Baros Maldives has been acclaimed as The Resort Hotel of the Year 2017 by Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) at the brands International Conference held at California.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World is a collection of over 500 hotels in more than 80 countries around the world that offer the best locations, highest quality, personalised service and a truly authentic way to discover a destination. 

"As curators of the very best small, luxury hotel experiences around the world, we are delighted to recognise these exceptional hotels that showcase our independently minded ethos in such a variety of creative, classy and culturally relevant ways." Said Filip Boyen, CEO of Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

These prestigious annual awards are presented as the result of voting by luxury travel agents and discerning guests who are members of SLHs loyalty programme.

Baros Maldives was also the runner up in SLHs Hotel of the Year Award as well as in four other categories: Best Gourmet Experience, Most Sensational Spa, Most A-List Suite Experience and the Mystery Inspectors Excellence Award.

Baros Maldives has previously been crowned as The Worlds Most Romantic Resort & The Maldives Leading Boutique Resort in 2016 by the World Travel Awards, and one of the Worlds Top 25 Luxury Hotels by TripAdvisor 2017.

The private, Maldivian-owned island features 75 luxurious over-water and beach-side garden villas, three gourmet class restaurants, and a Serenity Spa, all in a discreet and lushly tropical setting, just 25 minutes by speedboat from the Maldives International Airport.