With the world's first underwater spa, Hotel Huvafen Fushi is truly original. However, its attraction lies not only in its unique treatment rooms, brightly lit like aquariums : Huvafen Fushi is a marvel of refinement and luxury without affectation. Here you'll find the ultra chic, Ocean Pavilions, designed with style, all in teak and other fine materials.  A “thakuru” or personal butler, is on call 24 hours a day throughout your stay, and, plus there's a fibre-optic lit infinity pool (private, of course) with cutting-edge technology...

Twelve years ago, when Sonu Shivdasani opened this extraordinary hotel, his intention was to turn it into a little tropical Garden of Eden. In fact, his dreams were realized beyond his hopes. With the help of his gorgeous Swedish wife, Eva, a former model who has an eye for interior decorating, he has succeeded in creating a "return to refined nature". Charm, without overdone sophistication, and beauty without ostentation. Several years later, he repeated the same successful venture by opening the Soneva Gili, a few hundred yards from Malé, remaining faithful to the original concept (luxury close to nature), with the first all-over-water villa resort in the Maldives.