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The wonderful water-world of the Maldives is hard to beat (from your seaplane these gorgeous atolls look like Tiffany-blue floating poached eggs), and now a sexy new arrival, the Beach House at Manafaru, due to open in February 2008, means that both adults and children can enjoy this beautiful place in style. Set on an idyllic thirty-five-acre private island, located in the Haa Alifu Atoll in the Northern Maldives, the resort is surrounded by coral reef lagoons but also boasts a wealth of green vegetation—something very rare in the Maldives. The sixty-eight rustic chic villas come with private pools, personal butlers, and their own stretch of soft buttery beach. Most pleasures can be pursued horizontally: sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving. There are also tennis and badminton courts, a range of complimentary water sports, catamaran sailing excursions and an enormous trampoline. You can be dropped off at a deserted island for the day (hammocks and picnics provided), head to the spa for Thai, Ayurvedic and Swedish treatments, or simply chill. The children’s club welcomes kids from two to sixteen with a mass of games and activities, and teenagers can go on overnight camping trips and visit sea turtle nesting sites in the dead of night. Doubles from $700.