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Indian Ocean

We’ve rounded up an ever-growing selection of boutique hotel stays, luxury hotel hideaways and romantic retreats in the Indian Ocean. Click on a destination below to see our current pick of the best boutique hotels to book, as well as an insider guide to everything from restaurants and bars to picnics and hire cars…

Map of Indian Ocean

Holidays in the Maldives, Indian Ocean

Maldives

Spread over 26 silk-sanded coral atolls lost in the heart of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives are the textbook desert-island paradise.

Boutique hotels in Maldives

A view of the Indian Ocean

Mauritius

When Mark Twain visited Mauritius in 1896, he came away saying that ‘God first made Mauritius, and from it He created Paradise’. He wasn't wrong.

Boutique hotels in Mauritius

Eco conch-iousness

Seychelles

An archipelago of 155 islands that lie scattered like birdseed to the east of Africa, the Seychelles are known throughout the world for their idyllic tropical climate and desert-island beauty.

Boutique hotels in Seychelles