Anantara Veli Maldives Resort

Wife and I, both senior citizens, absolutely loved our stay. The villa is beautifully designed and furnished. The attached pool is simply outstanding as is the wooden deck facing the gorgeous emerald sea. Maintenance is also top class. The villa host Mr Hameez is a most helpful, ever obliging person. He was instrumental in making our stay comfortable. Even the room boy Mr. Naeem is such a pleasant man. Of the restaurants I want to particularly mention Cumin and Dhoni bar. Cumin's a la carte breakfast menu is mind boggling and the service by Mr Bokeh and his team members was so good. Dhoni Bar's range of lunch items and Tapas was also most impressive. We also want to complement their whole team led by a Sri Lankan, lady all of whom were most obliging.

Simply amazing. Not even talking about the location, which is fabulous. The nice part is having more than a single island as most resorts do in Maldives. Here you have the chance to enjoy the relaxing, quiet, super-premium, world-class experience at Veli, while moving around to Dighu for dinner and activities, and to Picnic Island (great day - highly recommended) for a beach getaway. The overwater villa with pool was amazing, with endless Indian Ocean views and front facing the sunset. Every day was pure joy. The staff is amazing, always smiley and available to make your journey the best possible one. Fathi, our dedicated man, was a lovely person, sweet and professional at the same time, and he really made the difference in our vacation at Veli. Everything was possibile with him, and reserving dinners, experiences and activities was only a WhatsApp message away. He was really the added value of the vacation. We tried all the restaurants, all of them were differently great and all culinary experiences. We had the chance to join also daily events (drinks with a world class mixologist, snorkeling and so on). Lots of fishes, fauna and corals in the atoll itself. Well done Anantara, well done Anantara Veli. Memorable vacation, worth every penny spent. Price/quality unbeatable. We will be back for sure, and we can’t wait for that day to come!

A perfect experience in Paradise. From the moment we have landed we were taken care of in every regard. Amazing service, fantastic food and the resort was stunning. The over water bungalows were beautiful, we could not fault them at all. Such a stunning resort. Faz in particular was so helpful and took total care of us!

Wow - just WOW! We have just come back from an amazing 6 nights at Anantara Veli. They have got things right from the very get go. As soon as you come through arrivals in Male, you're met by a representative & shown to a nearby private air conditioned room. Drinks are offered and it is here that you are checked in to the resort. Step outside the airport & across the road is where all the boats are. We had a speedboat transfer which took around 30/40 minutes. The welcome team on Veli great - welcomed with music & a King Coconut beverage. You are then introduced to your 'butler' for your stay. We were lucky enough to have the wonderful Faz. She really was fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble - she sorted everything out for us & was only a Whatsapp message away. The welcome bottle of champagne in the rooms was a delightful touch & very much appreciated. Our over water villa was looked after by Ibrahim -what a guy! Very quiet & unassuming, but he has got his finger on the pulse. As soon as we left the villa, he would would be stealth like, entering the villa & either cleaning / tidying & replenishing the water or turning down the bedding for us in the evenings. Fresh water bottles were put by the sides of the bed every day - as the air con (& alcoholic beverages) ensure you have a dry mouth every morning! A great touch. The whole island is beautiful - absolutely stunning. The staff are amazing - we were looked after very well by everyone - particularly the staff in Cumin. A special shoutout to Bokey! I could go on & on, but I won't! All in all, the experiences we had - the villas, staff, trips to the other sister Islands, the food & drinks were excellent. I can't think of one negative thing to say. It was heaven!

Best possible hospitality experience in the beautiful Maldives. Couldn’t recommend any more! Truly an unforgettable trip with the best service and facilities and food and staff imaginable!