The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort
Barefoot bliss and over water villas

The feted brand’s Maldives debut makes a stunning first impression, offering up a near-peerless level of barefoot luxe for guests staying its in 33 on-land and 44 overwater villas. For the more actively-inclined, there are yoga and water-sports centres, while sybarites are well-catered to at the 1,850sq m Iridium spa, where Ayurvedic and acupuncture treatments are the order of the day. As the day winds down, guests hunker down over delectable gourmet dishes at a pair of restaurants. Italian and Asian-fusion respectively, or head to the the overwater Whale Bar for cocktails and canapés.
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