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The villas in Soneva Secret are spaced far apart to give a sense of privacy and exclusivity. Every villa comes with its own private pool, and for the overwater ones, a slide.

The villas in Soneva Secret are spaced far apart to provide a sense of privacy and exclusivity.

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MALDIVES – The pampering starts long before we take off from Singapore, for luxury resort chain Soneva’s newest offering in the Maldives.

We are sent a seven-page list of options, including the type of snacks and drinks we want stocked in our minibar, activities we would like organised for us, the kind of pillows we want on our bed and – get this – what scent we want on them.

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