Veligandu Island Resort

Thank you to every member of the Veligandu Team. Our honeymoon was very special thanks to you all. We we're treated like royalty & you even made a cake & supplied bubbly for my wife's birthday celebration. This island is a truly magical place & we cannot wait to return. Enjoyed snorkelling(seeing mantra, sharks, turtles) boat trips & visits to the spa. My reason for only 4 stars:- We requested Sunset water villa but was allocated Sunrise, constant noise from generator next to our room 106 & sound of power tools being used for room refurbishment. Still nothing is perfect but I believe the next time I visit Veligandu it will be. See you soon the Sloany's.

We – a couple of 60+ travelling all around the world quite often - stayed in “Veligandu Island Resort & Spa” (Watervilla / Nr.164) in November 19 for 2 weeks. I’d like to share my impressions not only personally with the manager of the resort, but as well with you who are looking forward for nice holidays. Briefly our feed-back as follows: + : . very nice situated in the Maledives (20 min with waterplane from Malé) . enough space for all the guests indoor as outdoor . complex & grounds very neat and well-maintained . staff mostly very friendly . service staff helpful (the younger ones need a little help to smile…) . WATERVILLAS: . indoor: .very spaceful, well divided in bed-/living room, walking-closet, big bathroom with shower, toilet & 2 wash basins . outdoor: . unregenerate terrace with jacuzzi, window view to the sea . terrace with 2 deckchairs, 2 chairs & table and direct access to the sea (staircase) . very clean & perfect room service . longer walk (shadowed) with plants & palms) to the main restaurant and snorkel spot an the sand-lagoon . DHONVELI RESTAURANT: . very perfect, fresh, rich and miscellaneous buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner (with wok- and grillstation) . always enough tables indoor as on the terraces outdoor (incl. smoker corner) . I recommend all inclusive for those who take alcoholic drinks (otherwise they are very expensive!) . 24h hours Athiri-Bar with snacks, wine and all aperitifs (evening program) . clothes/shoes recommendation: very casual: no long trousers, no jackets - 100% barefoot holidays (nowhere are shoes necessary) . medical center with doctor on duty . freetime activities: many water sports facilities beside diving and snorkeling, but no animations! . REEF: . westside: sunsets, reef farer away, more waves, watertaxi landing side . eastside: less waves, more corals . long sandbank: beach, best snorkel spots . in general lots of fishes, but almost no living corals (died corals with no color, smashed corals due to tourist tapping) - : ->>> potential for IMPROVEMENT: . very difficult water entering possibility for snorkelers: there should be a wooden bridge into the sea with starcase (& rope) at the end of the sand-bank (including tray/boxes for sandals, glasses…) . bar team should be much more observing and attentive during the day (demanding for drinks, cleaning the tables & longchairs as well to help arranging the heavy longchairs in the sand) . beach maintenance could be improved: remains of food on the tables, cigarette ends / the used towels have to be removed after a certain time – otherwise the longchairs are “occupied” the whole day long… >>> SUMMARY qualification: I can recommend “Veligandu Island Resort” without any restrictions!

Exciting holidays, good snorkeling conditions, excellent meals, maintained place, friendly and courteous staff. We had fun, recreation and everything was as in our dreams. We will come back. Tank you all, especially Hussain, Kala, Manu, Ahmed,Abdelrahman, Saeed, Christin and all you others.