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Banyan Tree VabbinfaruvsVelaa Private Island
Both hotels are highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru is the choice of most reviewers compared to Velaa Private Island. Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru comes in at #37 in Maldives with endorsements from 2 publications including Oyster, Lonely Planet.
Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
Oyster
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph Lonely Planet
Vabbinfaru Island
From $573/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
OysterLuxury
"This luxury boutique resort from Thailand's Banyan Tree is slightly bigger and more expensive than sister property Angsana next door." Full review
Lonely Planet "Banyan Tree's only Maldives resort boasts beautiful wide beaches on a lovely circular island far enough from Male to feel like a true desert island experience." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"This eco-friendly resort on a beautiful coral island brags ample white-sand shores, a colourful reef teeming with marine life, and various dive sites." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Banyan Tree's only Maldives resort boasts beautiful wide beaches on a lovely circular island far enough from Male to feel like a true desert island experience" Full review
Velaa Private Island Lonely Planet The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler Lonely Planet
20221
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
