Mention pristine sandy beaches, crystal blue waters and picturesque wooden huts hanging over the sea, and most people will picture the Maldives.
The Indian Ocean archipelago has earned itself a reputation for housing a number of exceptional resorts with wooden villas that are built above the lapping waves.
One of those is the Soneva Jani, which boasts platforms that link up private homes with swimming pools, verandas and a lengthy slide rushing down into the sea, and wind across some of the islands' blue lagoons.
