Each wooden suite—spread out over the waters of a coral-lined lagoon—has a smartly designed sea-level sun deck, a deepwater pool, and a glass spy hole carved into the floor so you can watch the stingrays and reef sharks glide below. —Brendan Brady

Soneva Gili by Six Senses Lankanfushi Island, North Malé Atoll, Maldives. 960/664-0304, sixsenses.com/soneva-gili. From $1,100. Photo courtesy of lodging. This appeared in the September/October 2010 issue. See more overwater bungalows.