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Honeymoon: choosing your overwater villa
Not all overwater villas are created equal. What to look for.
Editor User 28 Mar 2026
1 min read
The brochure shot is the same on every resort website. What matters: orientation (sunrise vs sunset side), house-reef proximity (some villas sit over sand, some over coral), privacy from the over-water walkway, and whether the villa includes a private plunge pool. We've stayed in most of them.
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