Hotel Veligandu Island Resort(4 stars)
Veligandu Island, North Ari Atoll Show mapDelia
The paradise in the lifetime there really is!
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- March 2013
There are far from more water villa as beach-bungalows. There are just 12 beach villas and about 60 water villas. The room decor is all villas equivalent. The size of the rooms in around 45 to 55 square meter (with bathroom) beach chairs. Wireless internet connection in the bar - liable to pay the costs. The guests came from the Switzerland, from Austria, Germany and England. The age was from 14 years represented-to 90 years (no joke!). Average age around 40 to 50 years. The hotel could general 6 suns, if the beach villas not generally overbooked would be. Us ... it has happened, as many before us, that we because of overbooking one night in a water villa had to sleep (you can hear the whole night the water the stützpfosten sound and the day on the sundeck no shade-nothing for us.
However is the beauty and serenity of this beautiful island that small faults. read more
Philipp
Twice and unfortunately not again
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- March 2013
Firstly veligandu is a small paradise. The location is fantastic, the rooms are great,
The staff is super friendly and the kitchen (if also not more completely so good as last year)
Excellent.
The arrival over Dubai and times was once again exemplary and the transfer from male was
Perfectly organized.
Unfortunately the furtniture suddenly then when i on arrival told us, that no room is available. The hotel was simply good.
This overbooking the hotel has already in the last few years again and again consciously practiced. Guests are after a long journey in about 20 minutes away and ... less attractive island of kuramathi accommodated. Or nights in male for sightseeing advertised.
At our first visit was just as the case, and only after very energetic presence was of a sudden a room to the applicable.
Knowing full well i this time two weeks before the room and the date of arrival from the hotel the return ask for a confirmation. Nevertheless one has it done again. The disappointment was of course huge and alternativunterbringung was of course unacceptable.
The german-speaking guest relations employee seemed from the situation rather overstrained and
There have been many telephone calls with our travel agent in Germany run.
There were then a solution and i had to then a room with someone for one night parts or at the beach sleep.
The whole place was already very disappointing. A 3 time, we will definitely not more after veligandu go unfortunately. As disappointing is the fact that something at a renowned suppliers meiers weltreisen occurs. I think, that i in future again right
With airline and hotel and not more with a tour operator. read more
Maria
Plus and minus
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- March 2013
Veligandu is a natural real 4 star island. It was our 3. visit here, which already speaks for itself. As in the years before amazed us the simplicity and naturalness the island, the still great comfort and all the amenities. Pluses: spa, the open bathroom the water cottages, the terrace of the restaurant, the friendly maldivian staff.
Downsides: the palms are yellow (they die?), the villas need new coat of paint, the terrace the water villa is a bit small and offers from lunch no shade, the nearby riff it is manageable, and unbelievable: the cook i could not persuade ... my knoblauchallergie to consider, he cooked even the spaghetti in garlic, therefore no noodles without sauce for me! Luckily was the fischkoch ready, me every day fish without marinade to grill otherwise i would have in spite of the great buffets verhungern must! read more
Ovidiu
A dream...
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- March 2013
A dream.
Prior: with Emirates to male (p. nice) and seaplane on the island (still exciting). Please note: free luggage in the seaplane smaller than in Emirates (20 kilogram + 5 kilogram hand baggage; difference 4 $per kilogram; however no control the last gram). Very pleasant and friendly welcome from the travel agent (already ' times' en schwäbelnden maldivian g'sehn?-) ). Maldivian money we didn't need it. American Dollar have generally also made ☺. Euro we didn't need it.
Front desk on the island very nice and friendly, both of the maldivian, as well as not maldivian staff; the ... climate is probably. No shoes, no stress, a lot of smiling.
Accommodation: bungalow with jacuzzi; great, p. spacious bungalows on stilts with stairs right into the water! Fantastic! We had west side, and so that every evening sunset. By the location on the 'next to the airport' has the lifting of the float planes received (until several times daily). It was not at all bother us, we found it more exciting; the footbridge the access is in the midday sun hot; it is the only place on the island at which one no need for shoes ☺ each pier there are showers to rinse off the sand we had all-inclusive plus, it has some drinks in the minibar and the water in the room and it was worth it (otherwise 0.3 liter Cola or 1l of water 5$). Jacuzzi we (unfortunately) much too rarely used, even if the view from the jacuzzi on the sunset. Yummy was. Toilet was broken once is however very quickly repaired.
Food (information for the better classification of the next row: our palate already have one and two Michelin stars experience anything), well. As i am/we are still the words. Thank you Frank! German chef with international experience. Not very long as (a few months). Has our expectations at this vacation exceeded. Breakfast was delicious, muesli, fresh omelets, pancakes, waffles, fresh fruits and so on. Lunch and dinner were the crowning! Excellent, changing, european, asian specialties. Two cooks constantly in addition fresh fish or other delicious freshly prepared. Always fresh fruits and produce the best quality. A constant fight with oneself to curb. But be careful! If you are going to be with children and every evening pizza and chips await (there was a gästefall ) are you rather go wrong here! Also the rather local conditions known büfettstürmen fell out, because never lack was. The realized the newcomers (thank god!) Also relatively quickly.
Snorkelling was great! However you have the blaze of colors the corals from the red sea. Dominating color was brown. Still beautiful formations at the nearby reef. The highlight were
The (non-dangerous) sharks. Snorkeling with sharks! A wonderful experience. Triggerfish, many surgeonfish, moray eels. Dolphin trip involved-great! Both dolphins, as well as the sunset.
The island has a diving school, a doctor. You have the possibility 'behind the kulissen' of portfolios to look through guided tours. It is worthwhile the infrastructure to see and the whole operated effort to understand (wednesday at the willkommendrink management). The employees are very pleasant! Not, as in other resorts described, where only at tips do their job. Quite much praise goes to the management that's why! A small reward one has then always gladly given.
The à-la-carte restaurant we didn't use and the bar unfortunately too rarely. The guests were mostly german speaking guests (germans and swiss ) but also some englishmen and french. Plug adapters for England carry forward. On the island we have no particular had.
In 2 weeks in march it 2 times at night and 1 times during the day though it rained one day. To 2 hours again the sun shone. It is therefore hardly affected.
Criticism (one is balanced stay ☺ ): the towels in the fitness were too small.
What else we could make: much less clothes along ☺. For the island rich 1 times slippers and shorts and t-shirts (in march). read more
Petra
Veligandu is always a journey werrt!
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- March 2013
After 18 on the Maldives, and including three times on veligandu,
We are sure us the island to have found.
On any other island is' for us' everything is so perfect like Veli.
Here you can get a clean island with a huge heart from 220 employees.
Every single one of them is very cautious and friendly and always in a good mood.
The reef is perfect and intact. Here you can turtles, sharks, manta rays, eagle rays and all the colorful small fish while snorkeling watch. With each visit to this wonderful island we saw dolphins (and the not ... only on delphinsafari!).
We have after the chef cooking Egon and Jakob, Frank as a cook met and we have to say, the food is very excellent! We only hoped, that Frank at least as long endure as the Egon!
Especially we must this year when Laura thanks, it has our vacation this time a bit more to the excellent. Thank you Laura!
We come back in the next march again ☺ we reserved already. read more
Franziska
Yes, the paradise there was really...
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- March 2013
On the island there are 54 jacuzzi water villas, 10 water villas, 5 beach villas and 12 jacuzzi beach villas. We have a jacuzzi water villa and were extremely happy. There was nothing to fault.
Capacity and condition were perfectly, the cleanliness spotless.
In spite of the the villas was very close together are built has one its privatsphäre, see and hear your neighbors except if in the water are.
All-inclusive includes meals, the mini bar (Sprite, Fanta, Coca Cola, ice tea, iced coffee, mineral water, bitter lemon, tonic, soda water), drinks in the beach bar, as well as cocktails ... at a (4 alcoholic and 2 non-alcoholic) etc. Even pay you espresso, Cappuccino, fresh fruit juice, other spirits, wines except house wine, liqueurs, mixed drinks including cocktails except daily cocktail.
Wlan was in the beach bar available, one must however for 1 hour 10 American Dollar, 2 hours 15 American Dollar are charged. read more
Marcus
Top island with comfort, buffet with air upward
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- March 2013
Veligandu was our 3. Maldives-islands, that's why we had a small comparison. The island is very neat and actually gives it from the location forth not any really bad bungalows as on the islands. Which us a little surprised was not the quality (perfect) of the food, but for breakfast the quantity. There is still much air upward. Not just low price and the past reviews we had expected more. This was but also some repeatern confirmed. Probably is because of the hotel was impeccable. The spa was perfect and we could after the free welcomemassage simply not resist and ... further posted.
The beach is very beautiful and is constantly kept clean. The nearby riff is rather than average to designate, as in general much coral fragments layed out. Sharks, turtles, eagle rays and otherwise. 'kleinfische' there were especially at the left end of the long sandbank to see (the best riffteil ).
Our bungalow was to the west orientated and you could also at low tide barely nor
Snorkelling. The furnishing was great: jacuzzi, half-open bathroom, mini bar, hair dryer, flat screen tv, safe, kettle,
Coffee maker, everything your heart desires. Was available the roomboy came 3 times a day and after that to rights seen.
The buffet looked through the subdivision in 3 areas very nice and you can great alfresco dining (mainly at night). What disturbed us a little, was the relatively serious and not very comfortable chairs. The bar is huge and there is many beautiful corners to relax. The cocktails
Have somehow all tasted the same and it was very little alcohol, but it was ok.
Our summary: veligandu is a very nice and recommending island with a certain comfort the previous islands not offer could. The question is just, if you need. Because it was so many other great islands is we will not yet become repetition authors. read more
Bärbel
Great vacation
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- February 2013
Very nice small island with mainly water bungalows.
Everything is very clean and well maintained.
Only the garden made a bit scruffy impression, many brown leaves in the palms and on the floor, hardly blooming plants.
Guest structure: german, swiss, english (or americans?) , a few japanese. read more
Wolfgang
The 'slightly different' island in the middle of the Paradie
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- February 2013
A bit difficult here to 2 days our trip home was filled up with all the impressions the cockaigne in the middle of the Paradieses gave now that clear words to the readers now an objective opinion to give-i am as now already 4 bin ' victims ' Maldives tourists still try. Nothing is for the readers it more important than a little an impression on this tiny bit Eiland to make because for us was just 'holiday check' a very important clue where we months researched perhaps yes but an alternative to our beloved Kuredu to find where it ... to us in the past 3 times hinverschlug -a forward way, Kuredu is a really fantastic island (see my travel report) and we regret it no mínute already 3 time there-but veligandu so it is now very difficult to put into words what 1st the difference and 2. what veligandu so special power. Many of my previous reviewers have already had the advantages of this island mentioned, personal impressions and suchlike described so what, i can more than one watch out genuinly draufzusetzen and simply the feeling since beschreben -and that is precisely the really difficult and i will try anyway.
Many believe Maldives is Maldives - so white beaches, turquoise sea, peace, recovery, etc. - this view is absolutely correct but there are nevertheless from island to island not insignificant differences and you should really good consider that you craves, if one island this inselstaates than its erträumtes destination select or which island you choose.
Veligandu is the island if you are after absolute peace longs if you are after seclusion the outside world longs if you any animation disgusted-if you think you want 22 hours on day be alone (a little is still in contact with other with the food for example on)-if you then longs entirely alone to 2 this wonderful reef along the nearly entire island abschnorcheln -if you are not big on excursions is provided except with dhoni or speedboat time on the a or other snorkeling tour to go - if you like i about 4 kilogram in 2 weeks because of this' kitchen ' increase would like-if one no dress code subordinate would like-if you luxury of flat screen tvs to missen would not like (have in 14 days 20 minutes tv seen)-if one simply this but a bit of luxury inmtten this beautiful isle searches-if you in the evening (from 19:30 it was pitch darkthe) on his return into the villa barefoot through the inland stroll, where as beautiful indirectly lit than you would be out of this world-if one an island entering want to even drinking water, where garbage very strict sorts-if you want that all of home familiar luxury of a really hot shower is, a jacuzzi with constantly 37 degrees warm water - if you simply want, that with a maximum occupancy of about 150 guests (but i thought there were maybe 30 since, although fully booked) on a guest 1.5 staff (220 people stuff)-if you are after all these things, longs and above all the friendliness of the people there, the it simple with their incredible tact understand each desire from the eyes to read off without even a moment pushy to appear.
Furthermore, and only then, one is here just perfect.
What offer other still more expensive islands i asked and answers received.
Probably another dress code during dinner times, or perhaps 2 yellow stripes in the towels, or perhaps someone a the villa is, or at mealtimes feeds-otherwise i can with the best will no increase for people like we both there are for peace, a incomparable landscape ( kristallares water including a visit to a fantastic beach and a great underwater world) and after a barefoot island with all its dschungelcharaker inside where nothing lifted or is longing.
Could i have an island so plan and all the charkteristik, a veliandu gives, then i think i would have precisely these planning and made the a this small spot gives, the for us simply was worth every penny enjoy it too must!
Maldives islands are different-very even-perhaps not so much in its appearance but in your design-in their management in its characteristic and above all in their feeling each experienced differently, because i people are simply different feel and feel-but veligandu for us and means, the words or was very difficult - Kuredu was wonderful - veligandu is a traumparadies amid the scharffenlandes.
I hope the reader with my large and lowercase not too confused and could only a personal impression play-an impression the us to a sentence helped,
A day after the holiday on veligandu is before the vacation on veligandu - even if until then around 50 to 53 weeks the countdown but already since 3 days around our 'new' so outstandingly beautiful quiet relaxende cosy the body and the soul almost überfüllende of thousands meeresbewohnern umgbene'home' again entering ' to ' ☺
If any questions should have been incurred or bilderwünsche as only-i am still refilled from all the impressions-it was fantastic.
By the way, veligandu means Veli (a grain) gandu (many sandkörner)-veligandu (long sandbank) read more
Gerhard
Paradise on earth
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- January 2013
Great hotel, absolute rest and relaxation, extensive buffet to all meal times and very tasty, the dessert area is wonderful! Crystal clear, warm water - snorkeling is a must! read more
Cécile
Exceeded our expectations!
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- January 2013
The perfect hotel in the Maldives to find extremely difficult! We have weeks until we finally deciding whether could!
Our criteria:
- maximum 100 rooms
- maximum 2 restaurants (no two classes society)
- mixed guests
- good food
- no familieninsel
- beautiful rooms
- good sites and dive center
- reasonably good housereef to the snorkeling and diving
- no strict dress code
All the met veligandu and we regret not a bit after our Sri Lanka stay there for our vacation to have. (if you want a super-guide/guide for Sri Lanka searches (languages: german/english was very good-polish/russian ... good) can to me gladly a write message, we stayed with our guide very good experience and may take it up with very good conscience recomend it!)
The whole hotel is very clean, the rooms are twice cleaned daily. At the beach one finds never trash and if in the water peru time-bottles or similar drives, you could short out fish and in the next trash; o. Which we highly pleased, are the very clean toilets at the pool/restaurant/bar etc., the toilets become quickly very wet and it is unappetizing then there properties, was not the case at all in veligandu.
Switzerland, England and Germany were strongly represented, a few indian, austrian and french and very little (only individual pairs/families) russians /Poland etc. Very pleasant atmosphere between the guests, never someone was loud or rude, overfilled plates was seldom and disrespect for employees we have fortunately never experienced something like that.
We were with 22 years probably the recent few in the resort and the average was about 40 years. There were a lot of honeymooners on the way, but also very lots of regular guests the already for years on veligandu have a vacation, few families. Who relaxation/diving/good food, and not the huge party, is on veligandu certainly well looked after. read more
Andrea
Always great again
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- January 2013
We were the 2. time on veligandu. Even this time we felt really good. This time it was like a home come. We are early in the morning landed and Laura (guest manager) only welcome and could directly to the room. - ' you know, where everything is or want your tour go?' Gladly, we are directly into the room, breakfast and at the pool. We have our 12 days really enjoyed. Again we could beautiful dives make. In comparison to may this time was the east side very windy, but also that is an experience. We can many guests ... understand, the for years return. It is definitely not our last time. The food we had at the last sometimes varied in memory, but that was the complaining of a high standard. Lots of fun on vacation. - and leave your shoes at home! read more
Viola
Dream vacation on a dream island
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- January 2013
Veligandu, definitely again. Everything great, top wasserbunghi, great food, great service and pure relaxation. Spa - very recommendable, one is afterwards so relaxed. Everything else you will find in previous reviews- which one needs everything, and what there is. read more
Markus
Hotel Veligandu Island Resort
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- December 2012
Despite high claims we were completely satisfied. Great island, a quiet maldives holiday to spend.
Noteworthy also is the great service the diving centre! Great professional and very nice instructor! We have it as divers very much and the snorkelling enough and the diving would like to learn, is right at home here!
However: all-inclusive offer is not good enough, as it more exceptions than inclusions are. Make it rather expensive and really all drinks (except for champagne) inclusive. South african billigwein from the container as the only all-inclusive wine is unacceptable.
Still a bit more flexibility in of the ... guests appropriate. When we once with 6 people together at a table to sit wanted, this was a greater effort (one is only to couples tables set) and you wanted it almost deny. After we had even hand put on themselves sprint the boys suddenly.
The evening entertainment was rather boring, one time per week party with dj, unfortunately not on the beach (Robinson Club can a bit better) is really not a lot. Otherwise lectures, crab races or a movie, not really great.
The guests are all very pleasant and quiet, german, english, french, international, decent people and no sauf and gröhl public.
But: our euphemism for lots of guests was: ' badly dressed sleeping pills'!-)
Love people - even if a most fun resort with less strict dress code, you can relax in the evening also nice clothes! A Puma or Nike shirt with bermuda shorts in the evening? Next time press i such a time a tip into your hand thus the decent attracts. There were unfortunately many (men). So i was hotelier: i would a dress code fixed and the people for changing chic!
A beautiful hotel, the could be even better, if the guests a bit more would try. Dancing? The girls bob on the chair, the boys stare straight ahead and at 22 o'clock it goes into the privacy of the water villas!
You had to know that, if you're here wants a vacation, we enjoyed it anyway and we would gladly come again! read more
Lea
Unbelievably beautiful...
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- December 2012
A dream and pure relaxation.
We felt very good.
Our water villa was great.
We were all around satisfied. read more
Arlen & Jochen
As there is nothing to moan!
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- December 2012
For a long time we looked on the internet the different hotels in the Maldives looked at us and then for the veligandu decided. The key criteria were:
- not too big, with 75 rooms on the Maldives rather small
- good value for money (on which naturally very high Maldives-price level)
- no familieninsel
- rooms in very good condition
- beautifully green
- water villas in comparison to other hotels without large surcharge read more
Christian
Tips for veligandu
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- November 2012
Everything has already been mentioned several times, so i liked here are some tips for the stay in veligandu or to the Maldives give.
With a flight Emirates one has a suit-case with 30 kilogram per person freely. The flight with the water-plane from male to the island of veligandu, you only had one suitcase with 20 kilogram per person freely. The hand baggage becomes mitgewogen and there were 5 kilogram per person freely. Each kilos this is with 2 $per flight, since return, so with 4 $will be charged. Like a restructure bags to bags and bags to hand ... baggage in Emirates still be useful, in male everything came to a Waage.
With a flight Emirates one must in Dubai change. If one on the long flight to Dubai still occurs, what one forgot pack, not a problem, at the airport Dubai there is everything. From the 7.-BMW on the washing machine up to your bathing suit. The airport reminded rather of a shopping mall with a mode of transport. Thus no panic in the airport Dubai after the right business look out hold.
On veligandu there was a small shop, the for its standards, a decent choice has to offer. This is not full collection represent, only rather to reassure serve, if one on the way (so Dubai after male) still a bit hollow is, what one forgot:
Shaving cream, shower gel, shampoo, deodorant, tampons, body lotion
And as nervennahrung bahlsenkekse and chio chips
Postcards cost 1 $, stamps also 1 $. Wlan gives it only in the bar, 1 hour costs 10$, 2 hours 15$ and a whole day 20 $, but on the first two variants a and out-log and remaining restminuten to another day use. read more
Gabriele
Fantastic stay
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- November 2012
The Veligandu Island Resort has 54 jacuzzi water villas, 10 water villas and 10 jacuzzi beach villas. The island is approximately 600 meters long and approximately 150 meters long. In 15 to 20 minutes you could. The general condition is clean and tidy. During our stay were about 40% austrians and/or swiss, about 15% english and 10% french and german on the island. The average age was at 45 years. read more
Andreas
Repeaters
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- November 2012
After our last stay 2010 are no major renovations have been made and also not necessary-still everything ok. read more
Eva
A wahrgewordener dream
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- November 2012
We have shortly before our wedding decided our honeymoon at Maldives to spend and are after a long research (among other things. Holiday check. at ) on veligandu on trip advisor.
And, it turned out, that it was the absolute right decision!
On arrival we were Laura and their team friendly greeted, important information was communicated to us and then we were brought to the room. read more







