Year: 2022

Dear Valued Guests,

Welcome to the December edition of our monthly newsletter. Time flies, and we are finally at the end of yet another year, preparing for an extra special holiday season filled with grand celebrations.

Our team prepared a full day of activities for our annual Christmas and New Year. There is still time for you to join us at Vilamendhoo for a barefoot, tropical festive season and New Year’s Eve celebrations. Our festive program takes place on December 22, 2022, to January 3, 2023.

The Christmas Eve at Vilamendhoo will be wondrous, with our Executive Chef and Culinary team preparing a magical, luscious gala dinner with classic holiday delicacies. In addition, the day will see a Christmas Cocktail Party and all of our guests are invited to sing along with our Christmas Caroling by the Vilamendhoo Choir.

For New Year’s Eve will boast an exclusive New Year’s dinner buffet both at Funama and Ahima Restaurants. The after-dinner party will have a live DJ performance featuring upbeat music to have you dancing until the midnight countdown.

In the lead-up to these events, follow us @Vilamendhoo on Instagram, and check out our Facebook for updates. Also, keep in touch and feel free to contact us via email at reservations@vilamendhoo.com or visit our website.

We hope 2022 has been a good year for you and your loved ones. Each year brings new challenges, yet the Vilamendhoo team triumphed in 2022 with multiple accolades from traveller choice awards to the travel industry and sustainability – testaments that the Vilamendhoo team had provided our guests with best of the Maldives hospitality. We look forward to seeing you in 2023.

For those who have not visited us recently, there are many activities guests can add to your Vilamendhoo bucket list. The new year will bring new reasons to celebrate more life celebrations, anniversaries, family vacays and reasons to visit Vilamendhoo, the adventures paradise in the Maldives.

May your holidays be filled with joy and a prosperous New Year!

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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Dear Valued Guests,

A warm welcome from the tropical barefoot paradise!

Time runs so fast when you are having fun, especially while you are on holiday with us. We are grateful and appreciate that you choose to stay in our island and spend your time in the Maldives. Here are more reasons to plan to stay in Vilamendhoo and the highlights for November: 

From November 20 to December 18, the FIFA 2022 World Cup is guaranteed to be spectacular, and we’ll make sure you don’t miss a single moment. Football lovers can take in all the action of the World Cup as it happens, with live screening of all matches at Bonthi Bar. The bar will take a sporty ambience with snacks and drinks. For FIFA and our mixologists will have special cocktails created just for the match season.

Our overwater Duniye Spa will pamper the gentlemen and the youngest guests alike with our special spa experiences and promotions to celebrate International Men’s Day on November 19 and World Children’s Day on November 20. Guests who will be on the island on these days can make reservations for the spa experiences from the Duniya Spa Reception.

The beauty of the Vilamendhoo’s house reef has been astonishing to our guests and team members for years. The house reef is thriving with marine life and even has its own fan base, which is one of the primary reasons for our repeat guests keep visiting the island. We are fortunate that the island in the South Ari Atoll is blessed with spectacular species like whale sharks, manta rays and sea turtles that you can spot all year round.

We also have special offers for 2022 and 2023 stays for you and your family. Please visit our website www.vilamendhoo.com for more updates regarding our offers. For booking inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail at reservations@vilamendhoo.com or direct message us on our social media channels.

Till we meet again! See you soon!

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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Dear Valued Guests,

Greetings from the sunny side of life! The award-winning island with shores to stroll along the white sand encircled by the fabulous colours of the Indian ocean.

Our experienced staff and I are ready to ensure that your stay with us is comfortable, enjoyable, and memorable. Our team pride itself on Maldivian hospitality, and the culinary team is talented – serving an exciting range of daily delectables and specials to our guests. Vilamendhoo’s location, as many of our readers have experienced, offers a perfect setting for romance, adventure and a relaxing holiday for an individual like you.

Guest visiting Vilamendhoo in September can join us to celebrate World Clean-up Day on the 17th and World Tourism Day on the 27th. September will also have special packages offering fantastic rest, relaxation, a great choice of cuisine, entertainment, and spa treatments to suit everyone. Guests can also add a “splash” of watersports fun to your trip! Sail, snorkel, windsurf, dive or explore the delicate and beautiful coral reef, and spot whale sharks, manta rays, and sea turtles.

Fishing is a fun activity to do. Or cruising on a sunny afternoon or during a glorious sunset, playing tennis day or night, working out in Vilamendhoo‘s gym or jogging along the green paths of the island. There are so many ways for guests of all ages to enjoy.

In other news, the festive season is fast approaching and we hope you will choose to celebrate Christmas and New Year with us in true tropical style at Vilamendhoo. For more information, please visit us at www.vilamendhoo.com, alternatively email us at reservations@vilamendhoo.com or chat directly via the live chat function on our website.

Whether you are a first-time vacationer or a return visitor of many years, at Vilamendhoo Island Resort & Spa, we’re all about helping you experience and share the moments that matter most in life – to Explore, Enjoy, and Repeat! See you very soon!

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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Dear Valued Guests,

Get ready for another breathtaking summer at Vilamendhoo Island Resort & Spa with an active social calendar, renewing friendships and enjoying our beautiful resort!

One thing that makes me proud to be part of the team is the number of compliments we receive every month in the guest surveys, and sharing with you some of the positive feedback we recently received from our valued guests:

Fantastic time at VILAMENDHOO!!!

LauraTzvetanova, Bulgaria 

“We had great time at Vilamendhoo! The House reef is spectacular (did only snorkeling since I am not a very good swimmer). The SPA is a place I definitely recommend. The Vilamendhoo team and facilities are perfect.”

Exceptional

“We stayed in water villa for three nights, we couldn’t get enough of house reef there, and we saw three sharks there. In general the whole experience in Vilamendhoo was amazing, if you’re looking for a clean place with amazing food and location then this the resort.”

dreyadtahawi86, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

We are very happy with our stay, thank you!

“Perfect stay! About the hotel: beautiful rooms, well-groomed green territory of the Island. Cuisine: gourmet dishes, in addition to the main range of dishes, there were evenings of Indian, Mexican, Italian cuisine, delicious cheeses, and good wine. High quality service, very attentive staff. Rich house reef, snorkeling, swimming with sharks, rays, underwater world of incredible beauty! The hotel is highly recommended!”

KIstina, Russia

Magical Island…Fantastic Resort   

“My honest opinion is that this place is truly magical. The staff make it even more as they are way too helpful, and everyone is ready to serve the customer without any problems and with a smile on their face. It is definitely a resort not to miss, in fact, we will book this holiday again in the near future. Thank you to all the hard-working staff :)”

Stefano, Malta

It is truly amazing to hear from our guests about all the fond memories created on the Island and with our team.

As always, I would like to thank our repeaters who chose to visit us again and again. We all look forward to welcoming you to your second home again in the near future.

For special offers and packages, please stay connected with us at www.vilamendhoo.com. For additional information, do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail at reservations@vilamendhoo.com or direct message us on our social media channels.

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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Dear Valued Guests,

We are halfway through the year, and we see many of you visiting the island to holiday in Vilamendhoo before the end of 2022. We are blessed with tropical weather and clear blue skies. So if you are looking for tropical adventures and soak in the clear seawater, the coming months are a top time to visit Vilamendhoo in the Maldives.

We are happy to share that we have added a new, exciting, bucket-list excursion for our guests to try – Snorkel with Nurse Shark and visit a Shipwreck experience. The main image gracing our newsletter this month is a photograph from this new excursion. This fantastic half-day trip is a must for ocean safari enthusiasts and nature-loving travellers.

The island entices a wide variety of travellers. From young families to couples seeking tranquillity, there is something to look forward to for everyone. To those couples celebrating love, renewal vows, and wedding ceremony options are pertinent to your choices, which are affordable and tailored. The Vilamendhoo team will ensure you will have unforgettable memories during your holiday.

We’re also proud that Vilamendhoo has been nominated as the Best Wedding Destinations resort for its 2022 awards by Travel Trade Maldives (TTM), the leading travel trade business resource for the tourism industry developments in the Maldives. Voting is until the end of July.

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Join us on our social media to keep up with the latest happenings in Vilamendhoo. If you are planning to visit Vilamendhoo, take advantage of our special offers. Please contact our reservations team any time via e-mail at reservations@vilamendhoo.com for further information and if you cannot find availability for your travel dates.

See you at Vilamendhoo soon. Until then, stay safe.

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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Dear Valued Guests,

Greetings from your tropical barefoot paradise.

Thank you for choosing Vilamendhoo as your holiday destination. Our team and I are grateful for your continuous support and for considering Vilamendhoo as your second home and we will ensure that your next stay on our beautiful tropical island paradise tops your last one.

It gives me great pleasure to share with you that Vilamendhoo has been named one of the 10 best dive resorts in the Maldives, and the Euro-Divers Vilamendhoo team has been named one of the region’s top five dive centres. The resort is amongst the winners of TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award 2022, for the 9th year in a row, placing the property in the top 10% of hospitality businesses worldwide. We also recently been awarded a Holiday Check Awards recognizing Vilamendhoo as one of the most popular hotels presented for the 17th time consistently. Additionally, in recognition of the superb reviews, Vilamendhoo has received from our wonderful guests, Holiday Check has awarded us the ‘Holiday Check Special Award 2022‘ and ranked the island among the top 10 resorts in the region. We can’t thank our guests enough for sharing their valuable feedback on review sites.

The month of June started with the ocean awareness week, where we celebrated the World Environment Day on June 5th and conducted a lagoon and house reef cleaning drive around the island participated by guests, the Vilamendhoo team, and EURO divers. This is all about appreciating and conserving the environment and encouraging people to shift their way of thinking towards the planet for a greener and more sustainable, especially in the Maldives.

A big shout-out to all the Dad’s out there. On this Father’s day, show appreciation to dads with fishing or dive excursions, spa treatments or quality time spent with them in the tropics of the Vilamendhoo.

Vilamendhoo are offering a perfect balance of relaxation and adventure, you have the opportunity to combine natural active activities such as snorkelling, scuba diving, and swimming in our adventurer’s paradise.

View all our latest special offers and plan your next visit at www.vilamendhoo.com. Make sure you connect with us on our social media channels to be notified of the latest updates. Feel free to Direct Message us with any questions you may have about the resort.

Making your stay in Vilamendhoo a magical holiday is our main goal and we are anticipating welcoming you again to the sunny safe haven of the Maldives.

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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Dear Valued Guests,

Sunny greetings from beautiful Vilamendhoo!

As most of you have experienced, our paradise island is fantastic for couples and families alike. With most countries looking forward to school holidays and family vacations starting from May, my team and I invite you to experience the excitement of unlimited exploration with an unforgettable family holiday in the Maldives.

The Mother’s Day weekend just ended. If you want to give your mother a perfect gift, a holiday in Vilamendhoo could still be the ideal surprise and retreat. We also celebrated International Labor day to applaud our best assets – our team. We took this special day to highlight the value of every one of our team members and their outstanding services, tireless work, dedication, and passion for providing our guests with a safe and perfect holiday in the paradise of Maldives.

Vilamendhoo has recently been named one of the top ten dive destinations in the Maldives by the UK’s DIVE magazine’s DIVE Travel Awards 2021, out of 120 resorts and hotels in the archipelago! According to the magazine, Vilamendhoo is a “long-standing favourite with serious divers,” and the Euro-Divers Vilamendhoo team has a “very high standard of instructors and guides.” The resort has over 50 dive sites within a 30-minute boat ride. In addition, the resort is a well-known hotspot for whale sharks and other significant pelagic marine life with a fully equipped dive centre, making it an absolute haven for divers.

If you are still thinking about making a reservation, this is the perfect time to book your holiday. Whether you want to have a romantic couple’s retreat, a tropical escape with friends, or a well-deserved family vacation, our resort team caters well to all travellers. For those looking for advance purchase deals, we have offers for the end of 2022 and 2023 stays as well. For families with young children, there are year-round family package options.

Vilamendhoo will commemorate World Turtle Day, an annual observance occurring every May 23^rd and aims to provide awareness regarding the importance of protecting them and their habitats. The waters surrounding Vilamendhoo are turtle hotspots. If you join the Turtle Excursion – you will take a short Dhoni boat ride to snorkel at one of the reefs close to the resort and have a chance to spot and swim with one of the wonders of nature.

You can also pre-book your Turtle Excursion and many other exciting adventures before you even arrive via Vilamendhoo App, the perfect vacation itinerary planning tool to ensure you will not miss these amazing experiences.

Lastly, I would like to thank all our guests who have taken their time to share their fantastic feedback about their holiday memories with us on review sites such as Tripadvisor. Your reviews motivate us to continue providing excellent hospitality to our guests.

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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Dear Valued Guests,

Greetings from Vilamendhoo Family!

With the ease of travel with no PCR testing requirement to enter the Maldives since last March, we have had the pleasure of having more of you visit us as first-timers and repeat guests are flying in to enjoy the bounty of sun, diving and family holidays. My team and I are happy to announce that we also re-started our weekly Repeater Cocktail Party held now every Wednesday. I want to thank you for taking the time to visit Vilamendhoo.

This April, we have an exciting lineup of events for our visiting guests. The culinary team had prepared a selection of exciting Beach Dinners experiences for you to enjoy, including a special Easter Sunday buffet, Full Moon BBQ delights and Seafood specials. For a tropical Easter, our team planned many wholesome family activities. Our younger guests will enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt, a Sand Castle Competition, and some fun games under the sun.

At Vilamendhoo, we champion sustainability. We will also join hands with the world in the pursuit to manage environmental change and observe ‘Earth Day’ on April 22, with this year’s theme ‘Invest in our Planet’. We will be sharing the highlight of the events on our social media channels. Follow and connect. Also, share your wonderful memories with us by tagging us.

For those planning a visit, we have a choice of special offers from 2022 to October 2023! For families with young children, there are family-friendly offers. The specials are available on the Vilamendhoo website, online travel agencies and with your travel partners. See our special offer page for all offers. All offers have flexible cancellation.

Thank you for commenting and engaging on social media, in our surveys and also leaving reviews on TripAdvisor and other review platforms. Your lovely comments help us to continuously improve our hospitality and service standards. Reading your fantastic feedback and experiences makes us proud to be part of the Vilamendhoo team.

We will be waiting in Vilamendhoo to welcome you with a very warm welcome.

Warmest regards from our little part of paradise,

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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Dear Valued Guests,

Sunny greetings from Vilamendhoo!

With summer fast approaching, it’s a perfect time to plan your next travel. Vilamendhoo brings our guests the colours of the Maldives. As many of you would agree, the island is ideal for diving, romance, and family stays. What’s more? This March, we have exciting new travel updates for you.

Guests arriving in the Maldives no longer require a PCR test. You can find more information about travelling to the Maldives on our Travel Updates page. We expect more of you to visit Vilamendhoo soon with this ease of travel.

Additionally, the Vilamendhoo team will participate in the Earth Hour celebrations on March 26, 2022. As you know, environmental conservation and sustainability are close to our hearts. So join us in our celebrations if you are on the island during Earth Hour.

For the April 19 – October 31, 2022 stays, we have arranged a special saving of 10% on all room and meal plans. Book before March 31, 2022. This offers is available to book directly from our website, through our reservations team and with your travel partner.

Vilamendhoo’s sun, sand and magnificent house reef with its thriving marine life appeal to snorkelling and diving enthusiasts. Whether swimming in the shallows or out on the reef slope, there is plenty to see in Vilamendhoo. From immersive experiences with reef fish as well as different types of rays. As some of you may have experienced, we have various excursions that allows you to spend time with your family, friends, and loved ones on the turquoise water and beyond. So have a look and add these experiences to your bucket list and itinerary of things to do in Vilamendhoo.

I’m looking forward to the beautiful summer season as we keep welcoming more repeater guests. For our new visitors, rest assured that in Vilamendhoo, you will feel that you have found a second home in our safe, tropical paradise.

Warmest regards from our little part of paradise,

Sincerely,

Mohamed Zahir
General Manager

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