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Velaa Private Island vs Amilla Maldives Resort & Residences

Both hotels are highly recommended by professionals. Overall, Amilla Fushi scores significantly higher than Velaa Private Island. Amilla Fushi ranks #14 in Maldives with approval from 4 sources like Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and Jetsetter.

Velaa Private Island
Velaa Private Island
7 / 10
20221
From $2,000 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Lonely Planet 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 Telegraph The Telegraph
9.0
"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 Condé Nast Traveler
"Editor's Pick: Hot List 2017." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler 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 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
Amilla Maldives Resort & Residences
Amilla Maldives Resort & Residences
8 / 10
Baa Atoll, Maldives, P.O.Box 2123
From $762 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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The Telegraph The Telegraph
9.0
"Younger, hipper, with a more flexible approach to tropical island luxury, Amilla has done away with sneaky hidden charges and costly added extras while still cutting a distinctly fashionable figure." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"An unforgettable tropical escape at a minimalist-chic Indian Ocean retreat, staying in a luxurious villa." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith Mr & Mrs Smith
"Sci-fi-esque white-cube villas are laid out along the beach and over the reef, and it’s home to the Maldives’ first luxury stilted treehouses." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This stunning new arrival to Baa Atoll has instantly joined the ranks of the finest resorts in the country, having transported the glamour and style of Palm Beach to a gorgeous Indian Ocean island." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Amilla is worth coming to for its spectacular tropical setting. The unhurried sense of calm—such a foil to warp-speed life in the big city." Full review
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The standout is Koi, the candelit Japanese restaurant at the end of the jetty where you should request a table right by the water.
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