Room service arrived in a canoe and exotic fish frolicked just beneath the floor when Gary Leff spent his honeymoon in Bora Bora.
Life is good when you're in one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and even better when you're staying in an overwater bungalow -- that iconic, stilted, thatch-roofed symbol of a tropical paradise.
"It's unique because there's a million beachfront resorts in the world ... but it's much less common to have your room actually be over the water.
The Caribbean has a few such resorts, but it doesn't really lend itself to overwater construction because of hurricanes, said Terry McCabe, national director of leisure for Altour.
Many overwater bungalows, like this one in Cayo Espanto, Belize, feature glass panes in the floor.
The peaceful, shallow lagoons of French Polynesia and the Maldives, on the other hand, offer more hospitable surroundings.
Most overwater bungalows come with "Tahitian television," or glass panes built into the floor through which you can observe the sea life below, McCabe said.
For everyone, they've come to typify romance, the allure of the South Pacific.
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