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One of The Maldives more remote properties, Six Senses Laamu requires a bit of extra effort to reach. Yet as one of the island nation's very finest hotels, it's absolutely worth it – fabulously expensive, but also generally fabulous, this is the epitome of barefoot luxury.
It takes an hour-long flight and speed-boat transfer south from the international airport to get there but the reward is vibrant coral reefs, schools of manta rays and profound darkness in the evenings.
Six Senses Laamu achieves the neat trick of seeming organic and sustainable while offering the utmost decadence. Woodwork features heavily, especially with the stilted ocean villas which stretch out from the island into the Indian Ocean. Guests can stay barefoot their entire stay. If you are the sort of person who believes that dinner can only be enjoyed while adhering to a strict dress code, this is probably not the place for you.
All room options are spacious and make the most of natural materials: wood, hessian, leather, linen and thatch.
The spa is first rate and the snorkelling right off the villas is world class. For a real treat, it's possible to take a picnic lunch on a nearby deserted island which, for several hours, you'll have all to yourself.
Also a great Tropic Surf base here for watersports.