Meals With A View, Anyone?

The Lily Beach resort in Maldives is the quintessential unhurried, good-value island getaway that lets you spend your day nomading between sun beds and the ocean. Add an all-inclusive package to this heady mix and you have a perfect holiday

- Rupali Dean

THE highlight of staying at the Lily Beach Resort, the Maldives, other than the ambiance, water sports, and the stunning sea views it promises, has to be food. Indeed, the shiny blue-on-blue accents and the curvy lines of the over-water villas spell panache and appeal. But it's the many restaurants and bars of the resort that jostle for your attention even as you marvel at the beauty all around.

Lily Maa, for instance, is a favorite haunt at mealtimes and it doesn’t fail with its intriguing mix of the local and traditional traveler’s fare and new-age cooking.