The RIU Hotels & Resorts chain has just opened two hotels in the Maldives. Riu Atoll and Riu Palace Maldivas are 4- and 5-star hotels respectively, and they are located on Dhaalu Atoll.
Both hotels offer guests suites over the magnificent Indian Ocean. Luis Riu, CEO of the company, explains that “this is a great moment for the chain, because we have been working towards opening a hotel in the Maldives for over seven years. To open two hotels at the same time, having overcome an exciting technical and logistical challenge due to their geographic location is, for me, a dream come true on both a personal and a professional level.”
In this project, the company left nothing to chance. The process entailed hard work which began in early 2017, and it has taken more than two years to create these two all-inclusive resorts. The two hotels, on two separate islands, are linked by an impressive 800-meter walkway over the water. The 72 suites over the water of the Riu Palace Maldivas are located on both sides of this walkway.