Kuda Villingili is thirty minutes from Velana by speedboat and the boat runs around the clock, so there is no arrival cut-off and no night lost in Male. Three nights in a Sunrise Beach Villa with Private Pool on half board is the entry point for two.
Every villa on the island has a pool, the central pool runs 150 metres, and the surf break is at the door. There is no house reef, and we would rather say so on the first screen.
What you pay
Pick a villa and a package above. The figure is the whole stay for two adults: the villa, the meal plan, the return speedboat and every Maldivian tax. Nothing is added at the resort. The single villas are three nights, the split stays two plus two, so four.
The green season is about a fifth cheaper on the same villa. Green season here is surf season, so the cheaper months are the better ones if anyone in the party surfs.
Overwater barely steps up in the green season, and the gap to the beach villas widens in the high season. If the lagoon is the point, book the earlier band.
The split stay is the one to price for a honeymoon. Two nights on the beach and two over the water comes in well under two separate three-night packages in the same villas. Allocation is confirmed the day before arrival.
What’s included, and what isn’t
In the price: the villa, your meal plan, the return speedboat for two, green tax and every other Maldivian tax.
Not in the price: your international flights, travel insurance, drinks on half and full board, the spa, excursions, diving, Indian TCS, and anything not named above.
Half board already carries a credit at Mar-Umi, the Japanese and Peruvian room, so the step to full board buys you lunch rather than a better dinner. All-inclusive adds the drinks package, which runs 14:00 on arrival to 12:00 on departure.
Three nights and up includes a 60-minute massage per adult, a dolphin or sunset cruise, and a photoshoot. All pre-booked, and subject to the weather.
Who this isn’t for
Snorkellers. There is no house reef. The island is man-made and the sea bed carries a lot of rubble, so snorkelling is done by boat rather than off your steps. You get coral patches near the water villas and baby reef sharks at the lagoon edge. If reef swimming is the point of the trip, tell us and we will send you elsewhere.
Anyone wanting quiet from May to October, because that is when the surfers come for Chicken’s Break.
Anyone travelling over the New Year. These prices stop before the festive period, and we quote those dates on request.
Before you book
Children. Up to 11.99 they stay on existing bedding at no occupancy charge and eat free from the kids’ menu. A teenager of 12 to 17.99 carries a nightly rate and an extra adult more. Occupancy varies by category, so ask before putting four in one villa.
Everyone in the party has to be on the same meal plan, and not all the restaurants open every day. Your butler tells you which are on.
Tell us your dates, the villa you want and whether anyone surfs, and we will come back with a transfer-inclusive costing and an honest read on whether the split stay earns its keep. Message our Maldives specialists on WhatsApp or send us an enquiry. We reply within 24 hours.