Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is set across a colourful, pristine coral reef and a clear, tranquil lagoon. Fifty superb over-water villas range from the merely luxurious to the outrageously sumptuous.

Lay back in a bath with spectacular ocean views, or relax back in your own Jacuzzi pool on your private deck. The resort offers a host of world-class dining experiences including the all-glass, underwater restaurant, an experience you're never likely to forget.

Picture perfect sunsets, private butler, glass-floored living area, personal jet boat, rotating bed, private ocean pool - it's all laid on for the luxury holiday of your dreams. Choose between the glass-floored over-ocean spa or drift away gazing through the glass-floored spa located directly over the coral reef.

On-shore, the resort's landscaped gardens offer peace, tranquillity, and glorious swimming from the palm fringed beaches. Have fun in the sun with windsurfing and canoeing, wakeboarding, water cycling and sailing. Submerge into the magnificent world beneath the waves and scuba diving or snorkelling the unspoilt reefs. Bring the kids and let them enjoy this pristine environment at the themed children's activities.

With multiple 'Best Hotel in the World' and 'Best Resort' awards, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island must be ranked on anyone's 'Before You Die' list.

Cocoa Island Resort
Located near one of the best dive sites in the world, Kandooma Channel, Cocoa Island is a small private island and another idyllic Maldives resort encircled with magnificent beaches, brilliant coral reefs and a range of luxurious over-water bungalows.

Centre and renew yourself participating in relaxing yoga and soothing natural therapy sessions, massages and facials. Appreciate gourmet cuisine gazing over a serene cobalt sea, or feel the caress of balmy ocean breezes on a dolphin or sunset cruise.

To complete the perfect picture, dine on your private over-water bungalow deck with in-room butler service and candlelight, or relax and enjoy Southern India, Mediterranean and Asian inspired dishes beside the infinity-edged pool or in one of the tastefully chic restaurants or bars. But there's also plenty to get you moving with deep-sea fishing, windsurfing and sailing.

Four Seasons Kuda Huraa Resort
With the glorious Maldives weather, you can enjoy the spacious indulgence and endless ocean views of the Four Seasons Kuda Huraa Resort's over-water bungalows year round.

Choose your favourite of two decks on your secluded over-water bungalow replete with private swimming platform. With take-your-breath-away 3600 ocean views, teak floors, air-conditioning, king sized beds and sumptuously deep bath with lagoon views, these palm-thatched bungalows are designed for total relaxation.

Kuda Huraa offers the intimacy of a private coral island village and unspoiled natural beauty. Cruise on the renowned Four Seasons Explorer, take to the sky parasailing, try your hand at banana boating, kayaking, and windsurfing or join the professional dive centre team.

Leave your cares behind as you sail in a traditional wooden dhoni, enjoy a restorative therapy massage or treatment in the over-water spa pavilions, or learn from a yoga master.

Only a short distance away, sister island Landaa Giraavaru, also offers the total tranquillity and peace of over-water bungalows, enhanced by traditional Maldivian showers, floating above a pristine lagoon, plus the indulgent luxury of over-water therapy spas and a range of water sports and restaurants.

Baros Resort
Elegantly designed, superbly appointed, Baros Resort captures the very essence of the Maldives and of romance, making it an ideal honeymoon location.

Best Luxury (Asia), Best Luxury (Worldwide) and Best for Romance (Asia) award winners, Baros Resort provides 30 intimate over-water bungalows, 4-poster king size beds draped in silk, private bar and espresso machine, in-villa safe and more convenience amenities.

Lay back in your beautifully appointed bath while you gaze over the turquoise sea, swim in the lagoon from your private deck, luxuriate in one of the long-relaxing spa treatments, and dine on the edge of the beautiful Indian Ocean or enjoy superb cuisine at any of the islands culinary venues.

Snorkel and scuba dive guided by the resident marine biologist, then get together with other underwater enthusiasts at the Marine Centre to compare experiences.

Kanuhara Resort
On a tiny, remote coral atoll, Kanuhara Resort affords casual island-style indulgence, beautiful cuisine and a blend of modern and traditional luxuries and facilities. Twenty over-water bungalows fitted out in beautifully crafted traditional materials afford stunning ocean views and private balconies adrift over the tranquil natural lagoon.

Kanuhara is built for beauty and relaxation. Dine on the beach or enjoy fine dining beneath candelabra style lighting and gently murmuring palms. Walk the shaded, orchid-fringed paths, drift lazily on a perfect sea as you snorkel or dive the reef or blow away the cobwebs from 'another world' as you windsurf or sail around the island.

And the best news is - all these top Maldives over-water bungalows are just a flight away.