One & Only Reethi Rah

Your spacious villa, one of 130, leads directly onto the private beach or the lagoon. The 98 Beach Villas with their sleek and fresh decor matched to tropical wood furniture and thatched roofs boast spacious verandas with outdoor seating, showers and a sun bed. Connected by walkways from secluded points on the island are the 32 Water Villas, set on stilts in the lagoon and with large outdoor covered split-level terraces that lead you directly into the water. You can upgrade to the Grand Water Villa that has a private swimming pool, extensive leisure areas and ocean hammocks. These luxury villas are your own personal sanctuary and your Villa Master ensures that you are extremely comfortable and spoilt with fresh flowers and fruit every day and aromatherapy treats. All guests have unlimited use of an electric buggy service to get around the island.

The cuisine on offer is enough reason to travel to this tropical paradise with an organic Chef’s garden supplying fresh produce, Kobe beef and toro flown in regularly from Japan and an immense passion and finesse shown at all of the restaurants at this luxury destination. Savour the fusion of Asian Pacific and Mediterranean flavours at Reethi Restaurant with its open-concept show kitchen and walk-in wine cellar; indulge in the highest quality of sushi and sashimi accompanied by premium Sakes at Tapasake or head to the sensual atmosphere of Fanditha with its divan-style seating, woven hammocks and Arabian carpet for a middle-eastern feast. The Rah Bar at the main pool serves up an all-day menu of smoothies, salads, wraps and snacks and at night transforms into a vibrant cocktail bar with live music and great drinks. You can indulge in a wine and food matching dinner at this luxury resort or sign up for a tutored wine tasting from the more than 900 labels in the cellar.

Children have their KidsOnly club in a dedicated section of the resort and will love their own dining room, clubhouse and swimming pool.

The One&Only Reethi Rah stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to exclusive and unique experiences. Here you can head off into the ocean on an epicurean cruise with caviar and champagne, charter a seaplane for a overview of the beautiful Maldives or try your hand at traditional fishing from a Maldivian dhoni boat. The yacht cruises wind their way around the atoll with plenty of snorkelling stops, you can opt for a private picnic on a sandbank, go diving at one of the world-famous sites or test your skill against the giants of the deep on a big game fishing safari.

There are dolphin-watching expeditions, catamarans fro hire as well as kayaks, canoes, waterskis and windsurfers. The braver can opt for parasailing and for those who like their pleasure served up in a more sedentary fashion can laze away the day in the freeform infinity pool with its internal Jacuzzi or the stone lap pool that stretches out into the lagoon with a unique bubble bed.

Work up an appetite cycling or jogging around the island and by making use of one of the two floodlit tennis courts. The Fitness Centre boasts top-of-the-line equipment and gentler options include yoga, tai chi and meditation.