Veligandu Maldives Resort Island

A twenty-minute seaplane hop east of Malé lands you on a sliver of sand where a hundred overwater villas somehow never feel crowded. The stilted rooms come with teak ceiling fans, glass floor panels looking straight down into the reef, and steps off the deck into snorkeling water. Three restaurants cover everything from buffets on sand floors to fine dining under a fishbone sculpture. Personal assistants field requests by WhatsApp, which feels either very futuristic or very millennial depending on your age.