Best of the Maldives: Elevation – Soneva Fushi

For the high-flying Maldives clientele, you don’t get much more elevated (especially in this part of the world famous for being so low lying) than Soneva Fushi resort. Coincidentally, Soneva’s acronym “SFR” (Soneva Fushi resort) echoes the original icon of high living in castaway paradise – Swiss Family Robinson. Here is a list of the lofty luxury you can find there…

• Treehouse – Let’s start with the fundamentals of elevated living – the Treehouse. As in “Villa Suite with Treehouse”. Especially suited as an annex for children.
  
  
• Kids Club – If your childhood Disney fantasies overcome you and you decide to take the treehouse for yourself, at least the kids get the multi-story labyrinth of whimsy that is the “Den” kids club with plenty of climbing places including their own outdoor play treehouse.
  
    
• Dining – But the whole family can enjoy a soaring supper at the “Fresh in the Garden” (or over the garden) restaurant deck.
  
    
• Walkway – Of course, to get there you need the obligatory Indian Jones rope bridge. One the first, longest and highest.
  
    
• Spa – The second story treatment rooms and chill out area adds a vista to your vinyasa.
  
   
• Toilet – Loo with a view.  ‘Nuff said.
  
     
• Palm Tree Climbing – If you don’t have the climbing dexterity of some of the Maldivians.
  
     
• Villas – Taller villas than anywhere in the Maldives with sweeping wrap-around decks for 360 degree views.
  
      
• Mattresses – The thickest mattresses in the Maldives so even when you lie down, you get lifted up.
  
    
• Ceilings – And when you do lie down, your gaze extends quite high to some soaring ceilings that exemplify the SFR chic aesthetic.
  
     
• Observatory – If none of that is high enough for you, Soneva was the pioneer of lifting their guest up to the star above with the first astronomical observatory in the Maldives. Naturally, the telescope itself is nestled in the treetops accessed by a canopy crossing walkway.
  
      

There is one exception which is Soneva’s sunken pool seating which is the lowest seating in the Maldives being literally below ground level (without being underground).