Baros Maldives is a small exclusive coral island in the Indian Ocean ringed by a sun-kissed beach and a vibrant house-reef, just 20 minutes by speedboat from Maldives International Airport.

(TRAVPR.COM) MALDIVES - January 28th, 2013 - The tiny independent island resort of Baros Maldives has shaken the travel world by being voted Number 1 as the Top Hotel and Top Luxury Hotel in the Maldives in the 2013 Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice poll. It also took the Number 3 spot in the Maldives for service. 

Out of all the hotels in Asia, Baros Maldives (http://www.baros.com/) came Number 3 in the top 25 hotels, Number 5 in the top 25 luxury hotels, and Number 21 in the top 25 hotels for service in Asia. Even more notable was Baros Maldives being voted Number 8 in the Top 25 Hotels in the World, keeping company with international chain hotels and boutique properties in Hawaii, Africa, Portugal, UK, China, Mauritius and Indonesia.

The high ranking of Baros Maldives is based on comments and reviews on Trip Advisor by paying guests from around the world. It is seen as remarkable by travel experts as Baros Maldives is a purely Maldivian resort offering a uniquely Maldivian experience to guests.

These awards follow the recent recognition of Baros Maldives by the World Travel Awards as the World’s Most Romantic Resort.

Dr I U Maniku, a director of Universal Enterprises, the Maldivian owners and operators of Baros Maldives, has sent a letter of congratulations to the staff, thanking them for this “tremendous achievement due to hard work.”

Resort Manager, Shuhan, said he and his staff “are determined to maintain the high standards of personalised hospitality with a Maldivian touch throughout 2013 to please all our guests. We hope we can do even better in the Trip Advisor awards next year.”

Baros Maldives (http://www.baros.com/) is a small, luxurious independent resort in the Indian Ocean, just 20 minutes by speedboat from the Maldives International Airport. It consists of 75 beach and overwater villas, some with individual swimming pools, an exclusive Baros Residence (http://www.baros.com/baros-residence), three gourmet-class restaurants, cocktail and palm grove bars, a vibrant house reef and golden sand beach encircling the island, a spa, a gym, and lush tropical gardens.

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