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Filitheyo Island Resort vs Velaa Private Island
Filitheyo Island Resort and Velaa Private Island are both praised by travel writers. On balance, Filitheyo Island Resort scores slightly better than Velaa Private Island. Filitheyo Island Resort scores 81 with positive reviews from 3 reviewers including Oyster, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
Filitheyo Island Resort
Oyster
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
20188
From $126 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"A sister property to Medhufushi Island Resort and Zitahli Kuda-Funafaru Resort & Spa, Filitheyo Island Resort is the only resort in the Faafu Atoll, and has an entire island all to itself."
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Lonely Planet
"Filitheyo is a lush, triangular island with superb white-sand beaches. The public buildings are spacious, open-sided Balinese-style pavilions with palm-thatch roofs."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"A divers' paradise on the Faafu Atoll in the Maldives, with comfortable villas and exceptional restaurants."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The public buildings are spacious open-sided Balinese-style pavilions with palm-thatch roofs and natural touches. The whole place feels chic but laid-back and informal. "
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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."
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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."
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Condé Nast Traveler
Gold List
"Editor's Pick: Hot List 2017."
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Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"A tiny, private Maldivian island that manages to fit 45 villas, nine golf tees and the largest wine and Champagne collection in the country."
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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."
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