Brennia Kottefaru

Brennia Kottefaru is a long island in Raa Atoll, about 40 minutes north of Velana by seaplane, with a wide white beach running most of its length. Two jetties carry the water villas out over the lagoon, and the land villas sit behind the beach among the trees.

It is a lively all-inclusive island rather than a quiet hideaway. Evenings have DJ nights, karaoke, a weekly quiz and fire shows, and there is a kids' club. Couples who want silence after dinner should look elsewhere; families and groups who like company will find plenty of it.

What you pay

Every price on this page is for the whole stay: the villa for three or four nights, the all-inclusive plan for two (four in the two family villas), the return seaplane and every Maldivian tax. Pick your dates and a villa above and the price panel shows the figure for your nights.

Dates move this price more than the villa does. The step up from a Beach Villa to a Water Villa is small next to the gap between April and the peak months after New Year. The fourth night adds far less than any of the first three, because the seaplane is already paid for. The festive week is not priced on this page; ask us for those dates.

What's included, and what isn't

In the price: breakfast, lunch and dinner at Lime, the main buffet restaurant, with selected wine, beer and soft drinks at lunch and dinner; selected drinks at the main bar until midnight and the beach bar until six; afternoon high tea at La Pella; a minibar of wine and soft drinks refilled daily.

Beer goes into the minibar too in the Deluxe Water, Deluxe Water Pool and Over Water Suite villas and the two family villas. Every guest also gets one guided snorkelling boat trip to the reef and one sunset cruise. The kids' club for ages 3 to 12, the gym and the games room are in the price too.

Not in the price: the à la carte restaurants and the wine cellar (all-inclusive guests get a discount at both), spa treatments, tennis, babysitting, your international flights, travel insurance, Indian TCS, and anything not named above.

Who this isn't for

Snorkellers who want a reef off the beach should think twice. Guests on some stretches find coral and fish off their villa steps; others find sand and rubble and rely on the boat. Couples after a hushed, adults-only island will find the entertainment loud on some nights. Anyone landing at Velana late in the afternoon loses a night, because the seaplane flies in daylight only.

Before you book

Seaplanes stop flying in the late afternoon. Land at Velana after 15:30 and you either spend a night in Malé or take the domestic flight to Ifuru and a short speedboat ride, which we can price for you. On the way home the last seaplane leaves the island at about 14:30, and the shared seaplane can stop at up to two other resorts.

Three nights is the shortest stay. Most villas sleep three adults, or two adults and two children; the two family villas sleep up to six. Children under twelve can stay in the water villas once a parent signs a disclaimer on arrival.

Honeymooners married within the last year get sparkling wine, fruit and a decorated bed on the first night; bring the wedding certificate. Check-in is at 14:00 and check-out at noon.

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