Deluxe Beach Pool Villa
At 313 square metres, the largest of Velaa's one-bedroom beach villas, with a nine-metre pool of its own.
2+1 guests · 9-metre pool · Beachfront
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Velaa Private Island
An intimate, ultra-private island built around personalised butler service and unstructured time, in Noonu Atoll, with a full-island buyout option.
- Getting there
- Seaplane, 45 minutes from Male
- Atoll
- Noonu Atoll
- Island
- Fushivelavaru
- Villas
- 11 categories
Velaa Private Island is an ultra-private Noonu Atoll retreat of eleven villa categories — from one-bedroom Beach and Water Pool Villas to four-bedroom Residences among the largest in the Maldives — built around personalised butler service and unstructured time. Six dining venues, a four-pillar wellness programme, and a José María Olazábal-designed golf academy round out an island that can also be booked as a full exclusive buyout.
The villas
Beach Pool Villa
A one-bedroom beach villa with an eight-metre pool, built for guests who want their own stretch of sand without the scale of the Deluxe category next door.
2+1 guests · 8-metre pool · Beachfront
Sunset Deluxe Water Pool Villa
Suspended over the lagoon on the sunset side of the island, with a nine-metre pool that catches the last light of the day.
2+1 guests · 9-metre pool · Overwater, sunset-facing
Sunrise Water Pool Villa
The sunrise counterpart to the Sunset Deluxe category — a smaller seven-metre pool, first light over the lagoon instead of last.
2+1 guests · 7-metre pool · Overwater, sunrise-facing
Ocean Pool House
A two-bedroom house over the water, its eleven-metre infinity pool built for a family or two couples travelling together.
4+1 guests · 11-metre infinity pool · Overwater
Beach Pool House
The larger of the two houses at 581 square metres, set on the beach with a ten-metre infinity pool and space for four adults plus a child.
4+1 guests · 10-metre infinity pool · Beachfront
Nika Private Residence
A four-bedroom residence designed by Patricia Urquiola, one of four Residences built to the same 1,324-square-metre scale — among the largest villa footprints in the Maldives.
10 guests · 17-metre pool · Beachfront
Kuredhi Private Residence
Winch Design's take on the four-bedroom Residence category, matching Nika's scale with its own 1,324 square metres and seventeen-metre pool.
10 guests · 17-metre pool · Beachfront
Funa Private Residence
A third four-bedroom Residence at the same 1,324-square-metre scale, built for full-family or multi-couple stays around a seventeen-metre pool.
10 guests · 17-metre pool · Beachfront
Nirolhu Private Residence
The fourth of Velaa's identically-scaled Residences, sleeping ten across four bedrooms around its own seventeen-metre pool.
10 guests · 17-metre pool · Beachfront
The Romantic Residence
Reached by boat rather than the island's walkways, the most secluded of Velaa's Residences — a seventeen-metre pool and 598 square metres built for two.
2+1 guests · 17-metre pool · Overwater, boat-access only
Wine & Dine
Aragu
- Cuisine
- Contemporary fine dining, East-meets-West
- Setting
- Oceanfront dining room, piano music each evening
- Hours
- 7:00pm-11:00pm
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Chef Gaushan De Silva's East-meets-West menu, award-winning, with a pianist playing through service.
Tavaru
- Cuisine
- Teppanyaki
- Setting
- A dedicated tower, beside the Maldives' largest private wine cellar
- Hours
- Hours vary - confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Teppanyaki theatre inside a purpose-built tower, with a wine cellar — the largest private collection in the Maldives — built into the same structure.
Experiences & activities
Ayurvedic Treatment
Afternoon · restorative
Ayurveda-rooted treatments — shirodhara, dosha-based facials — led by an on-site Ayurvedic specialist as a named modality distinct from a generic massage.
Coral Adoption & Restoration
Morning · all ages, restorative
Hands-on reef and marine conservation guests can join directly — adopting or planting coral frames, mangrove planting, and turtle-rescue visits with a hatchling release.
Teppanyaki Dining
Evening · for two, all ages
Japanese iron-griddle theatre dining, cooked tableside by a teppanyaki chef.
Group Fitness, Gym & Training Classes
Morning · restorative
Structured group fitness beyond a yoga mat — HIIT, TRX, Pilates, boxing and circuit training, run out of the resort's own gym or fitness pavilion.
The factsheet
Every fact we hold on Velaa Private Island (villas, dining, transfers) in one document.
Recommended For
Honeymooners and VVIP couples
Velaa is built around personalised butler service and unstructured time rather than a packed activity sheet — the kind of privacy that suits a couple who don't want to see another guest all week, down to the option of taking the whole island.
Families
The four-bedroom Residences sleep ten around their own pool and grounds, and Lha Velaa Kids Club runs water play, an energy studio, cooking classes, and indoor climbing — real family infrastructure, not an add-on.
Golfers
The Velaa Golf Academy is a genuine outlier for the Maldives: a nine-hole José María Olazábal-designed Par-3 course, one-on-one PGA coaching, and TrackMan swing analysis most resorts simply don't offer.
Male - seaplane, 45 minutes - Fushivelavaru Island, Noonu Atoll
- Nearest airport
- Velana International Airport (MLE), Male
- Seaplane transfer
- Around 45 minutes via Velaa's own 9-seater charter or a 15-seater commercial seaplane, with private airport-lounge butler service either side of the flight
- Private jet route
- Land directly at Maafaru International Airport, Noonu Atoll, then a 7-minute seaplane hop or a 35-minute yacht ride to the island
Velaa Private Island · Noonu Atoll · 12 photographs
Before you book
How long is the transfer to Velaa, and how does it work?
The scenic seaplane from Velana International Airport takes around 45 minutes, flown either on Velaa's own 9-seater charter or a 15-seater commercial seaplane, with a private airport-lounge butler service either side of the flight. Guests already chartering a private jet can land directly at Maafaru International Airport in Noonu Atoll, then complete the journey with a 7-minute seaplane hop or a 35-minute yacht ride.
Can we book the whole island for a private group?
Yes — Velaa can be booked as a full-island exclusive buyout, which is one of the clearer routes to total privacy in the Maldives. IMJ treats a buyout as its own conversation from the start, since it changes both the booking lead time and how the resort plans staffing around your group.
How many villa categories does Velaa have, and how do they differ?
Eleven categories across three collections: four one-bedroom Villas (Deluxe Beach Pool, Beach Pool, Sunset Deluxe Water Pool, and Sunrise Water Pool), two two-bedroom Houses (Ocean Pool House and Beach Pool House), and five four-plus-bedroom Residences. Four of the Residences — Nika, Kuredhi, Funa, and Nirolhu — share an identical 1,324-square-metre footprint and sleep ten; The Romantic Residence is smaller, boat-access only, and built for two.
Is Velaa a good fit for a family, or is it couples-only?
Velaa welcomes families — Lha Velaa Kids Club runs water and outdoor play, an energy studio, cooking classes, indoor climbing, and reading nooks, and the four-bedroom Residences give a family real separation and its own pool. It reads as an ultra-private couples' island first, but the infrastructure for a family group is genuinely there.
What dining options does Velaa have?
Six venues: Aragu for fine dining with piano music, Tavaru for teppanyaki beside the Maldives' largest private wine cellar, Faiy for a garden-set seasonal menu, Athiri as the all-day dining centre with chefs from fourteen nations, Cru for a sommelier-led champagne list overlooking the sea, and AVI & Beach Bar for a poolside sunset lounge plus a separate waterside bar.
Does Velaa have golf, and what else is there to do on the water?
The Velaa Golf Academy is a genuine standout for the Maldives: a nine-hole Par-3 course designed by José María Olazábal, one-on-one PGA coaching, and a TrackMan simulator for swing analysis. On the water, guests have diving, watersports including jet-ski and flyboarding, and a coral regeneration programme run with a resident marine biologist, where guests can adopt a coral line.
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