Vilamendhoo Island Resort & Spa

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184 rooms, all Maldivian inspired with king-sized beds, air conditioning, a fully stocked minibar, open-air bathroom with modern amenities, cable TV, tea/coffee-making facilities, and a personal safe.

Garden Rooms are nestled in the natural island gardens, with a private porch, privacy screen between each room and easy access to the island’s facilities. With 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child, or 3 adults.

Full Board: Inclusive of breakfast, lunch and dinner served in the buffet restaurants.

All-Inclusive Plus Package: includes the following

- Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner in either Funama Restaurant (for guests staying in Garden Rooms and Beach Villas) or Ahima Restaurant (for guests staying in Jacuzzi Beach Villas and Jacuzzi Water Villas)

- Snack menu served at Bonthi Bar and Sunset Bar from 11.00-22.00

- 20% discount on all food items at Asian Wok or the Hot Rock (not valid for special events or teppanyaki)

- Dine Around Option of one 3-course set menu for Lunch and Dinner in the Asian Wok (pre-booking required, subject to space and availability)

- Unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (including bottled water, soft drinks, coffee and tea, smoothies and milkshakes, draught beer, wine, house spirits, and cocktails and mocktails made with house spirits)

- Mini-bar with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, plus snacks (refilled once per day)

- One 1/2 bottle of champagne per room per stay

- 20% discount off selected spa treatments taken during the first two days of your stay (subject to space availability)

- Activities included as per schedule: one Sunset Cruise; one 1/2 hour group snorkelling lesson (equipment not included); one Dhangethi Island Excursion; one 1/2 hour group windsurfing lesson (equipment included); one 1/2 hour group tennis lesson (equipment included); free use of Fitness Centre; daytime use of tennis, volleyball and badminton courts; table tennis, billiards, snooker, darts and football; free use of kayaks and windsurfers; free group yoga session at Duniye Spa.

Please note: guests will be required to sign all food and beverage bills, except buffet meals. No charges will be posted to your hotel account for the benefits included in your All-Inclusive Plus Package. Charges not included must be paid upon checkout.

Beach Villas are detached villas just a few steps from the shore, with a private furnished porch perfect for enjoying the fantastic ocean view. With 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 2 children, or 3 adults.

Jacuzzi Beach Villas offer Maldivian inspired beach living with views of the lagoon, private sundeck and Jacuzzi for two, with a private walled-in outdoor area. These villas are located in the adults’ only area and exclusively for guest over 18. With 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults.

Jacuzzi Water Villas are over-water villas with a private sundeck, with stairs leading into the sea. These villas are exclusively for guests aged 18 years and older. With 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults.

Great location, great food, super staff & excellent diving!

Dec 22, 2024 DubaiScotts Dubai, United Arab Emirates

We enjoyed a 1 week family holiday in Dec24. Its a fantastic resort, located on a beautiful island with stunning beaches, surrounded by a great house-reef. Very friendly & helpful staff, good food, an excellent dive centre and dive location. Would happily return.

Stunning house reef , amazing variety of sea life . Fabulous island , wonderful water-villa! Great food !

Dec 21, 2024 Sophie H Bath, United Kingdom

Fabulous island with a simply amazing 'house reef ' bursting with life . We stayed 'all-inclusive ' in a water villa and snorkelled at every opportunity - pre breakfast , lunch and dinner ! The sea life is stunning - we had turtles , rays and sharks ( black tip and nurse) swimming past our villa. Entry / exit point to reef clearly marked which is very helpful . Food was really good , lots of variety for every taste . We had wine with lunch / dinner and 'house ' cocktails most nights , all of which were great . Attentive service and the island was spotless ! Our second visit to the Maldives ( Meeru island in 2022 run by same hotel group ) and another simply fabulous holiday . We didn't utilise all that was on offer under the 'all-inclusive , however felt it was good value . I paid for a massage at the spa which was amazing 5* ! We paid to do the 4.5 hours whale shark excursion .. the sea was a tad 'frisky' , so that took its toll on a couple of people ( takes 1.5 hours to get to area ) .... there were 'loads ' of other boats there too ( around 20) . Was very fortunate that I did get to snorkel with a whale shark , however there were hoards of people in the water, the waves were large and that is not what I enjoy , so I didn't get in for the second opportunity . Definitely a 5* review for a 5* holiday Read less

Island of Dreams

Dec 19, 2024 Mark H Esher, United Kingdom

After a series of disastrous trips, our experience at Vilamendhoo was a complete turnaround. Staff friendliness and professionalism on another level, food choice and quality well above expectation, and every activity available you could reasonably wish for. Diving Centre highly recommended. We intend to return, and would do so tomorrow if that… Read more

Incredible above and below the water!

Dec 12, 2024 bethanrjones London, United Kingdom

This was our third visit to the Maldives, and although we have loved every island we’ve visited, Vilamendhoo has found a special place in our hearts. The house reef is spectacular, just meters from the shore and with clearly marked entry/exit points and life rings fixed as rest points at regular intervals along the reef, giving even less confident swimmers a chance to enjoy the spectacular sea-life. We chose South Ari Atoll for the opportunity to see whale sharks, and rather than taking a half-day whale shark tour and risk being one of a hundred divers and snorkellers surrounding a single whale shark, we did as we had been recommended and booked a full day “ocean discovery” excursion. The idea was that we would have more time to find a whale shark, and hopefully have it all to ourselves after the other tour boats had headed back for the day. Unfortunately, we didn’t spot any whale sharks, despite sightings the day before and after, but we were lucky enough to swim with manta rays and turtles, and to be entertained by dolphins along the way. We consoled ourselves by saying we now have a valid excuse to come back! The food was the best we’ve had in the Maldives. We ate every meal at the buffet, but there was so much variety that we never got bored. We were particularly grateful for the wide range of fresh and delicious salad options. Although apparently fully occupied, the resort never felt even slightly crowded. We booked an adjoining beach villa, and the short stretch of beach between the villa and the sea, where we had our own allocated sun beds, had ample shade and felt like it belonged just to us. We were fortunate enough to be upgraded partway through our stay to a jacuzzi over-water villa, which we loved. To be honest, though, the jacuzzi seemed rather pointless when we could walk down the steps from our balcony straight into the Indian Ocean! It was good to see a Padel court on the island, alongside the usual tennis, badminton, table tennis etc. The resort hasn’t yet worked out a system for finding people to play with (you need four people for a game of Padel), but I’m sure that will come with time. As it was, we did find a couple of other guests to play with, and my partner managed to infiltrate the nightly staff Padel sessions! Not being big drinkers, we didn’t get the all inclusive package, and that turned out to be the right choice. In the end we managed to go on an all-day excursion, have an introductory scuba diving lesson, a 75 minute massage, and all the drinks we wanted for only slightly more than it would have cost to get the AIP. We will definitely be coming back to the Maldives. The hard part will be deciding whether to come back to the wonderful Vilamendhoo or try a fourth resort! Read less

Just go!

Dec 10, 2024 Charlotte J

Absolutely amazing stay - food, beach, staff, facilities, snorkelling... loved everything about it. The hotel was full but nothing that we noticed. Not crowded once! Beaches, restaurants ang swimming pool were all very quiet. Snorkelling is incredible - a short 10 m swim from the beach and you're in an aquarium. Have been to Jordan, Zanzibar and… Read more

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