Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa, Kudahuraa

Vibrant with tropical flowers, Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa is a garden-style resort arranged as a traditional Maldivian village on its own coral island. Just a 30-minute speedboat transfer from Malé international airport, it offers for year-round sun, surfing and diving.

The rooms are surrounded by tropical blooms or offer mesmerizing ocean views. A flat-screen TV and DVD player are available. En-suite spacious bathrooms integrate an indoor bath tub and shower area with a Maldivian open-air shower set in the exotic confines of a walled garden.

Guests can engage in exhilarating activities from surfing to shark safaris, dolphin-watching to diving. There is a 24-hour front desk at the property. You can play tennis and billiards at this resort. Snorkel the coral gardens or sail to The Island Spa for marine-inspired treatments.

Four restaurants and two bars are complemented by private dining options including sandbank barbecues and private over water gazebos.

Male City is 12 mi from Four Seasons Kuda Huraa.