With trailblazing environmental features and
inspirational design, Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa injects some genuine wow factor
into the Maldives’ fiercely competitive luxury sector.
From its inception, the hotel has made it a
priority to limit its ecological impact on the pristine island and nearby reef.
Design and construction were overseen by EarthCheck (an environmental
certification and benchmarking program for the travel and tourism industry) and
care was taken to avoid cutting any channels into the house reef for boat
access. Scuba divers even hand-positioned the stilts supporting the water
villas so that the coral wouldn’t be damaged.
Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa now holds EarthCheck
gold status and is rigorously audited by Green Globe, which indicates it’s
doing more than just paying lip service to an environmental ethos. Strategies
include rainwater harvesting, using ocean water to cool AC units and utilizing
excess heat from generators to warm water for showers.
Aside from the eco efforts, the Maldives resort also
stands out with its unique architecture and location. The house reef drop-off
is just 32 to 50 feet from the overwater villas and there’s also a steep slope
leading into the blue, giving fast and easy access for snorkelers and divers to
local marine life.
With trailblazing environmental features and
inspirational design, Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa injects some genuine wow factor
into the Maldives’ fiercely competitive luxury sector.
From its inception, the hotel has made it a
priority to ...