Best Velavaru Hotels

"I personally think it is not as good as other islands of the same level. There are a lot of debris and branches on the beach of this island. It looks not much different from the beach of the inhabited island. Secondly, the sand house is very small, and the indoor area is very small. There is a bed on one side and a washroom on the other side. The bed side feels like 20 square meters. The security is not good. I put four imitation gold bracelets in my suitcase to match the skirt for taking pictures, and they all disappeared! The point is that I put them in the bag at the bottom of the suitcase. If no one goes to check the suitcase, it is impossible to disappear! Because the amount is small, I didn’t want to pursue it after giving feedback, but the real security is not good. The food is very bad! Extremely bad! Only the breakfast buffet drinks are free, which are the kind of blended ones, and they are very unpalatable. You have to pay for drinks for lunch and dinner. Only American and white water are free, and other drinks are required. The buffet is okay for fruits, and the other meals are almost the same for several days. There are many Indians and white people. The restaurant has no air conditioning. The perfume and body odor are blended together under high temperature... Imagine it yourself. But the water house is not bad, the restaurant environment is better, but there is no air conditioning, it is very hot. There are no fish near the water house, and the corals are completely bleached! I personally feel that the experience is very bad. I have to talk to the waiter for a long time to get water. I will not come again. You can go to other islands of the same level and price. Avoid this one directly..."

"Nice view and location if you stay at sunset pool water banglow. Spacious, room was very clean eventhough pool needs more cleaning and aircond servicing (water dripping). Some staff are friendly and helpful, thanks to Firdaus for keeping the room clean and restaurant staff Sagar, Azizah and Chaminda. Some staff were ****** toward non-white with double standard services. Our host, he tried his best which requires improvement. Activities booking were a hassle for us due to booking pax limit eventhough resort was 98% occupied (?). Resort is not Muslims friendly, served pork and alcohol openly at restaurant. Not mobility friendly resort, be prepared to walk everywhere, 200-300m one way to restaurants, 300-500m one way to water activities centre, bar and reception. No buggy service (but you can repeatedly call for favor from your host and receptionist everyday and be prepared to wait around 15min- 1 hr) and no bicycle. Ongoing tug and war with host and reception in resolving guests' needs and issues. Receptionist/main reservation need to improve and provide clear communication instead of repeating same reply contents"

"The hotel itself is very nice, the rooms and everything. The only problem is that it is far from Male airport. This resulted in a very late arrival at the island on the first day (6pm). We left very early on the last day (1pm) and had only 10 minutes for lunch on the last day because we had to wait for the seaplane in advance. Also, the seaplane is very expensive."

"Because I was considering eating and drinking on the island after I hit the road, I chose this high-end Italian brand. Sure enough, the Italian food lived up to expectations. The Italian bread at the buffet was delicious, and the ham, cheese, and pizza were all very good. The decoration style of this hotel is more Mediterranean style. The bathroom has a semi-open roof and good lighting. Don't worry, both the shower room and toilet have roofs. There are three restaurants in total, buffet, Italian restaurant (on the second floor of the swimming pool), and Japanese restaurant. Japanese food will be disappointing for Shanghai tourists. The sushi rice is like ice cubes, and the sashimi is just local tuna and salmon, with very few varieties. The Russians are said to be very happy. The advantage is that you can snorkel just outside the beach house, so you don’t have to spend money to go elsewhere. The disadvantage is that all the waiters, regardless of their yellow skin, speak English, and their service to Asians is obviously cold. On the contrary, the local waiters are very serious and run around before and after. It is customary to tip here, and no one will force you if you don't. I saw many foreigners tipping for breakfast. Bring $1-5 for this and just do as the Romans do. This hotel has an agreement with the seaplane company and requires flying to the island. There is a mandatory fee of US$480 per person. This should be taken into account within the budget."

"The island is a little small, the environment is ok, the service needs to be improved, and the bad thing is that the water in the room is the lowest price mineral water in the ordinary bottle. We also pay for the water of the voss. If you look down the date, it is a month. It’s expired, and many things in the hotel are expiring soon. This shouldn’t be the international brand hotel. Another Fairmont room has all the water voss available for free..."