Just because the office is out of bounds doesn’t mean you have to work from home. Offering the service of a dedicated Vacay PA; a bespoke fitness and nutritional programme; tailored recreational activities; and an Ocean Office set-up that provides what might be the world’s most envy-inducing Zoom call backdrop, Vakkaru Maldives resort’s Work Well package is custom-made for remote workers who during this strange time want to better their business, mind, body and soul in a setting that is nothing short of remarkable.
Available to guests who book a stay at Vakkaru Maldives for 21 days or longer, each Work
Well residency includes a complimentary upgrade to a bigger villa that will include a specially
decorated study equipped with a printer and office supplies, but every new arrival can also
expect special benefits that are adapted entirely to their needs.
Committed to setting new standards of considerate service and care in the Maldives through
its industry-leading hospitality concept Vakkare, Vakkaru Maldives is dedicated to promoting
wellbeing in all its forms, and so a complimentary, bespoke fitness programme will be
developed for every Work Well guest. Devised in collaboration with the resort’s wellness team,
a unique fitness programme will offer up to one hour of complimentary personal training,
meditation or yoga per day, alongside frequent (and free) tennis-coaching sessions by worldclass coaches from Tipsarevic Luxury Tennis on the resort’s palm-fringed, cobalt-blue tennis
courts. Whether to shift excess Covid kilos, gain mental clarity, limber up or simply achieve the
perfect serve, every Work Well arrival will be supported in achieving their own personal
wellbeing and exercise goal when not getting down to business.
To make maintaining such virtuous habits as easy as can be during working hours, a Brain
and Body Fuel pick-me-up will be provided to each Work Well guest every afternoon: again
complimentary, this special delivery will be a constantly changing rotation of delicious, natural
and healthy snacks and drinks. They might include mini fruit kebabs; oatmeal and peanut
butter cookies; homemade granola; or vegan smoothies made with berries, banana, coconut
milk and honey. For those days dominated by looming deadlines, Vakkaru’s chefs can
promptly prepare more substantial, reviving and off-menu room-service dishes perfect for fussfree deskside dining.
For more practical considerations, guests can call on their personal Vacay PA to help with dayto-day tasks. Also trained to provide traditional butler services, they will be happy to print work
documents, confirm flight arrangements, manage schedules, and assist with the organisation
of meetings. Should Work Well guests decide a change of scene might be in order, their Vacay
PAs can also move their workplace from their private study to a tranquil Ocean Office, a WiFiaccessible outdoor outpost where the brilliant blues of the Indian Ocean provide the most
uplifting backdrop and gently lapping waves serve as background music. For those who don’t
mind irritating their colleagues back home, the setting provides a Zoom backdrop that is sure
to draw awe-struck responses. For meetings, workshops and brainstorming sessions held on
the private island itself, colleagues and groups who book the Work Well offering in unison can
convene at their own Beach Boardroom, a barefoot meeting quarter pitched in Vakkaru’s
white-sand beaches. It gives new meaning to the concept of blue-sky thinking.
After another productive day of work and with their fitness and nutritional needs sated, Work
Well guests will also find all manner of ways to roam and relax – and will even be able to add a
few new hobbies, accolades and achievements to their lockdown LinkedIn profile.
Vakkaru Maldives stands in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that is home to
mesmerising sea life, and the resort’s dive centre Splash offers diving courses with PADIcertified instructors for all levels. An array of cooking classes, including a farm-to-table
immersion held in the resort’s peaceful organic garden, will also be on offer. To keep families
entertained, Vacay PAs can arrange dolphin- and manta ray-watching cruises; family film
nights complete with popcorn and homemade ice cream; and fun family sports days.
All those activities and amenities combined should ensure every Work Well guest’s jobsatisfaction results reach stellar levels. All of the benefits of the Work Well package are
available on a complimentary basis for bookings lasting 21 days or longer, and the service can
currently be combined with Vakkaru Maldives’ Escape Awaits reopening offer which for a
limited time provides a 40% discount on accommodation alongside complimentary return
transfers, daily breakfast and dinner,a complimentary spa treatment at overwater Merana Spa,
and a range of other extras. Work Well rates start from $18,000 for 21 nights or from $25,000
for a month-long stay for two adults.
