The Nautilus Maldives

We have recently returned from a two week trip to The Nautilus. The original booking was to split our time between an over water villa and a beach bungalow . In the end we decided to stay with the former as we were comfortable and didn’t want the disruption. The CIP arrival process at Velana , whilst not exclusive to the Nautilus (but is included in the resort’s tariff) is superb. You are met from the steps of the plane and escorted to a CIP lounge which deals with all your immigration and luggage formalities. The process is very fast and if you book the exclusive Nautilus plane you can expect to be at the island within 40 minutes. We actually had the entire plane to ourselves which was a novelty! We had a full management greeting at the arrival jetty and Mira ,our very kind butler, escorted us around the small but manicured island. Everything you would expect for a 5 star resort is in pristine condition. You receive a contact form before arrival as many reviewers have already commented on regarding pillows, mattresses ,allergies and even down to the temperature of the swimming pool. We had a few hit and misses on the food. It is expensive and items starred on menu’s are surcharged so you expect something special. We had such an experience at Zeytoun which was below par. The chef rectified this on the next night with a beautifully seasoned and cooked porterhouse! The dine anywhere, eat breakfast anywhere concept is well known to the Nautilus and it is pretty cool. By and large though we vacated our room so that it could be serviced by Allam. You very rarely saw him but whenever we came back to the villa it was spotless, fridge replenished, ice bucket full…incredible. For medical reasons I was unable to dive but we did snorkel on the beautiful house reef. They have a cocktail 1/2 hour every evening at Naiboli where you can meet other guests but there won’t be a lot because it is a small and private island! Last shout out for Mira who was wonderful. Friendly and discrete but always on hand. He noticed that my wife didn’t like the a/c light on which was bothering her sleep. Next day all lights were taped up. That’s attention to detail. It is an expensive resort but they look after you very well and you will struggle to want to leave.

We had a great family stay at the Mansion house. The house is big enough for 3 families stay very comfortable together. The Mansion is a trully luxury experience. We had the pleasure to have Siyam as our buttler, who provided fresh fruit and snacks daily for the house. Also, we could easily contact him to ask any question related to our stay. He has a great energy, was always happy and very friendly. As we had 4 kids together one of the most import things we took into account while searching for a resort in the Maldives was one with Kids Club, so I must to talk about how great this one is. After a late breakfast, our kids would go straight away to the Kids Club (less than 1 min walk from the Mansion - just one house away), and they would spend around 3 hours daily around there. The lovely lady who works there is kind and gentle with kids and very enthousiast of making actvities with them. I wouldnt be able to mention all the great things they made with her - from DIY t-shirt, to DIY kite, making drinks, having ice cream and searching for coins or butterflies around the island.. to name a few.. the kids felt bonded with her and the day to say goodbye was a bit difficult for the oldest. We noticed that many of the staff looks genuinely happy while working, so we asked to one of them how it is working there, how they spend their free time and how he told yet with enthousiasm how they can get reunited to enjoy the free time and go to other islands and even eventually get presents (goods) from the Resort as apreciation to their work. In sum, I highly recommend this resort, mainly the stay at the Mansion.

This is such an amazing place! We stayed in a beach residence and being able to wake up and walk straight on the beach was heaven. I want to give a special shout-out to the staff for being so professional and amazing - especially Siyam who personally helped us with everything, he was so helpful and quite the social media/ photographer expert so thankyou Siyam ! We had a wonderful experience, amazing food, lovely service and such clean and well maintained living ♥️

We are owners of a huge travel and event agency and have been “all over” and tried the most. But this was something else. What an experience from start to finish! In the north atoll area a 30 min plane ride this fantastic resort is on the Baa atoll. This is not for everyone. The whole experience is towards feeling you have your own private island from you arrive until you leave. Nautilus have no time no limit strategy. You can do what you want whenever you want. Breakfast at 2pm? No problem? Something you like, they don’t have in the menu? They fix it. You can do whatever you want at all times. And nothing is difficult or a struggle. The atmosphere is relax and informal. But the facilities and everything is ultra luxury. You have your own butler, the food is amazing and all villas and living areas huge and top notch. The food is also amazing. Nautilus has only 26 villas, but 4/5 restaurants, watersports and padel. Early a morning they woke us up and we went out snorkeling and saw a fantastic two Whale Sharks close to the resort. On our way home we stopped and snorkeled together with 12 fantastic Manta Ray’s - life time experiences! If you have the money. This needs to be on your “bucket list”