Royal Residence
As you are aware, we have been continually upgrading and the Royal Residence was blessed with a substantial upgrade.
- Replacement of furniture, fittings and artwork.
- Redesigning of the main lounge, dining area and Butlers’ pantry.
- Upgrade of the walk in wardrobe and private bar space.
- Bedroom upgrade with new artwork, headboard, couches, lights, office table, rugs, etc.
- New outdoor furniture.
- Complete repaint and general maintenance.
Rooms and Villas
- Beds throughout the resort are all replaced with high quality Presidential style beds.
- All linen changed with higher-grade cotton throughout and keeping Kurumba’s famous supersized towels.
- Natural Coconut soaps and conditioners changed into our lower category rooms.
- Molton Brown rooms throughout Kurumba Pool Villas.
- An additional 20 television channels have been added for our guest viewing pleasure.
- Internet has been changed to have no login and an increase of bandwidth.
- Compendium was replaced with the Magazine in Full Color, which guests can take away with them as an amenity.
Room Configuration Reminder
Twin and interconnecting rooms are subject to availability.
| Max 3 adults or 2 adults + 1 child. Extra beds provided: Day bed + rollaway bed or day bed + baby cot. | ||||||
| Superior Room | Interconnecting rooms available | |||||
| Twin & Queen Beds available | ||||||
| Max 2 adults. | ||||||
| Deluxe Room | Interconnecting available (limited) | |||||
| Twin & Queen Beds available | ||||||
| Max 3 adults or 2 adults + 2 children. Extra beds provided: Day bed + rollaway bed or day bed + baby cot. | ||||||
| Deluxe Bungalow | ||||||
| Twin King beds available | ||||||
| Beachfront Deluxe | Max 3 adults or 2 adults + 2 children. Extra beds provided: Day bed + rollaway bed or day bed + baby cot. | |||||
| Bungalow | King Beds available | |||||
| Garden Pool Villa | Max 3 adults or 2 adults + 2 child + infant. Extra beds provided: 2 day beds or 2 day beds + baby cot. | |||||
| King Beds available | ||||||
| Private Villa w. Jacuzzi | Max 3 adults + 1 child or 2 adults + 2 children + infant. Extra beds provided: 2 rollaway beds + baby cot. | |||||
| King Beds available | ||||||
| Deluxe Pool Villa | Max 3 adults or 2 adults + 2 children. Extra beds provided: 2 rollaway beds or 1 rollaway bed + baby cot. | |||||
| Kind Beds available | ||||||
| Presidential Pool Villa | Max 3 adults or 2 adults + 2 children + 1 infant. Extra beds provided: 2 rollaway beds + baby cot. | |||||
| King Beds Available | ||||||
| Royal Kurumba | Max 8 adults or 4 adults + 4 children + 2 infants. Extra beds provided: 4 rollaway beds + 2 baby cots. | |||||
| Residence | King Beds Available | |||||
Food & Beverage
- All-Inclusive prices set for premium offerings so that guests can upgrade at greatly discounted prices.
- Updated entertainment schedule with another music band added to the schedule.
- Tastings in the lagoon has been created for guest to enjoy wine tasting in a unique Maldives setting.
- Additional vegetarian menu items have been incorporated to all of the key menus.
- Kurumba Mahal has had a mini face-lift
- New premium smoking cocktail shisha pipes using premium fruits and concoctions to create a unique experience.
- Due to popular demand, we have added a new open area dining area in front of Ming Court, Al Qasr and Kurumba Mahal.
- Rendezvous Bar has been refurbished into a chic night venue.
Out and About
- New arrival and departure resting lounge created with resting beds, library and refreshments station.
- Refurbished welcome lounge.
- The resort boutique was refurbished and expanded to offer one of the most comprehensive retail spaces of any Maldives resort.
- Veli Spa has launched a new menu featuring Dhivehi Beys, which is a traditional Maldives medicine that has been passed down from generation to generation.
- The orchid Nursery has had a major makeover making it a unique feature within the Maldives.
- A new Yoga Pavilion has been created due to the ever-increasing demand.
- We have completed our 12000-beer bottle herb garden. Kurumba is now growing 7 different herbs that we are using in the bar, kitchen and the spa.
New Activities
As we find and bring Maldivian Culture and the arts into Kurumba’s guest experience, we are happy to announce these new and exciting activities:
- Back of house tour has been a great success. It has been popular with guests who do enjoy seeing the nuts and bolts of the operation.
- Paint a canvas with the help of a Maldivian Artist to take back home with you.
- Maldivian cooking demonstration that highlights traditional Maldivian cuisine.
- Coral Gardening Workshop introduced through our Corporate Social Responsibility program where guests can help us reproduce corals for our surrounding reef.
Awards
- Kurumba was recognized as Asia’s best All Inclusive Resort on Trip Advisor.
- Kurumba was awarded with Maldives best CSR program by Maldives Association of Travel Agents.
