy boundary and means no jogging on the beach.
Groynes at Nika Island Resort
Each bungalow has its own private beach front. The price to pay for this is the
sight of groynes. Almost every bungalow has two groynes either side of its plot. Some of these are low and
unobtrusive walls, but others are large and frequent. On the other hand they are the best constructed and maintained
groynes in the country.
Beaches at Nika Island Resort
The beaches themselves are good to very good. And the lagoon is excellent, not too large or too shallow. the coral
starts at a good distance away and the reef edge is never far, so it is good for both swimming and snorkeling.
Rooms at Nika Island Resort
The rooms were designed, like the whole island, by an Italian Architect. They are undoubtedly in the top few of
all the resort rooms. It is not
one round design but several curving spaces coming off each other - like the inside of a shell. The sitting room at Nika Island Resort,
bedroom and shower/washroom are all large. The shower/washroom itself is bigger than many resorts' bedroom and
shower room together. There is no Air Conditioning (anywhere on the island) and it is completely unmissed with the abundant
slatted windows, high roof and quiet ceiling fan.
The facilities at Nika Island Resort
There is no reception, but one enters from the main jetty into a lovely, curvy and comfortable lounge and bar.
At the end of the other jetty is the restaurant, and fine dining is outside on the deck. Dining at Nika Island Resort is, as expected,
of the first class. Only the finest ingredients are imported. Breakfast and lunch are buffet, five of the evening
meals are set and two are barbecues on the beach. At any time, however, you may order in advance some dish you
would particularly like and it will be prepared for you at no extra cost.
Higher Price at Nika Island Resort
The resort is a high end resort but once here you will not be surprised by a big bill for extras. For example; the
telephone and fax charges are possibly the cheapest of any resort. Windsurfing and canoes are free and so are
sunset fishing, tennis, badminton and bowls.
Other facilities at Nika Island Resort
Morning trawler fishing is also offered as well as a unique fishing experience - shark fishing, where you set off in the
afternoon, sleep on the fishing dhoni and return the next morning. Nika is fortunate to share an uninhabited island
for other full and half day excursions.
Clientelle at Nika Island Resort
This used to be an all-Italian resort, but now it is in fact mostly of mix - Italians make up around 40% in the high
season and 10% in the low season. Austrians, Swiss, French and British are the others.
Nika has been around a long time, and on top of the tree for most of that time. It has hit upon a great formula and
its maintenance is excellent, so it should stay in the very top bracket for a good many years more.
Critique by others on Nika Island Resort
Maldivian landscape and the limited surface of the islands reserved to tourists do not allow the building of the
classical hotel complexes, therefore bungalows are the only building solution. Nevertheless, for administrative
policy or owing to the class of tourists involved, very often their number is superior to the allowed area without
respecting the rules for the environment. The result is an overcrowded Nika Island Resort village-club suitable only for very young
people who do not mind the noise and the absence of privacy. The alternate possibilities are very few and the only
real answer which can bear no comparison is the NIKA HOTEL. Therefore there are Nika Island Resort Maldives and Maldives! You can
choose according to your taste and possibilities. For the ultimate in comfort and privacy the NIKA HOTEL is recommended - set in an
enchanting coral atoll as an environmental solution enhancing the character of a particularly exotic vacation
meeting the requirements of a selected and more demanding class of tourists. Along the Nika Island Resort beaches of Kudafolhudhu
(local name for the resort), surrounded by luxuriant vegetation emerges a magnificent multi-centenarian Ficus
Bengalensis (named Nika by the natives) which dominates the 25 bungalows-cottages of 70 sq.mts. each, separated
by garden on both sides and disposing of their own private beach. Each bungalow-cottage at Nika Island Resort has a charm of its own
and offers the finest in comforts and spaciousness combined with accurate service in order to satisfy the most
discriminating guest and qualifying the NIKA HOTEL among the Middle-Far East most prestigious tourist complexes.
NIKA should not be considered like a hotel or a tourist village, but like a private island in the middle of the
Indian Ocean tailor-made as a private paradise.
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Nika Island Resortfor the Honeymooners
The privacy and the romantic surroundings of the NIKA HOTEL are the ideal components for a fabulous Honey Moon.
The Nika Hotel Direction allows the honeymooners, if desired, to keep their identity unknown and will organize a
special reception Maldivian style, decorating the bungalows with palm-leaves and flower-garlands. Champagne and
wedding-cake, of course, included. At last the honeymooners will be abandoned on a desert island for half a day
where they can play the survivors or the owners of the island.
Restaurants at Nika Island Resort
The restaurant bar serves all kinds of aperitifs, soft drinks, cocktails and Italian ice-cream. The Coffee-shop,
at the entrance hall, is a second bar where you can admire picturesque sun-sets on the ocean. Tea and coffee,
mineral water, soft drinks, wines, champagne, liqueurs, etc. are charged extra. Menu's choice: Hors d'ouvres
include: row fish Carpaccio, pizza, etc. First course: Italian spaghetti with different sauces, "pasticcio Bolognese"
(baked pasta), pasticcio di pesce (baked fish), buttered tagliolini (a kind of pasta), fish rice. Second course at Nika Island Resort:
baked-cooked-grilled-paned fish and fish curry. Also available poultry, roast-beef, steaks. Fresh vegetables are
a must. During meals, supplementary courses are allowed free of charge. At the end, fresh fruit and ice-cream at
your choice. Barbecues and Maldivian suppers are organized twice a week.
Sports and creative activities at Nika Island Resort Hotel
You have a wide range of sports facilities to choose from: - Flood-lit tennis-court in synthetic grass, bowling-alley,
badminton, volleyball; - Snorkeling, windsurf, canoes and water-sky; - Weakly excursions to fishermen islands,
barbecues or picnics on desert islands; - Traina-fishing, shark-fishing, dark-tuna fishing and big-game.
The Scuba - Diving School at Nika Island Resort
Is equipped with all necessary material: mouth-pieces, masks, fins, compressed air-tanks, erogators, manometers,
rubber-suits, equilibrators, stabilizing jackets, cameras, video-cameras, fishing-hooks etc. All diving activities
are always supervised by highly qualified teachers. Equipment for diving, course for obtaining an international
certificate, single and group diving, night-diving, motor-boat hiring, are charged extra.
Accommodation at Nika Island Resort
The bungalows-cottages, overlooking the sea, are all surrounded by a large garden. On the private beach side, the
solarium is ideal for intimate breakfast. The mini-bar in the living-room offers a choice of soft drinks and liqueurs.
No air-conditioning has been installed, but electrical fans in the living and bed- room provide a pleasant and healthy
ventilation. Bed are equipped with mosquito-nets. All bungalows at Nika Island Resort dispose of fresh running water with their own boiler
for hot water. Each bungalow has a telephone set connected with the other bungalows and with the reception, the bar,
the restaurant, etc. For administrative reasons, calls to abroad have to be made from the reception.
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