Just when you thought the Maldives couldn’t get any better, you now have the chance to combine its unique tropical beauty with the exemplary standards of a blue ribbon hotel company from the Orient. The brand new Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa lies in the Addu Atoll an exhilarating 70-minute flight from Malé and, everything about it screams total privacy and five-star luxury.

Architecturally it’s been carefully designed to blend in with the lush island vegetation, as much as possible focused upon the natural lagoons, white sandy beaches, towering coconut palms and ancient banyan trees. The villa-style accommodation comes in five different concepts ranging from luxury tree houses perched on 3-metre high stilts to overwater retreats with terraces extending over the clear ocean waters. Others are set on the beach and many boast private pools; a couple of presidential villas on offer for those who like the idea of more than 950 square-metres of living space!

The wide-ranging leisure and dining options also make this a place for discerning castaways who hate to get bored. There’s one restaurant serving seafood and prime steaks with a touch of the Mediterranean; another offering regional cuisine from the Indian Ocean, South China Sea and Arabian Gulf. And when you’ve finally had enough of the tennis, scuba-diving, water sports, swimming pool and world-class spa, you can even take a speedboat run to Gan and explore neighbouring islands by bicycle.

ACCOMMODATION: 142 VILLAS.
ACCESS: 70 MINUTE FLIGHT FROM MALÉ TO GAN AIRPORT, FOLLOWED BY AN 8 MINUTE BOAT RIDE.
CHILDREN: WELCOME, WITH THEIR OWN ADVENTURE ZONE.
7 NIGHTS: FROM £3,300 P.P. IN THE HIGH-SEASON (£295 P.P.P.N.) & £2,405 P.P. IN THE LOW-SEASON (£205 P.P.P.N.).
MEAL PLAN: BREAKFAST INCLUDED. VARIOUS MEAL PLANS AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL OFFERS: EARLY BOOKING, FREE NIGHTS, HONEYMOON.