Located in the South Nilandhe Atoll, and a 40-minute sea plane transfer from the Velana international airport, Sun Siyam Iru Veli is a 5* luxury Maldivian resort, sold on an All Inclusive basis. Whilst guests wait for the seaplane transfer, you have access to a private lounge with snacks, drinks and a children’s corner is available for Sun Siyam guests.
With 125 spacious rooms, this medium sized island, offers a range of both beach facing and overwater water villas, all of which have their own private pool and outdoor bathrooms and showers.
With 6 restaurants and bars, Aqua Orange is the main all-day buffet with fresh salads, Korean kimchi to prawn and pomelo along with a variety of other Asian dishes and desserts. Roma focuses on Italian food and is popular for its grilled fresh fish. The Fresh Water pool bar serves afternoon tea every day and is an ideal spot for a pre-dinner sundowner. One of the strong features of Iru Veli is the All-Inclusive program allows for dine around options. In addition to Aqua Orange, both the Grouper Grill and Roma offer set menus and a la carte at a surcharge.
The resort is family friendly and includes 2 hours of complimentary babysitting per day. The Turtle Kidz club (ages 3–12) has a pool & kids sunbeds. There are 2 main swimming pools, one of which is a vast infinity pool that seems as if it stretches up into the Indian Ocean. The Spa offers 6 overwater pavilions that provides different types of oil-based massages, baths, hydrotherapy pools, a steam room, sauna and a souvenir shop. In addition, morning yoga can be done on the beach. The island has a PADI dive centre and access to a good house reef.
Booked on an All-Inclusive basis, the offer also includes a spa credit which can also be used towards the cost of dives, non-motorised water sports & selected excursions during the stay
The Travel Gallery Take – for clients looking for a private pool with their room, whether on the beach or over water, Iru Veli is an excellent choice. The dine around All Inclusive program also offer a good choice of restaurants. Whilst not the cheapest resort in the 5* category, this is a great resort for couples and families, in terms of inclusions within the All Inclusive program
