Maldives, Maldives

W is a small, ultra-hip resort offering a choice overwater villas fitted with partial glass floors or double-storey Beach Oasis Villas with their own private plunge pools and sundecks. The design is cutting edge, clean and sleek. Gourmet dining options include the seafood-oriented Kitchen restaurant, which serves sushi and boasts a modern beach barbecue. You may wish to round off the evening on the dance floor of the resort’s chic subterranean bar, fifteen steps below beach level!

Activities include the island staples of diving and snorkelling around the house reef (regarded as one of the best in the archipelago), fishing, windsurfing, a spa with a wide range of treatments on an overwater pavilion.