Baros Maldives

We stayed at Baros in an overwater villa. Baros was like a fairytale with great facilities and nature experience in terms of vegetation and snorkling by their house reef. Amazing service experience as well. Sujata, our butler, made the experience really good. Small things such as providing a nail scissor when we had forgotten it or aloe vera for our skin after the sun made the experience stand out. Sai, responsible for cleaning the room kept it nice and tidy all the time. Other stuff such as Francois and Justus also made the food and beverage experience amazing. We are already longing back and can't wait to visit again.

We loved the hotel. It's stylish, cozy, and comfortable. It's truly a boutique hotel, conveniently accessible from the airport, perfect for a 4-5-day trip. You feel cared for from the first minute to the last. Special thanks to our butler, Mika, who was always there to ensure our comfort.

Amazing small boutique resort with beautiful, quiet beaches. The place feels very luxurious but still relaxed, and the service was excellent throughout…the breakfast and dinner was amazing! Our butler, Saeed, was fantastic: super helpful, always friendly, and made everything easy for us. We had a great time, felt very well taken care of, and really enjoyed the calm atmosphere. The resort is just a 25-minute boat ride from Malé, yet you don’t feel the city at all. A perfect spot to enjoy a great house reef with sharks, turtles, and excellent snorkeling and diving.

We chose Baros for our honeymoon due to the luxury promised and the proximity to Male (quick boat ride) and the house reef. It did not disappoint! Baros was luxurious from the moment we were whisked away by the private boat. When we arrived, we were met with champagne and met our lovely butler Rau. She was just tremendous in every way. Somehow she knew exactly what we needed. She took us for a quick tour of the island, we were in complete awe. The island is absolutely breathtaking. It’s small and takes only 10-15 min to walk around the island. We loved it. When we got to our water bungalow our jaw dropped. It was spectacular. The pool was perfect and the access right off our place to the reef was incredible. The water bungalow was a real treat as we’ve never stayed in one. It’s so beautiful. We even had rain once in a while and took advantage of the gorgeous tub and bath salts watching it rain from inside the hot tub. The house reef is absolutely unbelievable and we are so glad we chose this resort to stay at because of it. We also took a night snorkelling excursion, which is something I would’ve never done if our Butler didn’t mention it to us I was terrified of doing something like that, and it was one of the most magical experiences of my life. The housekeeping comes twice a day which just blew my mind. I’ve never stayed anywhere where they somehow know where you are at all times and clean your place.Noyon our villa attendant was such a kind man and so helpful and made sure our place looked perfect all the time. One evening we found a great spot for a sunset away from our bungalow and just sitting there I texted Rao and asked if we could have a bottle of champagne delivered to us on ice while we enjoyed it watching the sunset and it was magical! The whole trip was perfect. I can’t even tell you enough about the food because the food was five star the whole way. The choices were incredible. Even the breakfast was phenomenal. Everything about barrow is true ultimate luxury and honestly, we’ve been thinking about it from the moment we got back in mid December. We’re so grateful for everyone’s help to make it such a beautiful stay. The yoga classes are fantastic and the spa was one of the best I’ve ever been to. There were so many little special touches along the way it’s hard to explain them all, but one of our favourites was the manager’s reception on Monday night. We went to it and it was incredible the way that the people that work there know how to talk to all the guests and tell them all the little titbits about the island that we wouldn’t know otherwise. The little treats that are delivered to your room at night time are so lovely. The snorkelling is the best in the world. We can’t wait until we get back to Baros one day again

We travelled to Baros after spending 10 days travelling around Sri Lanka. Baros was our pick of the Maldivian Islands due to its exclusivity and not to put too fine a point on it, a promise of pure luxury. We were not disappointed. The resort's water taxi was ready to whisk us off to Baros immediately we exited the airport and after a short trip of 20 minutes we arrived to be greeted by our butler for the duration of our stay, Sujata. Sujata firstly asked if we would like to have a quick guide around the island before going to our accommodation which we decided to do. Baros is very small and it took only 10-15 minutes to walk through the grounds and to become familiar with the pathways, restaurants etc. Our accommodation comprised of a bungalow just off a secluded part of the beach. It was perfect with all we needed and more indoors with the extra luxury of Aqua di Parma products. Outdoors there was a decking area with loungers and a table and chairs. A small plunge pool on the deck led down to another two loungers then finally a step down on to the beach and a pontoon with more loungers (shared with the bungalow next door). It was perfectly serene with tropical plants each side of us providing total privacy. After settling in we were taken to the sailing area to be fitted with our snorkelling masks and flippers. Life jackets were already supplied in the bungalow. Sujata had kindly booked our first meal at the Cayenne restaurant, one of three on the island. On the following days Sujata just asked where and what time we would like to eat and she did all the booking for us. As well as the Cayenne there is the Limes where breakfast is served as well as dinner and the Lighthouse which is the resort's flagship restaurant. All three restaurants were really top class and would not be out of place as high end venues in London. Simply the best food and menu choices we have come across in a long time. As we were only on Baros for five days we opted just to chill rather than take advantage of the many activities on offer from Snorkelling tours, diving, boat trips and more. I did have a reason to celebrate a birthday when on the island and Sujata laid on two lovely surprises for us. Breakfast or I should say a banquet was delivered to our bungalow complete with linen tablecloth and napkins and every choice of breakfast food one can think of. The waiter even produced a large posy of red roses and birthday card from the staff. It was amazing and it did not end there as when we returned from our evening meal that night champagne was on ice and a chocolate truffle birthday cake all duly iced with a congratulatory message. I was so overwhelmed and immensely thankful to Sujata and her team in making the day so special. We had the best of times on Baros and have to give Sujata a special mention as she definitely made our stay so memorable. In fact all the staff from the waiters, bar staff, groundsmen and women were just so polite, happy and helpful. Even the exuberance of the resort Sommelier was unforgettable. All in all it was a million miles away from our busy lives at home and we could not have picked anywhere better to relax after our tour of Sri Lanka nor anywhere better to celebrate. Thank you Baros. You are amazing and we really hope that one day we can return to visit your beautiful island. Dorothy and Michael.