Velaa Private Island
An independent private island in Noonu Atoll, forty-five minutes by seaplane, with a snow room in its spa.
Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls · Maldives
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because an independent island in Noonu Atoll keeps a snow room in its spa, a golf academy run by Troon and a residence you can only reach by boat, forty-five minutes by seaplane from the airport – and it holds five-star standing.
- A private island in Noonu Atoll, forty-five minutes by seaplane from Velana International; independent.
- Villas and residences on the beach and over the water, the Romantic Pool Residence among them, reached only by boat; the Velaa Spa with its snow room, and a Troon golf academy.
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026 for the hotel; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru · Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls — Ken Seet / Four SeasonsBaa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls
The atolls to the north of Malé, reached by seaplane or domestic flight, with twelve of the twenty-four hotels. They lie an atoll or two apart from one another. Baa, a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2011, has Hanifaru Bay and its mantas; Raa and Noonu lie beyond it, where the private islands are; Lhaviyani, to the east, has its channels and dive sites.
- Noonu Atoll's lagoon and reefs, around the island.
- Cheval Blanc Randheli and Soneva Jani, its neighbors in the collection in the same atoll.
- Malé and Velana International, forty-five minutes by seaplane.
“An independent private island in Noonu Atoll, forty-five minutes by seaplane, with a snow room in its spa.”
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