Naladhu Private Island Maldives

Hi. Just returned home from our third holiday at Naladhu. We have to travel via Singapore due to the current situation in the Middle East. It was well worth it. The island is beautiful and the rooms exquisite. It was good to see our Kuwaanu Evgeniia again. She is fantastic and will do anything for you. The food in our restaurant, the Living Room, was brilliant. We loved eating off menu. The staff were all fantastic. A big shout out to Russel, Andrea and Fareeh. They were absolute stars. We cannot wait to return.

To the Hotel Team! We would like to thank you for the highest level of care - from the very first day on the island until our departure, we felt like the only guests. Your art of anticipating wishes turns a vacation into a true paradise. Special thanks to our personal manager, Evgenia. For the third year in a row, she has been our indispensable assistant - a rare professional who understands us without words and speaks the same language as us. Thank you for your attentiveness! We will continue to recommend Naladhu to our friends and family! Sincerely, Natalia and Vladimir

We did spend 9 nights at Naladhu in May 2025. After arrival at the airport, we got escorted to the Naladhu lounge to wait for the boat transfer. At the little lounge, we were tired and asked for a coffee but they said sorry, machine out of order. Right opposite of the lounge is a coffee shop so i got up and got one myself. It would have been nice if they at least offered my to get one from there. Then we had to do all the paperwork and check in process, which i found was very extensive but fine, at least once at the hotel i don't have to go through that again. Wrong, we had to do check in procedure again at the hotel. Why is beyond my understanding. The resort is really lovely, yes it's in the anantara cluster but still felt like remote from Male. There is a lot of greenery, the lagoon is really nice and the vibe very chilled. The room is great, it's huge and spacious, great aircon, nice and large sundeck with plenty of shade and uninterrupted views form the ocean pool villas. Yes no direct water access from those rooms but we knew that beforehand and it was a quick stroll to the beach from the room, where all the ocean villas have a dedicated cabana along the beach. Room cleanliness was also a bit hit or miss with lots of long hair around the pool from previous guests. Now where we felt Naladhu fell short was food and butler service. The food just wasn't good nor fresh ( except for in villa dining where food was always fresh and very tasty). Almost all dishes tasted like convenience food. The sauces were terrible, the meat overcooked and generally food was cold. We were really struggling finding something good and decided to try Baan Huraa at Veli but it wasn't much better, far from authentic and if there is something i cannot stand it's the meat velveting. Also the dhoni bar wasn't good either. So we choose in villa dining for lunch every day and only had something small for dinner, even though we were on full board basis. Breakfast was ok, but the sauce hollandaise was awful too, no taste and always cold. The set up of the living room is great i have to admit. Shame we hated the food as otherwise happy to return.

This is not just a place in the Maldives, this is THE PLACE ! No competition for this in terms of privacy, atmosphere, friendliness, gastronomy and services!

Stayed on Naladhu island for 10 nights in February 2026. Having previously stayed in Anantara Veli resort, we were keen to try the private island experience. We were certainly not disappointed. We loved the peace and tranquility of Naladhu whilst retaining the option to visit the other adjacent resorts of Veli and Dhigu. This meant a great selection of restaurants and activities were available to us across all three resorts. The team on Naladhu did everything possible to ensure a truly memorable stay. We will definitely return 😍