The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands

Fresh flowers play a crucial role in the Ritz-Carlton experience, as their Florist Ajja Ajwad notes, adding positivity and a touch of refinement to all spaces.…

Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa

Being in a beautiful atoll like Raa means there are some heavy environmental responsibilities on resorts that call the atoll their home.…

Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts are synonymous with culinary excellence. But it’s not only in the culinary realm that this lavish new Indian Ocean property, is making waves. While the resort promises indulgence and luxury, a peek behind the veil reveals eco-friendly operations…

SolarSea at LUX* South Ari Atoll

Let’s take a look at the SolarSea project by Swimsol at LUX* South Ari Atoll. Swimsol is an exciting company with some cool ideas for going solar, especially in a setting like the Maldives. LUX* South Ari Atoll, meanwhile, took home the…

Park Hyatt Hadahaa

This time, we take a peek behind the scenes at Park Hyatt Hadahaa and observe some of their environmentally sound features. Right from the start, Hadahaa attempted to preserve the island’s nature, taking its environment into serious consideration during design. Though they…

Meraki Coffee Roasters

For this edition, we take a look behind the scenes at Meraki’s roasting room. It’s not an easy task by any means, things need to be precise for a great roast as you will see. First the beans are taken from the…

Carpentry and Boutique at Nika Island Resort

In this edition of Back of the Haus, we take a look at what goes on behind the scenes at the carpentry and boutique at Nika Island Hotel. The carpenters have been at Nika for decades, though they were not always working…

Laundry at Mercure Kooddoo

Welcome to Hotel Insider’s inaugural Back of the Haus feature, where we peer into a world that exists parallel to that of the guests, one which they rarely, if ever, encounter. In this edition, we take a tour of Mercure Kooddoo’s laundry.…