Velaa Private Island
Noonu Atoll
A private island with a golf academy, a snow room and the Maldives' largest private wine cellar.
Why you’ll love it
Villas, houses and four 1,324-square-metre private residences, each with its own pool, some designed by Patricia Urquiola and Winch Design. The Tavaru tower serves teppanyaki high above the palms and hides the country's largest private wine cellar, Aragu brings East-meets-West fine dining, and the nine-hole Par-3 course was designed by José María Olazábal.
Add the Maldives' only snow room, a spa hovering over the water and a Romantic Residence reached only by boat, and Velaa works as well for honeymooners as for multi-generational families — or for anyone taking the whole island.
