Normally the hotel’s ‘Ithaa’ restaurant, the domed ‘reverse aquarium’ is being converted into a special submerged bedroom in honour of the hotel’s fifth anniversary. A night below the surface of the Indian Ocean would have to rank as the number one night to remember, and the romantic experience comes with a complimentary champagne breakfast the following morning. Of course the aquatic entertainment – provided by the likes of blue-striped snapper, sting rays, parrot fish and moray eels – is also (quite literally) on the house.

Unsurprisingly, however, the hotel is keeping a ‘price on application’ policy – the Ithaa wedding experience is not listed on the Conrad hotels website, and potential guests are advised to personally request the room at least 14 days in advance. A King Deluxe Water Villa – until now the top-of-the-range accommodation at the Maldives Rangali Islands resort – is a tidy £1,156 a night… and it’s above water. It’s safe to say that this experience is not for the budget-minded.

Daily Mail