Reethi Restaurant has plenty to admire besides its menu: carved wooden doors, flourishing frangipani reflected in the overwater pools and, when the sun sets, lanterns flickering romantically. Breakfast is a creative à la carte affair – highlights include huevos rancheros and crêpes with wild berries and ricotta – and for lunch and dinner, the menu leapfrogs between Asia and Europe. Tapasake (dinner only) serves modern Japanese dishes featuring fish from the Indian Ocean: expect succulent sushi and sashimi, lobster gyoza, black cod and the ilk; at fanciful Fanditha, Mediterranean classics get a Maldivian spin. Puff on shisha pipes, post-meal. The hotel's roster of dining options (eight in total) includes the Beach Club at ClubOne and the Chef's Garden, a candelit patch of the vegetable garden, designed with intimate dinners in mind. The food at the latter is fresh and healthy: grilled and steamed dishes such as yellowfin tuna tartare and fish or vegetables with an infusion (lemongrass and curry leaves, or coconut oil, garlic and lime). No meat is served at the Chef's Garden.

Snorkel or dive through a string of reefs and marvel in the diversity of the Maldivian marine life.

ClubOne, a trendy beach club offering activities and entertainment for all ages including an art studio and a climbing wall.

A wide range of water sports is available including canoes, pedal boats, windsurfing as well as jet skis, water skiing and flyboard.

Outdoor facilities include two floodlit tennis courts and a professional synthetic grass football field.

Refresh your inner pirate with vintage rum at Rah Bar, by the swimming pool. The breezy open-air pavilion feels relaxed by day; boozy, fruit-filled concoctions, chilled champagne and live music take things up a notch by night. ClubOne is one of the liveliest spots on the island, with all-day DJs, kids playing and adults enjoying cocktails and conversation. Stake out two of the white egg-shaped chairs dangling from the palms, or hunker down on the huge bean bags. Toast the sunset from Tapasake, lit with traditonal Japanese lanterns.