Villa Park Sun Island

Positives: The island and the villa (Beach Villa with Whirlpool) were great; the beach areas are spacious and are relatively shallow quite far out for safe swimming, while the outdoor shower and "whirlpool" make the most of the Maldives weather (around 30 degrees C every day in late March). This was a repeat visit and the all-inclusive package again felt genuinely inclusive without pressure to upsell. The main restaurant buffets across breakfast, lunch and dinner had enough variety for multiple days, while the Thai restaurant (Sun Star) was a great "a la carte" alternative. The staff were friendly and attentive throughout; particular mentions to Simna (main contact), Joynal and Hareesh (across multiple meals) and Rai and Mahzabeen (lunch service). The main pool with the swim-up bar remains a nice feature. Overall, Villa Park Sun Island will probably be my "go to" resort in the Maldives. Negatives: To be clear, these are very minor points rather than significant complaints. The island transfer (whether by seaplane or domestic flight and speedboat) is a mandatory additional cost of around $500-$600 at time of writing; it would be great if there were options listed that included this, or at the very least the cost of this was stated in the listing, given that everyone will be needing a transfer from the international airport on Male. The Thai restaurant was great but surprisingly difficult to find - better signage or directions would be helpful. Finally, the WhatsApp-only daily schedule communication remains a minor frustration; a more privacy-conscious or universally accessible alternative such as email, SMS, or Signal would be preferable.

Had a lovely experience, we had celebrated a birthday, Abshiek showed us around and made sure we had a great experience.

All that can be said about Villa Park Sun Island is spectacular. From the moment we landed at the international airport and was greeted at arrivals and taken to the seaplane every thing was done for us. We arrived at the island and everything was perfect our villa was ready and that was just wow! The views and the white beaches are something to behold. This holiday should be on anyone’s bucket list. What has made this holiday in particular are the staff that run this place. From the chefs the servers the cleaning operatives they have all been amazing. It’s like they have magic powers as you don’t see them but things get done. In particular a mention must be made to Misty and Anwar at Vani’s coffee shop. Always friendly always smiling always helpful and accommodating. They are brilliant. So in one word this place is wow.

We had a great stay at this resort and ended up enjoying it much more than expected. The island itself was very beautiful and felt more interesting than many other Maldives resorts we’ve seen. There were more places to walk around, several restaurants, a very good house reef, and prices for drinks and souvenirs were quite reasonable. The highlight of the trip was definitely the marine life. The house reef had an impressive amount of sea life: manta rays, reef sharks, a leopard shark, stingrays, and a lot of fish. We also joined a whale shark and manta excursion and were lucky enough to see a whale shark as well. We spent a big part of the trip freediving for a couple of hours almost every day, and honestly never got bored. After this trip, I really think that the Maldives are best experienced if you are into diving, freediving, or at least snorkeling, because so much of what makes the place special is underwater. Also, thanks to Simna for being very helpful during our stay.

Dulal particularly was extremely attentive and friendly always on hand to help. Nothing was ever too much trouble. Great English speaking highly recommend a holiday on this beautiful island.