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Anantara Kihavah Maldives VillasvsVelaa Private Island
Both hotels are praised by travel writers. On balance, Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas is preferred by most writers compared to Velaa Private Island. Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas has a TripExpert Score of 83 with accolades from 6 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Gayot
Condé Nast Traveler
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
P.O. Box 2014
From $2,118/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "As if being by a tropical lagoon wasn't enough, each of the massive villas at this beautiful island resort...also comes with its own infinity pool and hammocks." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A quick seaplane ride from the capital of Male lands you on a private island ringed by white sand, coconut palms, and a reef that harbors schools of tropical fish." Full review
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Ask for an overwater villa, then dine at one of the world's only underwater restaurants while gazing out at the ocean floor.
Gayot "This beautiful resort wows guests with its underwater restaurant and heavenly over-water villas."
Condé Nast Traveler "Seventy-eight freestanding beach or overwater villas, each with its own infinity pool, on a private island of soft white sand." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "This dreamy, dramatic hideaway hits all the expected notes (clear azure seas, sugary white sand) and adds a few new ones (a submerged wine cellar, an overwater spa and a record-setting swimming pool)." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Thanks to its splendid location within the northern Baa Atoll, there’s no shortage of marine wildlife adventures at this resort." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Surrounded by a perfectly circular reef, the thickly vegetated Kihavahuravalhi is ringed by gorgeous white-sand beaches: you couldn’t ask for a more idyllic-looking Maldivian island" Full review
Velaa Private Island Lonely Planet The Telegraph Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler Lonely Planet
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From $2,000/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Lonely Planet "The island is a stunner; a perfect circle with beach all the way around, perched above a wide circular reef. There are 43 rooms." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Velaa Private Island is a Maldives hotel offering an astonishingly good restaurant, private pools, white sand beaches, and a range of activities, including tennis, golf and watersports." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Editor's Pick: Hot List 2017." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A tiny, private Maldivian island that manages to fit 45 villas, nine golf tees and the largest wine and Champagne collection in the country." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Velaa has become a byword for personal attention and ultimate luxury...this impressive place is the personal creation of a Czech couple who turned their private-island fantasy into a business." Full review
