Anantara Veli Maldives Resort

We stayed at Anantara last week to celebrate our anniversary, and we couldn’t be happier with the experience. The hospitality was truly outstanding. The team’s warmth, professionalism, and attention to detail made our celebration incredibly special and one of our most memorable trips to the Maldives. A special thank you to Mr. David, the resort manager, for his time, dedication, and warm welcome — it truly made a difference. Thank you to everyone at Anantara for making our stay unforgettable. We look forward to returning again!

This was a return trip to Anantara Veli. David the resort manager was there to welcome us and the service throughout the hotel was excellent — every staff member was so friendly, polite, and always willing to help. Our favourite restaurant was the Cumin a special mention to Logu and his team who made us feel so special and remembered us from March earlier in the year. Looking forward to seeing you all again in March 2026. Kevin and Julie

Celebrated our honeymoon at Anantara Veli. The service and care provided by our villa host, Phyu is above and beyond. View was spectacular and to be able to get down from our villa and right into the sea was an experience. Food in both Dhigu and Veli were wonderful too. Special shoutout to Phyu for taking care of us and making our stay hassle free and memorable.

Love coming back to the island for the people, the food and the whole experience every time I had the pleasure of Mithun teaching me a little about tea while we were eating dinner. This is how we learned that we could have the tea experience with him. If I’d have seen it advertised I would have requested it. He’s so knowledgeable and is clearly passionate about health. I don’t drink alcohol for health reasons so having this tea experience was great to learn so much that I can take home with me to enjoy tea at home. I’d have loved to be able to buy some of the tea we drank and also the rare types of tea we learned about that he didn’t have for us to drink. I immediately ordered some of the fermented tea he taught us about to arrive home before we do. I love the idea of tea pairing for food instead of wine pairing. We tried this a little after learning from him. Such a good idea to have as an option.

I have been to Veli quite a few times already because I love how great all the people are and how healthy the food options are. It’s truly so lovely having staff remember us and relaxing feeling safe about my dairy allergies at every restaurant here. The food is so healthy. I eat so so so much and lose weight every trip. I love tea and I don’t drink alcohol so a tea experience was perfect for me. It was a cute memory to have the two hours tasting and learning more about tea than I thought possible. I would have loved to buy a souvenir selection of tea to take home. I think it’s such a good option to have tea pairing for food so that those of us who don’t drink don’t feel like we are missing out not having wine pairings. I know the lovely staff always offer mocktails with dinner but I prefer tea because it isn’t sweet. I’m so happy with the thought that next year when we come back to Veli, we can do another tea experience with Mithun and maybe try the type of teas he didn’t have yet. He mentioned probiotic tea which I didn’t know even existed. I also love how strong the matcha is at breakfast here. Mithun taught me to drink it without coconut milk and I feel healthier from that already. The hotel rooms are over the ocean which means you can jump in and out of the ocean all day. They even give you a yoga mat in your room to work out on the balcony. The gym is really great. They provide flip flops and a beach bag. I’ve kept mine from each trip. There are loads of activities but my fave is kayaking. It is very easy to just relax and do nothing as well. My favourite thing is the breakfast. There is the best waiter called Bokey who remembers us and spoils us by adding extra dishes to breakfast all while being super careful about our allergies. I plan on coming back each year.