The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands: Overwater Art & Reef

The Ritz-Carlton Maldives arranges its overwater villas around a circular reef, and the layout genuinely feels more like walking through an art installation than a typical Maldives resort. Beach Pool Villas open straight onto the sand with a private plunge pool, and the design language throughout, bold color, sculptural furniture, feels unlike much else in the region.

Dinner at Summer Pavilion, an overwater Cantonese restaurant with a dim sum program built for the setting, is a genuine surprise so far from Hong Kong, and evenings tend to end at Arabesque, watching the lagoon change color over a round of Mediterranean small plates. It is a resort that manages to feel both design-forward and completely relaxed at once.

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