Komandoo Island Resort & Spa

Komandoo is a small island in Lhaviyani Atoll, 500 by 200 metres, with a kilometre of white beach and a lagoon, 40 minutes from Malé by seaplane or a short domestic flight and speedboat. It's adults only and all inclusive, with a Gold upgrade, and it shares the atoll with its sister resorts Kuredu and Hurawalhi. The house reef is excellent for snorkelling, and the Prodivers centre runs PADI 5-Star courses and dive trips.

All 65 villas have a king four-poster bed, wooden floors, a porch and a minibar with a wine fridge. The Beach Villas (55 m²) are wooden bungalows with a partly open-air bathroom. The Jacuzzi Beach Villas and Premium Jacuzzi Beach Villas (71 m²) add a walled outdoor area with a Jacuzzi for two and a daybed, the premium ones with an open ocean view. Over the water, the Jacuzzi Water Villas and Ocean Jacuzzi Water Villas (88 m²) have a Jacuzzi bathroom, a daybed and stairs into the sea.

The Falhu Restaurant serves buffets for every meal under a thatched roof on a sand floor, with a separate table for each villa, and the Aqua Restaurant is the à la carte option, with seafood and prime beef. The Kandu Bar has a deck over the lagoon and sports on TV, and the Thundi Bar is on the beach. There's an infinity pool, a gym, a sports court, the Duniye Spa and a long list of water sports.