• Gili Lankanfushi in the Maldives took the title for the best hotel in the world, and has 45 overwater villas

• The only rule on the paradise resort is 'no news, no shoes' and guests can enjoy private butler service

• Rates start at £657 ($1,000) a night and the overwater bungalows are only accessed only by boat

If you were wondering where paradise is, TripAdvisor has found it.

Its top hotel of 2015 is the slice-of-heaven Gili Lankanfushi in the Maldives, on a tiny coral island in a sparkling lagoon, with jetties stretching across the crystal water out to each of the 45 overwater villas.

The hotel operates a 'no news, no shoes' policy, so visitors have no choice but to enjoy the uninterrupted ocean views, private butler service and robes - poor them.

Gili Lankanfushi in the Maldives, is located on a tiny coral island in a sparkling lagoon, with jetties stretching across the crystal water out to each of the 45 overwater villas

Guests can sunbathe or read in a hammock, surrounded by the turquoise ocean paradise