New Resort Opening in the Maldives

Posted Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:39 AM

These villas in the Maldives look amazing. The Beach House at Manafaru is opening in November, 2007, on a private island in the northern Maldives. Each of the 68 villas will include a private pool and butler service, plus more subtle luxurious details, like an espresso machine and iPod stereo hookup. And, of course, you're guaranteed world-class beaches on any trip to the Maldives.

To get there you definitely have to commit a day to traveling. You fly to Male, the Maldives' international airport, and then take a 45-minute flight to another island. Then, to reach the resort and the islet of Manafaru, you have to take a 45-minute boat ride. After all that you'll probably have quite a case of jet lag -- get yourselves on track more quickly with this jet lag calculator!