Google Earth Hotels: W Maldives
Where: North Ari Atoll, North Ari Atoll
More on W Maldives--
Ok, we effectively killed the last hour or so trying to spot the Fesdu Island & the W Maldives Retreat & Spa on Google Earth.
Using context clues left by both W's airbrushed website photos and a British dive hound website, we think we found it.
Remember, we are dealing with shaky satellite imagery and the extremely real possibility that W Maldives construction had not even started when the Google Earth photos were shot.
All that said, W Maldives is on Fesdu Island, located smack dab in the middle of the North Ari Atoll, to the west of Malé, the capital of Maldives. You have to fly in a freakin' sea plane to actually stay here. A sea plane--god that sounds decadent.
Fesdu is a small island you can walk around in 10 minutes, the island has palm trees on the beach--sounds like Tom Hanks in Castaway, doesn't it?
If you take a Google Earth spin around the area you will see plenty of Castaway-like islands to choose from, many with over-water bungalows.
Obviously, if you dispute our mapping skills, tell us. Oh, and if you are lucky enough to check out W Maldives live and in person, send along photos and reviews.
Gratz.
Related Stories:
·W Maldives Map [Google Maps]
· Fesdu [Scuba-Addict.com]
