My husband and I loved everything about our 6d5n in Anantara Veli. We've rated it 8/10, and 1 points went to the rooms that can have some face lifting and another 1 point is that the attitude of the staff at the aqua centre can be improved alot more. Apart from that, it's everything we needed for a relaxing holiday at Maldives.
We booked the overwater bungalow, which was facing the pontoons that shuttle between Veli and Dhigu every few minutes, but we're not affected by it. We borrowed the complementary snorkeling kits and there were so many fishes at the area around our bungalow! The bed is comfortable, complementary drinking water are replenished twice a day, and our room boy always kept our room clean and decorated every morning and evening.
Food wise, there are 3 restaurants each in Veli (Thai, Jap and Buffet) and Dhigu (Italian, grill and buffet). It gives us lots of options and flexibility to decide what we'd like to eat! We tried Thai, Jap, Italian and grill, and our favourites is Thai @ Baan Huraa.
We took a snorkeling trip out , and the experience was much more than we expected! We saw hundreds of dolphins along the way, the crew on board caught a tuna, we also saw 5 sea turtles while snorkeling! We also did 2 massages at the overwater spa in Dhigu and the therapy was perfect to help us release the tension from work!
The staff are thoughtful, attentive and helpful to ensure that every guest have a very pleasant holiday experience.