Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa

What the classifiers highlight

Ninety-six villas use rope-twined pool ladders, woven palm-leaf ceilings and coral stone walls. The Island Spa sits on its own islet, the country's first spa built apart from its resort. A seaplane safari flies guests out to find a wave, then drops them in to surf it, with a sea turtle sanctuary on site.