On a coral island in the South Nilandhe Atoll, Athireege keeps Maldivian heritage as something lived, not performed, from hand-pressed coconut oil to the Malaafaih feast beneath the stars.
A shipwreck dive, football camps with Premier League names, a mermaid programme and a floating water park the resort bills as the region's largest. Inside the Noonu Atoll resort rewriting the Maldives summer.
Two islands, one design language, and two international wins for Sun Siyam and Studio Sixty7.
Waldorf Astoria Ithaafushi has filled its summer with residencies, festivals and workshops, a quiet argument that the island is now worth visiting for what happens on it.
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi has named The PC Agency as its Middle East communications partner, sharpening regional visibility for the resort and Ithaafushi The Private Island.