# A weekend at home in Platinum Residences > A slow morning at the residents' pool, a long lunch from a proper closed kitchen, guests on the balcony and the beachfront at the end of the walk. A weekend at Platinum Residences on Hithigas Magu. Source: Maldives Real Estate News, published by Binga Properties. URL: https://news.binga.mv/platinum-residences-a-day-at-home Published: 2026-09-23T23:08:22.626Z · Updated: 2026-09-23T23:08:22.626Z · Event date: 2026-09-24 The desk has already described a working day at Platinum Residences. The weekend is when a building like this shows its character. Hithigas Magu is a street people do not use as a shortcut, and the building on it has been planned for slow days: a pool that is only for residents, homes with more than one balcony, and kitchens made for cooking rather than reheating. ## The first morning No alarm. The first light comes through more than one side of the flat, because the developer designed these homes with multiple balconies for light and cross-ventilation. On one balcony, coffee. On the other, perhaps the plants, or the laundry drying out of sight. The residents' pool is quiet early on a weekend. It belongs only to the people who live in the three blocks, so there are no day visitors. The fitness centre is there for anyone who holds on to a weekday routine; most people this morning are in the water. Children have a play area and a garden in the grounds. The access-card entry, the manned security and the secured grounds mean parents can let older children go down on their own. ## The long lunch The weekend is when the closed kitchen comes into its own. The developer describes kitchens that are fully equipped with high-end appliances, and separated from the living room. That arrangement suits the kind of weekend lunch that takes three hours to cook and two to eat: the cooking happens behind a door, and the guests sit in a living room that does not smell of the frying pan. Friends come over. They arrive past the manned security, go up by lift and spend the afternoon on the balcony facing the canal or the ocean, depending on the block. The rubbish from the lunch goes down the disposal on the same floor rather than being carried through the building. ## The ground-floor version For one household, the weekend is spent almost entirely outdoors. The [ground-floor one-bedroom-plus listed through Binga now](https://concierge.binga.mv/properties/platinum-residences/platinum-residence-1-1-apartment) has its own private terrace and garden, on a separate layout from the flats above. A weekend there means breakfast outside, a table on the grass for lunch, and an outdoor room that is fully private in a building that is fully managed. The listing puts the beachfront a short walk away, so the afternoon swim can be in the sea instead of the pool. ## The second day The developer's pitch for the location is that it feels like a retreat while keeping easy access to Malé, Velana International Airport and the surrounding islands. On the second day of the weekend, that works in both directions. Stay in, and the street is calm. Go out, and the concierges quote fifteen to twenty-five minutes by road from Hulhumalé to Malé for family visits or the capital's restaurants. The airport is closer still for anyone leaving on a weekend trip to another island. By evening, most residents are back on the balcony, and the building has gone quiet again. Security is manned through the night. ## Who this weekend suits Households who cook and entertain, and who want a kitchen that allows both. Couples who would rather spend a day off by a quiet residents' pool than at a crowded beach. Families who want a play area and a garden in secured grounds. And anyone who wants the option of a garden: the ground-floor homes here offer a kind of weekend that towers rarely do. ## Sources - Binga catalogue record for Platinum Residences (content; location, layouts, amenities), including the developer's published description (https://concierge.binga.mv/projects/platinum-residences) - Binga listing: Platinum Residence 1 +1 Apartment with Big Garden (and notes, Jul 2026) (https://concierge.binga.mv/properties/platinum-residences/platinum-residence-1-1-apartment) - Earlier reporting by the desk Binga Properties is a real-estate concierge; it may represent homes and developments mentioned here.