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Kuredu Resort & Spa vs Velaa Private Island
Both hotels are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Kuredu Island Resort & Spa is the choice of most professionals compared to Velaa Private Island. Kuredu Island Resort & Spa comes in at 78 with approval from 3 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Oyster and Fodor's.
Kuredu Resort & Spa
Fodor's
Oyster
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
Lhaviyani Atoll
From $216 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"After a scenic, 40-minute seaplane ride from Malé with a spectacular bird's-eye-view of dozens of tiny tropical islands, you'll glide into one of the Maldives' most popular resorts."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Stretching just over a mile in length, Kuredu is one of the largest resort islands in the Maldives."
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Lonely Planet
"This truly is the resort that has everything, so look no further if you want a fun, sociable and action-packed holiday destination as well as the usual gleaming beaches and great diving."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Kuredu Island Resort is about as close as you can get to a resort city in Maldives – this mass-market giant packs in the masses and truly is the resort that has everything"
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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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