Originally Posted by
Amanjunkie
Thanks vuittonsofstyle for responding to my question about Soneva Fushi and Soneva Gili! Guess we should avoid them when we go to the Maldives. So in your opinion, the best choices are One&Only Reethi Rah and Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru? Any other options?
If you want to go a slight notch down, then Taj Exotica Maldives has excellent service and food, although the island is very small and close to Male (20 mins). Christina Ong's place, Coco Island has a good spa, but again is a small island. Good food, but service can be up and down. They have a couple of lovely suites at the end of the island, with unspoilt views and masses of space.
Avoid Huvafen Fushi at all costs. It is very 'plastic' and service is not great. It is one of those 'see and be seen' places.
For privacy and one-to-one service, the new Naladhu is interesting. It is owned by William Heinecke (Anantara etc., and FS in Thailand) and is his first deluxe resort, self-run. Suites are a bit too close together for me. It is a place for doing nothing and staying in your villa, so can become boring.
Hard to beat FS LG and O&O RR.