“I would do anything and I mean anything – save send the kids into hard labour, just to go back to Soneva Fushi, I loved the vibe, the food and the happy staff…” Ruby Wax

“There is a kind of magic here that is indefinable: were I in charge, I would bottle it and sell it to other resorts long on luxury but short on atmosphere” Laurence Marks

Harpers & Queen - the top beach hideaway for 2002

Conde' Nast Traveller award for "Robinson Crusoe" style hideaway in the Maldives (2000)

Conde' Nast Traveller Readers' Award for the Number One Hotel in the World: "Best Overseas Leisure Hotel", "Best of the Best"and "Overall winner: Conde' Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards 1990 – 2000”