Just like with the accommodation and activities on offer, Velaa Private Island takes food to another level of luxury in The Maldives. Think Michelin-standard cuisine, stunning locations and impeccable service… Let’s start with Aragu Restaurant and Cru Lounge, the hotel’s signature restaurant and fine dining experience.  For starters the restaurant’s location is simply perfect. Hovering directly… Read more »

When owner Jiri Smejc built Velaa Private Island, it was his goal to create the ultimate private hideaway and the most luxurious resort in the Maldives. With absolutely no expense spared yet still with focus on authenticity, local materials and being at one with nature, Velaa opened in 2014 and has since been hailed as among… Read more »

All too soon our time at Gili Lankanfushi was at an end and it was back on the boat to Malé airport enroute to our next destination, Velaa Private Island. Located 187 kilometres from the airport on the Noonu Atoll, to get to Velaa we had to catch a seaplane and head North across the… Read more »

A honeymoon hotspot, The Maldives has become synonymous with romance. And it’s not hard to see why; with the signature over water villas, endless powder white sands, fabulous food…you’d have the even hardest heart in the mood for love! The Sanskrit word for ocean, the Meera Spa is the perfect place for couples in the… Read more »