"Raffles may be best known for the 19th-century urban grandeur of its original Singaporean flagship hotel, but the Raffles Maldives Meradhoo is proof that the group can confidently operate in a wide variety of luxury-hotel styles. This resort pays tribute to its heritage with a touch of colonial atmosphere, but it’s a contemporary island resort through and through — from the beachfront villas and residences on the tiny speck of an island that is Meradhoo to the overwater units anchored to the floor of the lagoon a quarter-mile boat ride away." - Tablet Hotels