Villa Park Sun Island, South Ari Atoll
South Ari Atoll

Villa Park Sun Island

One of the biggest resort islands in the Maldives, in South Ari Atoll, with a jungle at its core, sixteen kinds of villa and a large kids' club.

Domestic flight / Seaplane · 20 min466 villasModest house reef
Overview

One of the biggest resort islands in the Maldives, in South Ari Atoll, with a jungle at its core, sixteen kinds of villa and a large kids' club.

Villa Park sits on Nalaguraidhoo, long known as Sun Island, in South Ari Atoll, a short domestic flight from Malé. With 466 rooms in the Ministry of Tourism register it's one of the largest resorts in the country, and it's pitched at families, with dense jungle in the middle of the island, a big main pool and Park Players, which the resort calls one of the largest kids' clubs in the Maldives.

There are sixteen villa types. The simplest are Beach Villas (35 m²) and Sun Villas and Island Villas set back from the sand; above them come sunset and lagoon beach villas, beach villas with a whirlpool, several kinds of beach pool villa, water villas, and two-bedroom villas and residences.

Meals are full board or all-inclusive at the buffets, with Thai at Sun Star over the lagoon, Italian pasta and pizza at Al Pontile, Japanese teppanyaki on the beach and ZERO, a split-level garden restaurant in the jungle with a zero-food-miles menu. Mekunu Bar has live music, there's a swim-up pool bar and a 24-hour coffee bar, plus Araamu Spa and diving in the South Ari Marine Protected Area.

Good to know

It's very large and busy, and the entry villas are small and simple. It's a resort for activity and families rather than seclusion.

Location
South Ari Atoll · Nalaguraidhoo
Transfer
Domestic flight / Seaplane · 20 min
Villas
466 villas
Meal plans
Full board, All-inclusive
House reef
Modest house reef
Kids club
Park Players Kids' Club
Estimated from
$480 per night

Estimated · taxes in. Sun Villa, Full board.

Nights
7
Adults
2
Children
0
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Highlights
  • Park Players kids' club, one of the largest in the Maldives
  • Whale sharks and mantas in the South Ari Marine Protected Area
  • ZERO, a treetop garden restaurant in the jungle
  • Sixteen villa types, from simple beach villas to two-bedroom residences
  • Mekunu Bar's live music and a swim-up pool bar
Gallery · 6 photos
Villas · 16

Every villa type.

Garden

Sun Villa

  • 46 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

Maldivian villas with garden access, set centrally on the island.

Amenities

  • Private garden
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Garden

Island Villa

  • 52 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

Villas with a private sundeck and a bathtub.

Amenities

  • Outdoor living area
  • Bathtub
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Beach

Beach Villa

  • 35 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

The smallest villas, with a private terrace a few steps from the white beach.

Amenities

  • Private beach access
  • Outdoor living area
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Beach

Lagoon Beach Villa

  • 52 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

Beach villas facing the lagoon with a terrace and an outdoor shower.

Amenities

  • Private beach access
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Outdoor living area
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Beach

Sunset Beach Villa

  • 41 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

Beach villas on the sunset side with a veranda.

Amenities

  • Private beach access
  • Sunset side
  • Outdoor living area
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Beach

Sunset Deluxe Beach Villa

  • 48 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

Slightly larger sunset-side beach villas with a veranda.

Amenities

  • Private beach access
  • Sunset side
  • Outdoor living area
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Beach

Beach Villa with Whirlpool

  • 121 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

Larger beach villas with a private whirlpool on the deck.

Amenities

  • Private beach access
  • Sunset side
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Beach

Beach Pool Villa

  • 121 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests
  • Private pool

Beach villas with a private pool and sundeck.

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private beach access
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Beach

Lagoon Beach Pool Villa

  • 117 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests
  • Private pool

Pool villas facing the lagoon, with a private sundeck.

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private beach access
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Beach

Deluxe Beach Pool Villa

  • 170 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests
  • Private pool

The largest one-bedroom beach villas, with a pool and a private whirlpool.

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private beach access
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Overwater

Water Villa

  • 73 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

Overwater villas on the long jetties with a private sundeck and ocean access.

Amenities

  • Steps into the sea
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Overwater

Sunset Water Villa

  • 73 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 3 guests

Water villas facing the sunset.

Amenities

  • Steps into the sea
  • Sunset side
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
No photo published yet
Family

Two-Bedroom Family Beach Villa

  • 96 m²
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Up to 6 guests

Two bedrooms on the sunset beach with a terrace, for families.

Amenities

  • Private beach access
  • Sunset side
  • Family room
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Family

Two-Bedroom Beach Pool Villa

  • 242 m²
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Up to 6 guests
  • Private pool

Two-bedroom beach villas with a private pool and sundeck.

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private beach access
  • Family room
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Residence

Two-Bedroom Overwater Villa

  • 201 m²
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Up to 6 guests

Eight two-bedroom villas over the water with a living area and a sundeck.

Amenities

  • Steps into the sea
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
Residence

Two-Bedroom Beach Pool Residence

  • 465 m²
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Up to 6 guests
  • Private pool

The largest residences, with direct-to-room check-in, a separate living room and a private pool.

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private beach access
  • Dining area
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air conditioning
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Dining and more · 11

Where you will eat, drink and unwind.

Maaniya at Villa Park Sun Island
Restaurant · Beachfront

Maaniya

Open-air beachfront buffet restaurant for Beach Villa guests

Sun Star at Villa Park Sun Island
Restaurant · Overwater

Sun Star

Thai cooking over the lagoon on a candlelit wraparound deck

Restaurant

Al Pontile

Italian, with fresh pasta and hand-stretched pizza

Restaurant

ZERO

Split-level garden restaurant in the jungle with a zero-food-miles menu

No photo published yet
Restaurant

Teppanyaki

Japanese teppanyaki 'food theatre' on the beach

Bar · Poolside

Mekunu Bar

Pool bar by day, live music and entertainment at night

Pool Bar at Villa Park Sun Island
Bar · Poolside

Pool Bar

Swim-up bar in the main pool

Bar

Vaani Bar

24-hour coffee bar

Spa

Araamu Spa

Garden spa in a quiet corner of the island

Kids

Park Players Kids' Club

One of the largest kids' clubs in the Maldives, with daily programmes

No photo published yet
Diving

Dive centre

PADI courses in the South Ari Atoll Marine Protected Area

The island

The island, from above.

  • About 1,920 m end to end
  • 54 hectares
  • Velana airport is 113 km to the north-east

The shape comes from OpenStreetMap, simplified: a guide to the layout, not a survey. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Velana · 113 kmSunriseSunriseSunsetSunset3°29′N · 72°48′EN500 M
Getting there

Domestic flight / Seaplane · 20 min

Less than 20 minutes by domestic flight from Velana International Airport, as the resort puts it; seaplane transfers are also offered.

  • 20 min
  • South Ari Atoll · Nalaguraidhoo
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Villa Park Sun IslandSouth Ari AtollDomestic flight / Seaplane · 20 minEstimated from $480 per nightView resort
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