Niyama Private Islands Maldives


Niyama Private Islands Maldives is a resort property located in the South Western Dhaalu Atoll, near Male, Maldives. The hotel is part of the Minor Hotel Group, which operates as a subsidiary of Minor International,which is based in the MGH groan which is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

History

It was officially opened on the 15th of March 2012 as Niyama Maldives by PER AQUUM Hotels & Resorts. Minor International acquired a 50% stake in NIYAMA Maldives as a part of the Per AQUUM brand, which MINT acquired 50% of in August 2013. It was named Niyama Private Islands Maldives following its full acquisition by Minor in 2017.
Niyama Private Islands Maldives has the world’s first underwater music club & first spa in the country of Maldives that is open for 24 hours.
Niyama Phase 1 architecture was designed by Mohamed Shafeeq from Group X in Maldives and RD Studio from Singapore, interiors by Eco ID and RD Studio and landscape design by Drew Anderson from Topo Design Studio Private Limited.
Niyama Phase 2 architecture & interiors for F&B was by Ed Poole from Poole Associates and all other architecture and interiors by RD Studio from Singapore, landscape design by Drew Anderson from Topo Design Studio Private Limited.

Conservation programme

The ecosystem of the Maldivian Islands is continuously under threat with rising sea water temperatures. Therefore, the hotel has a resident marine biologist who oversees the ecosystem. For the hotel guests who are interested in joining conservation activities, the Niyama Private Islands has an adopt a coral program in which coral gardens are cultivated with attached iron frames covered in sand. This creates an environment for the corals to grow faster.
The hotel also has a Marine centre researching on coral - reefscaping helping to preserve endangered coral species. The Marines centre provides information and education to the hotel guests regarding the coral reefs through their research work.

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