Flying over the atolls of the Maldives on my way down to Male was one of the most intriguing flights of my life. The Maldives is one of the most unique places in the world - a scattering of tiny coral islands (1,190 to be precise) in the middle of the balmy Indian ocean, hundreds of miles from anywhere.
Approximately 90 of these islands now have hotels on them and I was lucky enough to visit 9 of the very best during my - immensely tough - research trip. My days were spent snorkelling and the ocean was the temperature of a bath, with incredible visibility, multitudes of tropical fish, coral and even the odd turtle, shark and dolphin to liven things. After this I would return to exploring the impossibly wonderful rooms/villas/overwater bungalows.
The service was universally outstanding - staff everywhere somehow had a knack of predicting what you might want to do/eat/drink before you had a chance to think it yourself, and more often than not, I was allocated a private butler on arrival whose sole job was to make sure I had everything I could need.
Now, I’m sure you’re dying to know my favourite resorts….a very tough call as I would go back to them all like a shot, but if I really had to chose my top 3 it would be: 1) Soneva Gili 2) Soneva Fushi 3) Huvafen Fushi – heaven! Rosie
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