Sun Siyam Vilu Reef

Maldives, Indian Ocean

Virgin rating

Aqua Villa with Pool
Aqua Villa with Pool
Aqua Villa with Pool
Beach Villa with Pool
Jacuzzi Deluxe Beach Villa
Jacuzzi Deluxe Beach Villa
Jacuzzi Deluxe Beach Villa
Beach Villa
Beach Villa
Reef Villa
Reef Villa
Wine Cellar
Whale shark experience
The Nautilus Bar
Cinema under the stars
Aqua Villa with Pool
Aqua Villa with Pool
Aqua Villa with Pool
Beach Villa with Pool
Jacuzzi Deluxe Beach Villa
Jacuzzi Deluxe Beach Villa
Jacuzzi Deluxe Beach Villa
Beach Villa
Beach Villa
Reef Villa
Reef Villa
Wine Cellar
Whale shark experience
The Nautilus Bar
Cinema under the stars

The hotel

Whether it's a honeymoon, anniversary, or you just need some time away as a couple, this is the place for a romantic, intimate, island getaway. Here you will find carefree, barefoot relaxation, whether it's in a beachfront villa with your outdoor sofa swing, or in an overwater villa where you can watch the beautiful sunsets. With one of the best house reefs in the Maldives, snorkel, dive and explore the rich and varied marine life. A couples spa massage and a complimentary sunset dolphin cruise will add that extra touch to make it a holiday to remember. Vilu Reef is also a great option for families with a complimentary kids club for children aged between 3 and 11. Whoever you're travelling with, you're sure to unwind in this boutique resort with only 103 villas giving you the option for as little or as much interaction with others as you like. If you do fancy a little more activity, complimentary non-motorised water sports are included, and there are excursions included too - visit a local island or hop on a dolphin sunset cruise. Come evening you'll be spoilt for choice when picking a restaurant, all of which are accompanied by stunning ocean views. Afterwards, watch a movie under the stars, enjoy some local music, or simply retreat to your villa to relax with a drink from the mini-bar. When the seaplane arrives to take you home, you won't want to leave this island paradise.

Amenities

  • Kayaking
  • Snorkelling
  • Tennis
  • Water Skiing
  • Yoga
  • Babysitting service
  • Kids Club
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant

Where is it

Situated on Meedhuffushi Island in the South Nilandhe Atoll. Transfer time from Malé International Airport: 35 minutes by seaplane (remember to pack light for the seaplane transfer as luggage allowance is 20kg plus 5kg hand luggage, per person).

Hotel information

103 villas situated on the beach or overwater, all with complimentary WiFi access, safe, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, satellite TV, bathroom amenities, air-conditioning, bathrobe and slippers, fan, mini-bar, tea/coffee-making facilities, sun loungers, and separate bathtub and rain shower. The Deluxe Beach Villas feature an outdoor shower, and 1 king-size bed, in-built sofa bed, a spacious in-room closet, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. All-Inclusive includes: breakfast at Aqua Restaurant. Lunch at Aqua, Well Done, or The Spice Restaurant. Daily afternoon tea. Dinner at Aqua, Well Done, or The Spice Restaurant. Unlimited soft drinks, tea and coffee; draught beer, selected spirits, house wine, and selection of cocktails. Complimentary mini bar replenished once daily. One complimentary scheduled excursion from the choice of “Local Island Experience” or “Sunset Dolphin Cruise” per person per stay (bookable locally). Complimentary non-motorised water sports for one hour, per person, per day. Free usage of the lounge at the seaplane terminal on arrival. Special welcome with refreshing towels and homemade welcome drink served upon arrival at resort. 2 bottles of 1L water per villa per day, as well as tea/coffee facilities. Complimentary WiFi access. Access to recreation and fitness centre. Scheduled regular evening entertainment. Complimentary snorkelling equipment. Access to Turtle Kids Club for children 3-12 years. 

Jacuzzi Deluxe Beach Villas feature a bathroom jacuzzi as well as outdoor shower, swinging sofa on the beach, and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children.

Beach Villas with Pool are located on the beach with a private pool, swinging sofa on the beach, outdoor shower, and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children.

Reef Villas are overwater villas featuring with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults.

Sunset Reef Villas are the same as above, facing in the direction of the sunset.

Water Villas with Pool are overwater villas featuring a private pool and overwater hammock, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults.

Grand Water Villas with Pool feature a private infinity edge swimming pool on an oversized sun deck, ocean views and steps down to the lagoon. With 1 king-size bed, separate lounge area and a bathroom with separate shower, sleeping maximum 3 adults.

Two Bedroom Water Villa with Pool - situated at the end of the overwater jetty, features 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a large living room with dining area. Plus outside features a private pool, daybed, loungers and dining table.

  • Booking Bonus: Book by 15 Dec '24 to receive up to 20% off the accommodation cost between 01 May–31 Oct '25, plus receive a complimentary seaplane transfer when staying 7 nights or more.  

    Terms and conditions apply. Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable. Blackout dates apply. 

The Aqua (International buffet restaurant with live cooking stations, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). The Nautilus (oceanfront cocktail bar with daily happy hour). The Spice (serving Italian cuisine for lunch, and Indian cuisine for dinner). The Well Done Restaurant (fresh local fish and seafood restaurant, open for lunch and dinner with weekly live music). Wine Cellar (wine tasting). Positive Energy Bar (poolside bar serving drinks and snacks throughout the day).

Scheduled regular evening entertainment including DJ and karaoke nights, cinema under the stars, live music, and themed dinners.

Infinity pool. Gym. Spa*, beauty salon*, sauna, and steam room. Turtle kid’s club. Tennis. Badminton. Table tennis. Board games. Billiards. Private yoga classes*. Complimentary non-motorised water sports (for one hour per person, per day) including stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, and canoeing. SSI dive centre*. Snorkelling. Waterskiing*. Banana boat rides*. One complimentary scheduled excursion from the choice of “Local Island Experience” or “Sunset Dolphin Cruise” per person per stay (booked locally).

Complimentary WiFi access. Boutiques. Babysitting service*.

*Denotes local charge.

Please note: to ensure our customer's safety, we are unable to offer over water accommodation to children under the age of 12. 

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Nov 14, 2024 Michael W

The experience from time of booking, to pickup at the airport, to check out was all fantastic. Had some requests on the dining and Nittan came to the table and took care of every need. Also it was always a pleasure seeing Shakil at the Aqua restaurant. All the staff was very friendly.
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Nov 13, 2024 SteT33 London, United Kingdom

Our honeymoon has been a magical experience. We’ve loved every second of it. The staff at the resort have been kind and so attentive, our host Niyaaf has been fantastic, checking in on us, making sure we are okay and assisting in booking excursions for us, we’ve been incredibly grateful for him. The food here has been unbelievable too; with three… Read more
Our honeymoon has been a magical experience. We’ve loved every second of it. The staff at the resort have been kind and so attentive, our host Niyaaf has been fantastic, checking in on us, making sure we are okay and assisting in booking excursions for us, we’ve been incredibly grateful for him. The food here has been unbelievable too; with three amazing restaurants to choose from. We did a number of great experiences including a sunset dolphin cruise which was great; and a cooking class where we leaned to cook a Maldivian curry - we’ll definitely be making that at home! This break has been what me and my wife needed and we will definitely be coming back. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Fantastic Lifetime Experience. Absolutely perfect

Nov 12, 2024 Mandpat64 Whitehaven, United Kingdom

A holiday to celebrate our Ruby Wedding. Couldn’t have asked for anything better. The place, the staff, the food were all second to none. We had a beach apartment - literally 100 feet to the water. I have never been treated so well - like a princess/celebrity. The staff were so genuine too. Staff to mention are: Didi - our host; Babul - cleaned… Read more
A holiday to celebrate our Ruby Wedding. Couldn’t have asked for anything better. The place, the staff, the food were all second to none. We had a beach apartment - literally 100 feet to the water. I have never been treated so well - like a princess/celebrity. The staff were so genuine too. Staff to mention are: Didi - our host; Babul - cleaned our room twice a day and paid out beautiful flower displays for our arrival, our Anniversary and our last night; Chaminda - Head Chef at the main restaurant; Suhail - main restaurant manager; Shayan - Suhail’s deputy; Vijay - waiter; Ayman - waiter; Jazlaan - waiter; Rita - front of house; Dilshad Ali - waiter; Rathana- resort manager/owner; Aami - chef; Dipu - waitress; Gamini - waiter; M Bp - Batman; Nisha - waitress; Privia - spa lady; Karimi - spa lady; Nittin - Exec Chef; Poonam - pastry chef. I apologise if I have given incorrect job titles. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Could have been better… management let us down.

Nov 12, 2024 shahprk London, United Kingdom

Pending reviewReviewed To give you the absolute full story here, it is ; This was supposed to be a once in a lifetime holiday with our family however spending near enough £8000 and then having a room next to building work was absolutely terrible. I was in room one 103 and then moved to room 1 0 1 one. The reason for the room, change was the fact… Read more
Pending reviewReviewed To give you the absolute full story here, it is ; This was supposed to be a once in a lifetime holiday with our family however spending near enough £8000 and then having a room next to building work was absolutely terrible. I was in room one 103 and then moved to room 1 0 1 one. The reason for the room, change was the fact that we didn’t have a good view of the beach and the sea from the swing and I needed to be in the shade as I had cancer treatment. I had told my host this and they said they had no rooms beach side available. Or could give us a downgrade facing the other island. When we moved, they said that the building work of the new bar would be a minimum so we chose to move to 101 with a better view. however it was awful from 8 o’clock to 6 pm at night building work on an island that’s supposed to be paradise. The only reason this is a four-star holiday is because of this reason, however the chefs NITIN , Khushal , pastry chef Manish was very sweet to remember my favourite fruits. The restaurant front of house Moussa just to mention a few had made our holiday the best we could ask for purely because we had good relationships and they made us feel really welcome. Otherwise the holiday would be rated 2* . Could I come back here again maybe .. but they didn’t invite us back or promise of a room upgrade eg pool villa… sooo I would not come back purely on management not doing their job. I would wanna spend my money somewhere else because of the way things panned out when we complained it wasn’t dealt with and we felt lied to about the noise levels and when speaking to management twice over our holiday and using our holiday days chasing this up things were not resolved. They thought a dinner on the beach would make up for the disturbance from 8 to 6 every day , waking up at 8 am to building work on holiday is not holiday. We gave them many opportunities to correct it to use their initiative to try and resolve it at the end. We paid our own bill for the JetSki and the coconut waters didn’t clean that bill for us even though they had not resolved our situation with building work they couldn’t give us a room change and offered us a villa, over the water which was not suitable with kids. It’s sad as the house reef is wonderful and I’d want to come back but didn’t think management respected guests and that’s a big issue! I’ve been to places like IKOS who have not delivered on certain things but then made the holiday amazing by remedying with a great gesture. Here you will not get that, they will put the chef and spa ppl to work but not themselves. Read less
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Nov 10, 2024 Jayahalai3010

We just got back from Sun Siyiam vilu reef for 20th Anniversary and birthday celebrations . From moment we landed at Male airport we greeted with a smile and directed to the bus to take us to the domestic sea plane transfer . Amazing experience. Breath taking views. Once we arrived we were introduced to our Host Shamzoon . Shamzoon was amazing his… Read more
We just got back from Sun Siyiam vilu reef for 20th Anniversary and birthday celebrations . From moment we landed at Male airport we greeted with a smile and directed to the bus to take us to the domestic sea plane transfer . Amazing experience. Breath taking views. Once we arrived we were introduced to our Host Shamzoon . Shamzoon was amazing his service he gave us throughout our stay we have never received in any hotel and we have travelled alot. He payed attention to our needs and wanted our stay to be a memorable one which I thank him from the bottom of my heart. There are also so many other people who also need to mention from restaurant staff to bar staff, Asmita , Vijay chef Chaminda catered for our dietary requirements with a smile snd made different srilankan cuisine. Nitan also greated us and made sure we looked after. Sohang made beautiful room decor so many people made our stay most memorable thank you all. Read less