Six Senses Laamu Maldives Review: Tropical Sleep Experience

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Why Is Sleep So Important?

We all know that sleep is important, but just why exactly? Good quality sleep is one of the most important factors involved in keeping our bodies in the best health, alongside a healthy balanced diet and exercise.

Decent sleep is necessary for several functions. It helps repair cells, it restores energy and our bodies carry out several processes whilst we sleep that keep our bodies working correctly, both physically and mentally.

But many of us don’t get enough sleep and some none at all. This can be detrimental to our overall health and cause problems such as weight gain and an unhealthy immune system and could lead to higher chances of sickness.

How well we sleep is determined heavily by what we do in the daytime. How much caffeine we consume, how much time we spend in front of screens and how much we move during the day are all factors that will determine the quality of sleep we get.

In our modern heavily-connected lives it can be difficult to switch off, and many of the factors determining how well we sleep are sometimes out of our control. But with the emergence of ‘Sleep Hotels’ and ‘Sleep Wellness Programs’, you can combine a once-in-a-lifetime holiday with a sleep experience designed to reset your habits and take back control of your slumber.

Specially-designed programs are an emerging trend for frazzled-stressed-out adults looking to learn how to sleep better and improve their overall health. And what better place to do it than a tropical far-flung location such as the Maldives?

Let’s look more in-depth at one of the leading hotel brands that have specially crafted Sleep Programs with the sole purpose of helping you dreamily doze off – the Six Senses Laamu Resort.

Six Senses Laamu Sleep Experience

The Six Senses resorts are an award-winning luxury hotel brand that provides unique, sustainable and transformative travel experiences. They have hotels all over the world in locations such as Indonesia, India, Seychelles, Italy and many more. Their unique ethos is to give travellers the ultimate luxury stay while providing meaningful and purposeful travel experiences that create once-in-a-lifetime memories.

They are proud to be sustainable, eco-friendly and community-led, and the brand is passionate about combining the luxury elements of their brand, with the natural resources, traditions and heritage of all the locations they are based.

Six Senses Laamu Maldives
Six Senses Laamu Maldives

Their integrated wellness pillars involve six important elements: food, spa, mindfulness, movement, growth and of course, sleep. Featured at all of their resorts are programs, classes, locally grown ethically sourced food and treatments designed to help rejuvenate and recharge both your body and your mind.

The Six Senses Laamu Maldives is the only resort on Olhuveli Island in the untouched Laamu Atoll. You will enjoy exclusivity and a personalised travel experience that is out of this world. Combining the breathtaking paradise of the Maldivian islands with tropical design elements and Six Senses’ natural, serene interiors – the resort oozes luxury and elegance. The Six Senses brand focuses on sustainability, conservation and purposeful travel that supports the local community whilst caring for the stunning ocean that feeds into every part of life here in the Maldives.

At the Six Senses Laamu Maldives Resort guests can opt to take part in one of the specially-designed sleep programs which aim to improve sleep patterns, restore energy and create a happier, healthier sleep routine and in turn a healthier, happier life.

Six Senses Laamu Maldives
Six Senses Laamu Maldives

The resort offers four different length programs – 3 days, 5 days, 7 days and 10 days – all depending on the length of your stay. You will have a wellness screening with the Sleep Doctor, you will be given nutritional advice on the foods to eat and what to avoid, as well as access to spa treatments and fitness/wellness activities all designed to help improve your sleep.

Some of the treatments available are the ayurvedic experience, body balance and a journey to inner peace. You will also be given a Sleep Bag featuring sleep amenities such as essential oils and sleep-inducing skincare.

The program promotes several incredible benefits including:

  • Giving you insights into your sleep patterns thanks to the complimentary two-night sleep tracker
    • Boosts your mood and energy levels
    • Strengthens your immune system
    • Improves your memory and helps you better retain information
    • Stopping weight gain/keeping a manageable weight
    • Stopping the ageing process
    • Prevents inflammation which is linked to several diseases

The sleep experience also comes with several in-room sleep essentials to help you to sleep better, improve your sleeping habits and recharge:

  • As mentioned, a sleep tracker can be installed in an unobtrusive place near the side of your bed to monitor and track your sleep and help you understand any issues you are experiencing
  • The resort offers complimentary access to the Timeshifter app to help adjust your body to a new time zone if you are suffering from jet lag. You can set up a personalised program featuring your sleep pattern, itinerary and personal preferences. The app is approved by NASA and elite athletes.
  • The resort also offers a personalised room design service to suit your preferences. They will provide different sheets if you suffer from overheating, provide a sound therapy machine, change your lighting and even bring sleep-inducing snacks.

The Room

Six Senses Laamu has 97 spacious beachfront, over-water and private-pool villas for you to choose from. They are serene, cosy, comfortable spaces where you can relax in the tranquil surrounding of the stunning ocean before you. Listen to the gentle sound of the water and let that lull you into a relaxing, deep sleep.

Six Senses Laamu Maldives Suite
Six Senses Laamu Maldives Suite

Each room is designed with the Six Senses philosophy in mind – being in harmony with nature and your location, so all furnishings are made from local, sustainable materials.

Featuring a handmade mattress made from organic lamb’s wool and natural cozy furnishings, you’ll be sure to drift off easily. With the Sleep Programs, you can tailor your room furnishings where possible to help you achieve that optimal sleep state. The staff can change lighting, provide different bedding and you can request sleep-inducing foods to be delivered to the room.

Six Senses Laamu Maldives Vila
Six Senses Laamu Maldives Vila

With sleep-personalised room furnishings, a handmade mattress designed to aid a good night’s sleep and the sounds of the ocean and the sea breeze, you’ll drift away into the sweetest sleep you’ve ever had at the Six Senses Laamu Resort.

The Bed

Each bed features a handmade mattress made from organic lamb’s wool. They also feature a special coir fibre that helps to create the perfect sleeping environment due to their unique airflow design. The duvet is breathable, hypoallergenic and has an anti-bug repellant built in – perfect for those tropical evenings which creepy crawlies seem to love. Finally, the bed has a unique latex layer which has been proven to provide the best orthopedic support for your body whilst you sleep.

Six Senses Laamu Maldives Bed
Six Senses Laamu Maldives Bed

The organic pillows are hypo-allergenic and come with a unique three-tier chamber system which stops the pillows from flattening during the night. All rooms come with a pillow menu as standard to enable you to choose the most suitable pillow for you to rest your head.

The bed linen is comfortable, cosy, and hypo-allergenic and is specially designed to provide the perfect temperature for you to sleep in. The sheets regulate your body temperature effectively keeping you from overheating or getting too cold, and they provide the best sleeping environment for your body to rest and recharge.

With all of these unique and hi-spec features, you will be sure to have the best, most comfortable night’s sleep you have ever had.

Six Senses Laamu Maldives Bed
Six Senses Laamu Maldives Bed

The Staff

As with all the resorts in the Six Senses brand, the staff are here to make your stay the most memorable travel experience that you have ever had. From the very first welcome as you arrive at the Laamu resort, to the bar staff, waiters and tour organizers, you will receive world-class service as standard.

The Laamu resort also offers an additional GEM (Guest Experience Manager) service to make your stay that extra bit special. Many travellers visiting the Maldives are there for a special occasion, whether that’s a honeymoon, anniversary or birthday, and the GEM hosts are there to ensure that all of your desires are met.

You will meet your GEM host on arrival at the resort and they will introduce themselves and their values. Like most of the staff working in the Six Senses brand, they are passionate about sustainability and creating an eco-friendly travel experience that works in balance with the local people and traditions.

Whether you want to organise a special tour, see the sustainability efforts that the resort is taking part in or just learn a little more about the island and the local community, your GEM host will be on hand to answer any questions and arrange a unique experience.

Any Extras?

The Six Senses Laamu Maldives Resort is a 5-star, luxury resort set on the untouched paradise of the Laamu Atoll. This slice of tropical heaven will transport you to another world as you soak up the endless views of the Indian Ocean.

Rustic, castaway-style bungalows will have you thinking that you have been marooned on a desert island, but once inside these beautiful villas, you’ll soon see that there is plenty of high-spec technology as well as gorgeously-cosy spaces.

Six Senses Laamu Maldives Pool
Six Senses Laamu Maldives Pool

Relax, unwind and let your worries drift away as you settle into island life. Of course, there are plenty of things to keep you busy during your stay. Try your hand at surfing, go in search of dolphins on a sunset cruise, go diving, enjoy a cinema under the stars and enjoy a traditional Maldivian cooking class, as well as plenty more.

The wellness spa is one of the big draws here. Renowned for its world-class spas, the Laamu resort spa offers a wide range of rejuvenating, relaxing and replenishing treatments. If you can tear yourself away from the dreamy views, then there is a fitness suite, an open-air yoga studio and a huge range of treatments. For guests on the Sleep Program, the treatments will be catered to help you relax and sleep better.

Six Senses Laamu Maldives Spa
Six Senses Laamu Maldives Spa

There are six dining options to choose from at the Laamu resort. Mediterranean, Japanese and locally-grown produce are just some of the cuisines. As well as restaurants, there are plenty of ocean-side bars to relax and enjoy a drink or two whilst watching the spectacular Maldivian sunsets.

Location

Located on the untouched Laamu Atoll in the heart of the Indian Ocean, the Laamu resort is a pure, tropical paradise. You’ll feel worlds away from the stress and worries of daily life as you slip into serene island life.

Laamu, Maldives
Laamu, Maldives

The Maldives is one of the world’s most beautiful places – and it’s easy to see why. A nation of pristine, phenomenal islands, the Maldives has spectacular coral reefs and ample opportunity for all manner of water sports. Sitting in crystal clear waters and with dazzling beaches and diverse marine life, you really do feel like you’ve been cast away.

The Laamu resort is the only resort on the Laamu Atoll further enhancing the feelings of never before seen beaches and exclusivity.

How To Get To Six Senses Laamu Maldives

You will fly into the main Maldives hub Male International Airport where you will then be transferred to the domestic terminal lounge for your 35-minute flight to the closest airport – Laamu’s Kadhdhoo Airport. Once there you will take a 15-minute speedboat over to the resort. All of this will be arranged by your GEM host.

Anything Else I Need To Know?

Sustainability is at the heart of the Six Senses Laamu resort, and there are plenty of activities and experiences to help you discover the efforts and initiatives they are involved in. Junior explorers can take part in the Mentoring with the Maldives Underwater Initiative (MUI) which is made up of a team of marine biologists who will teach little ones to explore the ocean sustainably.

The resort is also surprisingly child-friendly, with several fantastic activities and areas created for little ones in mind. Take some time away from the kids and enjoy a relaxing meal while they have fun in The Den children’s club.

Most of the Six Senses Laamu Resort activities are about stripping everything back and getting in touch with nature. This combination of relaxed island life and eco-friendly, sustainable experiences will have your shoulders relaxing, your days becoming calmer and your sleep far deeper. And with the personalised Sleep Program helping you gain some insight and knowledge into better sleep, you will walk away feeling the most rested you’ve ever felt.

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