Nobody under sixteen stays here, and all 111 villas have their own pool. Walk across the bridge to Sun Siyam Olhuveli for its restaurants, and stop on the way back after dark, when rays and reef sharks gather under the lights.

Each residence sits over the water with its own pool. The plan covers unlimited spa treatments, diving, jet skis, flyboarding, Seabob and a photography package, and food is served wherever you want it, your residence included.

Space is what you buy here: twelve beaches on one island and restaurants and bars spread across it. A Personal Host is on call around the clock. KidsOnly, One Tribe for teenagers, and floodlit tennis and padel.

In the remote Thaa Atoll, and the quietest island COMO runs. Every villa here has its own pool, and COMO Shambhala holds a steam room, sauna, gym and daily yoga classes. Pair a stay with COMO Cocoa Island on one trip.

221 villas, much of it newly rebuilt, with water villas that now have their own pools. Clubs for children from three to sixteen, and Reflections, an infinity pool and bar for over-sixteens. Two children under fifteen stay and eat free.

The more polished of the two OZEN islands, with champagne in the plan and the Cuvée wine library for serious bottles. A dinner at Soyi for every four nights, fine dining at ORIGINƎ from four nights, a 60-minute spa treatment for everyone 12 and over, and a kids' club.

A mid-sized island in the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, with a kids' club, an all-day restaurant and two à la carte rooms, Athiri Grill and Muraka. Hanifaru Bay, for mantas in season, is a boat trip away.

Couples can book The Shack, a sandbank of their own, for a picnic or a dinner. Every villa has its own pool on a naturally planted island, and evenings move between Seasalt, Umami's Japanese grill, the Yakitori Bar and sunset drinks at Mirus Bar.

The all-glass undersea restaurant is the reason most guests come. The island takes nobody under fifteen, and there is a marine biologist in residence. Only nine villas sit on the beach with a private pool, so those book out first.

One meal at M6m, the underwater restaurant, comes with every stay of four nights or more, with dinners at Tradition Peking and Tradition IndoCeylon, champagne, a sunset cruise and a spa or dive voucher per adult. 106 villas, a PADI dive centre and the ELE|NA spa.

There is one Sunrise and one Sunset villa on the whole island, so ask early. COMO Shambhala has a steam room, hydrotherapy pool and gym. From roughly March to October the surf crowd arrives, and you can pair a stay with COMO Maalifushi.

A large, busy island in South Ari, where whale sharks are seen all year. Park Players, the kids' club, runs from 10:00 to 22:00, Al Pontile is the Italian restaurant, and there are twelve villa types for families and groups.

A barefoot jungle island: shoes come off on arrival. The chocolate, ice cream, cheese and deli rooms are free, there are film nights at Cinema Paradiso and an Observatory, and the Water Reserves have their own slide into the lagoon.