Your home will be one of sixty-eight beautifully-designed contemporary thatched villas, each with its own private pool, a butler to attend to your every whim and the latest in modern technology, including i-pod hook-up, high-speed internet and email and LCD TVs.

Each villa is a celebration of sleek, contemporary Maldivian architecture, where floor to ceiling doors open out onto your spacious deck, blurring the boundary between in-and-outdoor spheres. All have an outdoor dining area, open-air bathroom with Philippe Starck fittings and private pool. Each category also has its own unique characteristics, for example those over-water have glass-paneled floors and those on the beach, private beach cabanas.

Ecological conscious all the way, natural light is the order of the day, and a natural ventilation system allowing the delicious ocean breeze to circulate through the villa.

The Beach House at Manafaru is more than happy to accommodate children and its villas are ideal for family groups with extra day beds and bunk beds readily available. All have butlers at hand to make a cup of tea, recommend snorkeling sites or unpack suitcases.