Robinson Crusoe would have loved it: indulgent luxury and a whole team of Man Friday's! A tiny coral island floating in a limpid lagoon, the resort's claim to be 'elegance on water' is fully justified and imaginatively expressed by its 44 suites and residences, bar/restaurant and Six Senses Spa, uniquely designed and made from natural materials suspended over the water. You get an amazing view of the myriad fish in the lagoon. Well-separated for privacy along wooden jetties, the spacious villas offer roof top and over-water sun decks, a stunning open-air bathroom, sumptuous daybeds, hi-fi, satellite TV and even your very own facilities for a romantic moonlight dinner. But for the ultimate in privacy, the seven Crusoe Residences are only accessible by boat.

Location and Distance
Soneva Gili is a short ten-minute boat ride from Male, the capital of the Maldives. A tiny coral island in a sparkling lagoon, with jetties threading across the water out to spacious villas.

Accommodation
The 29 Soneva Gili Villa Suites, 8 Soneva Gili Residences and 7 Soneva Gili Crusoe residences are located in such a way that more than twenty metres separates one from the next, affording each total privacy. A favourite pastime is to lie on the cantilevered sun deck or the roof sun deck and just gaze off into the horizon or marvel at the night sky.

The Seven Crusoe Residences stand side by side in the lagoon majestically looking out beyond the coral reef to the open sea. Each has its own private rowing boat for traveling between the residence and the jetty.

The villas and the residences are spacious with wooden floors. The bathrooms have been designed with a separate shower accessed along an open-air walkway, along its own private water garden. The roof sun deck is your own private oasis of luxury, some with Jacuzzis and the cantilever sun deck an equally inviting location just above the water level.

Wine & Dine
At Soneva Gili open air dining can be romantic, private and unique. A moonlit dinner on the sun deck of your villa or on the pontoon boat as it cruises in the lagoon under the stars, breakfast in the living room of your residence, or lunch over the water in the al fresco restaurant - the settings are as memorable as the cuisine. Dining facilities include: Gourmet restaurant, Villa Dining, Over Water Bar, Pool Service, Organic Vegetable Garden, Wine Dinners, In-villa BBQ, Sandbank Dinners, and Desert Island Picnic.

Excursions & Activities
Diving School, fully equipped with the latest high tech diving equipment, Deep-sea fishing by Dhoni, Snorkeling, Cultural excursions to nearby islands, Windsurfing and hobiecat sailing, Table Tennis, Boules, Jogging, Volleyball, Badminton, Many board-games such as Chess, Backgammon, Trivial Pursuit , etc.

Other Facilities
Six Senses Spa (Holistic, Beauty, Body treatments and Ayurveda), Over water health spa (beauty and body treatments, steam room, sauna and Gym), Video CD and music CD compact disk library, etc.