Sister property to the family-friendly Anantara Dhigu Resort is Anantara Veli Resort & Spa, the perfect island retreat in the Maldives. Romantic and refined, it's a firm favourite with honeymooners and romancing couples, boasting endless white sand beaches, a palm-fringed lagoon and pristine coral reefs.

The facilities

A choice of restaurants, shared with its sister property, with a wide range of cuisine from traditional Maldivian, to Thai, to innovative Japanese Italian fusion. The Anantara Spa, located in the midst of the lush vegetation of Veli Island, boasts five treatment suites. For the more active, there's PADI-instructed diving, tennis, beach-side yoga and even a cooking school.

The rooms

Each of Anantara Veli Resort & Spa's 50 bungalows is beautifully-appointed, with Anantara's signature outdoor bathrooms and terrazzo soaking tubs for two. The Over-Water Bungalows are 62 square metres in size, with hardwood flooring and coconut thatched roofs. The boast king-size beds decked out in Egyptian cotton linens, private sun decks and lagoon views. 

Deluxe Over-Water Bungalows are even bigger (at 92 square meters) and have open-air bathrooms with infinity-edged bathtubs. All boast plasma screen televisions, air conditioning, espresso machines, DVD players and minibars.