This was straight out of the brochure, blue water, white sand, sun, stingrays, baby sharks,fish...by the shore to snorkell around..big fruit bats flying out the trees every night as the mosquito sprayer walked around the island spraying! Yes about 10 minutes to walk round and 10 secs across!! The poor lonely large trigger fish protecting his nest, was the only... more

Background: 2 adults + 1 child ( 9 years) the last week of October (mid-term). Booked though Kuoni with Sri Lankan for £3.5k on B&B basis in deluxe bangalow. Impression: Great rooms, restaurants (aside from Vela), bar and beach BUT so disheatening to have the rubbish island and views of Male so close. They both are about 5 to 10miles... more

Had a lovely 8 nights at Velassaru in a deluxe bungalow, room 105 on the corner of the island so got the best of both beaches which were only a few steps away from our bungalow. Got a lovely spot on the beach beside the trees each day that was deserted had most of the section to ourselves overlooking the... more

Ignore the complaints about the high food and drink prices, it is a 5 star resort, what do you expect? However, that argument only stands if the food is 5 star and it is no where near. Service is very good, beach is exceptional, but 5 star price for 2 star food is unacceptable. If you want 5 star food... more

ROOM: We stayed in a Water Villa which are brand new, huge and very well designed. There is a massive bathroom, huge deck with steps in to the crystal clear sea, a bar, and sizeable area for sitting and relaxing. Overall lovely and very high spec. Very private too. Our villa faced away from Male and the industrial island, if... more

We spent seven nights in October on Velassaru and had a fantastic holiday. It is a beautiful island, which you can walk around in less than 15 minutes, a modern design hotel with fantastic friendly and service minded staff. We had 30 degrees in the air and water and blue sky every day. We stayed in a deluxe bungalow. They... more

notes: - free wifi, call recep for login and password - free rental of snorkel gear (mask+snorkel+fins), rent from dive shop for the whole duration of your stay, you may want to bring your own water-shoes or sports sandles, fins makes it difficult to stand near the corals - water (2 free bottles of 0.5ltr daily), purchase 1.5ltr bottle at... more

This was actually our 3rd visit to the island, and the first since the refurbishment. We were very impressed by the changes made and especially enjoyed dinner both at Sand and the Teppanyaki restaurant. Last year, whilst the resort was closed for refurb, we actually visited another island in the Northern Atoll – Komandho. Although we had a great time... more

My partner and I stayed in a water villa will plunge pool for 2 weeks in September. We flew with Emirates via Dubai and arrived in Male anticipating a fortnight of blissful relaxation. We were met at the airport by Velassaru staff, promptly escorted to a speedboat and set off to the resort. Once we arrived we were greeted by... more