Velassaru Maldives
A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Velassaru is a beautiful contemporary resort offering ultra-stylish facilities, chic designer accommodation, a gorgeous beach and fantastic fine dining.
Elegant facilities include a stunning oceanfront infinity pool, a variety of dining outlets including the main restaurant, Mediterranean dining, a Japanese overwater restaurant, oceanfront Grill and a range of private dining settings. There is also a bar, beach bar and sundeck, fitness centre, overwater yoga pavilion, tennis, snorkelling, windsurfing, diving and The Spa with eight overwater treatment rooms. Snorkelling is possible directly from the beach. A brand new Wetlab hosts a variety of lectures by the resident marine biologist, including topics such as Velassaru's coral plantation project.
Accommodation
129 rooms, each with airconditioning, ceiling fan, minibar, telephone, tea/coffee facilities, television, DVD player, sitting area and terrace.
Deluxe bungalows (70m²) are individual single-storey buildings, a few metres from the water with garden bathroom and shower.
Beach villas (96m²) are stunning brand new thatched cottages facing the beach, facilities as above plus espresso machine, DVD player, daybed, open-air bathroom with bath and indoor and outdoor showers.
Water bungalows (80m²) are overwater on stilts, spacious, facilities as above, plus sitting area, canopy bed, indoor shower, bath overlooking the sea, wine chiller and large balcony.
Water villas (112m²) are overwater, with large balcony, some have a private pool at a supplement.
The Pool villa (175m²) is at the heart of the island with a private terrace and lap pool.
Restaurants
• Etesian - Gourmet Mediterranean cuisine, degustation menu and wine library • Sand - Oceanfront location with Modern French/European dishes with Asian influences • Teppanyaki - Live cooking stations serving fresh seafood and an extensive sushi menu
All Inclusive
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Breakfast in the main restaurant
- Lunch and dinner (with drinks including water, soft drinks, a house pouring of beer/wine and selected liquors) at a choice of restaurants
- Sunset cruise or Malé tour
- Selected non-motorised watersports and snorkelling equipment.
Velassaru Maldives
A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Velassaru is a beautiful contemporary resort offering ultra-stylish facilities, chic designer accommodation, a gorgeous beach and fantastic fine dining.
Facilities
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Five dining outlets and private dining options
- The Spa with eight overwater treatment rooms
- Snorkelling directly from the beach
Swimming Pools
• Infinity pool with ocean views
Spa and Beauty
Classic therapies perfofmed in Velassaru style and signature treatments enriched with indigenous ingredients.
- Eight overwater treatment rooms
- Yoga pavilion with sea view
- Boutique
- Bespoke spa packages
- Manicure/Pedicure room
- Relaxationr Room
- Sauna
- Steamroom
- Hydro pool overlooking the turquoise lagoon
Scuba Diving
Catering to both novice and seasoned divers, Velassaru's PADI-certified dive school offers an opportunity to encounter the amazing underwater world of the Maldives with scheduled single and double tank dives, private bespoke dives and private diving cours
Location
In the South Malé Atoll, 25 minutes by speedboat from Malé.
Beach Description
One of the Maldives' most idyllic beaches, with long stretches of pristine white sands
Velassaru Maldives
Explore the surroundings
Destination introduction
Holidays in the Maldives conjure up images of white sands, swaying palm trees and crystal blue waters, creating that quintessential picture-perfect holiday bliss. Kuoni’s hand-picked island resorts offer everything from all inclusive Maldives holidays, to rustic island retreats and the world’s finest luxury accommodation. Savour gourmet dining, sensuous spas, spectacular diving and the most enchanting ocean sunsets.
Maldives holiday highlights - Admire sea views with a stay in a water villa, elevated over turquoise waters.
- Whilst most of our resorts have fabulous spas, look out for our ‘SPA’ labelled resorts for the finest in pampering indulgences.
- Discover a vibrant underwater world with a professional, supervised scuba-diving expedition. Browse some of our comprehensive dive packages.
- For the ultimate experience join the Atoll Explorer for a Maldives cruise around this beautiful country’s most magical atolls.
- All Inclusive Maldives holidays - For the complete hassle-free holiday look out for our specially negotiated All Inclusive deals.
- All Maldives holidays travelling on scheduled flights include access to the VIP lounge in Malé International Airport on your departure.
Diving
These idyllic coral islands rank amongst the best dive destinations in the world. In conjunction with Euro-Divers, we can offer quality diving packages in the Maldives which can be pre-booked in the UK.
The rare beauty of the magnificent underwater world has made these islands one of the most enchanting diving destinations in the world. When conditions are good the underwater visibility is at the highest level – sometimes exceeding 50 metres – and the warm water temperatures year round make diving in the Maldives a pleasure.
The North Malé Atoll is home to the Lion’s Head and Wattaru Kandu dive sites both of which are frequented by reef sharks. Wattaru Kandu is also home to stingrays and
garden eels whilst Lankanfinokhu, or Manta Point as it’s locally known, is a great place to see manta rays being cleaned by local colonies of cleaner fish.
Hukrueli in the South Malé Atoll is another place to see rays and cleaner fish and Maaya Thila, a protected marine area in this atoll is home to white-tip sharks, turtles, zebra morays and the elusive guitar shark.
Hanifaru lagoon in the Baa Atoll is one of the best places to see whale sharks and manta rays. June to September is the best time to see them as this is during the monsoon season and equinox when the lagoon is filled with plankton.
Important Notes: A medical certificate of physical fitness may be required and qualified divers must bring proof of diving certification and logbook. Please ensure that you purchase adequate insurance.
If you are travelling with any other form of insurance, we strongly recommend that you check the terms of your policy and if necessary take out extra cover. Dive prices shown do not include boat trips to and from dive sites. Boat trips approx. $10 per dive are payable locally. If you intend to learn to dive whilst you are in the Maldives, you must book a holiday of at least eight days duration (five days for the Scuba Diver courses). Open Water and Scuba Diver courses include the necessary equipment as required. Cost for logbook, certificate, course book and other course materials are not included. Costs per person approximately: US$140 (Certification alone: $85).
* Extra equipment required including mask, fins, snorkel, regulator with octopus and pressure gauge, BCD with inflater, 10 litre tank, weightbelt, weights and dive computer (compulsory for every diver) can be obtained locally at an extra charge. Full terms and conditions available on request.
Shopping
In Malé you’ll see plenty of street merchants selling beautiful Maldivian postage stamps. Those ragged dentures suspended outside gift shops are sharks’ jaws. Attractive T-shirts are stencilled before your eyes, generally with brilliantly coloured tropical fish.
The islanders are expert in carving coconut wood and use it to decorate their houses. Mat-weaving, basket-making and coir rope-making are other long-standing crafts. Mats are woven from haa grass. There is some highly developed lacquerwork and you may see examples of handloom weaving or jewellery handcrafted in gold and mother of pearl.