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Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa
the World Of Hospitality
Meet The Luxury Resort In The
Maldives That Encourages
Its Guests To Drink The Local Water
“Do drink the local water” is the advice given to guests
staying at the all-suite Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa
Maldives as it begins producing its own drinking
water. The move to produce fresh water, made from
desalinated ocean water is one of the luxury resort’s
new steps towards delivering services with a sound
environmentally-friendly purpose.
“With the move to producing our own drinking water,
we expect to save around 3,000 kilos of plastic bottles
each year,” said general manager, Carsten Schieck.
“Producing our own water saves on importing tonnes
of bottled water each year and more importantly of
course, greatly reduces the number of plastic bottles
we need to dispose of in a country that’s still working
on refining its recycling capabilities.
drinking standard s. The water is served to guests in
glass bottles which are then returned to the bottling
plant for washing and re-filling.
The five-star island resort expects to produce around
400 litres of drinking water every day – including
both still and sparkling varieties – saving the
importation of around 12 tonnes of drinking water
each month. Tucked away in the middle of the staff
village, the bottling plant is located behind the resort’s
water desalination plant where the water is piped in
and undergoes two more rounds of filtration and
sterilisation to ensure the water meets international
Future ecological plans include the planting of organic
herb gardens on the island; identifying composting
and waste re-use opportunities and increasing usage of
solar power in various areas.
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Bookings can be made through
www.hideawaybeachmaldives.com or by
email: [email protected].
Website: www.hideawaybeachmaldives.com