Lusso Travel Ltd, No. 1 Glasshouse - 1LG1,
Alderley Park, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK10 4TG
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands is one of the most strikingly designed resorts in recent memory, home to a showstopping spa and a pioneering environmental programme.
Circular one-bed villas are scattered above the water and along the white-sand beach, their glass doors opening onto half-moon decks and teardrop-shaped plunge pools
Two-bed water and beach villas offer even greater space and are ideal for families, as is the massive Ritz-Carlton Estate, which can sleep up to six adults and three children
If the villas are striking, the spa is even more so: a floating, low-rise, timber-clad ring above the turquoise lagoon, with nine treatment rooms and therapies by UK brand Bamford
More active pursuits occur at the opposite end of the island, where you’ll find a dive centre, yoga studio, tennis courts, kids’ club and fitness centre
The resort’s Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment programme sees marine biologists monitoring sea life with underwater robots and airborne drones