Baros Maldives

Maldives at its' best, Baros is a beautiful getaway. Well located, well run and well kept in shape. Service was impeccable, food was great, a beautiful atmosphere. The only negative, if any, is that the island is a little small and doesn't offer as many activities if you stay longer than a few days or are with kids.

A fabulous experience at the Baros. Very difficult to be critical as everything was perfect from the food to the amenities to the hospitality. A special mention of Vish, who simply was available all the time and took care of every little need we had. Outstanding experience simply the best trip of our lives yet

From beginning to end, this is one of the best experiences of my life!:) there is SO much beauty with both the island and the people! you MUST stay here!

Our stay at Baros will forever be imprinted in our hearts. We've stayed at 7 other Maldives resorts (Conrad, Park Hyatt, W, Anantara Kihavah, Fairmont Sirru Fen Fushi and Outrigger) and Baros really stands out as one that we will return to over and over again. Baros offers everything you need for a luxurious and relaxing, remote resort getaway including absolutely stellar service (from Rafaal, who greeted us at Male to our host Nasfaan, our favorite server ever Ahsan, Shijah, Domi and everyone you encounter on the island) delectable cuisine in a variety of settings including gorgeous onsite restaurants or a variety of mind-blowing special private dining options, super well-appointed accommodations, top-notch snorkeling right off their beach and any amenity you'd want including an awesome fitness center, a spa that will transport you to Bali, lots of quiet spaces like a library, game room, etc, a boutique and the list goes on and on. If for some reason you want to leave your heavenly room, deck or beach, you will not find yourself bored! The island is small enough to not need buggies (it's really nice to not have to worry that a super quiet electric golf cart is speeding up behind you!) yet the design is such that the island never feels cramped and at many times, you feel you have so much of it to yourself. Baros is exactly what we needed for a complete disconnect from our crazy day-to-day lives and we can't wait to return. Highly recommend to all!

4.5 stars due to minor inconsistent service. The staff in the restaurant had some deficiencies which were rectified by management. We enjoyed almost all of the excursions except the dolphin cruise and evening fishing. We barely saw dolphins and felt it was a waste of time. For the fishing trip, my husband was very excited to catch his own tuna. The staff assured him that they are easily caught and showed him pictures from the last trip. Well apparently tuna can only be caught on the morning trip, and only other types come out at night. Later on the staff just said sorry for quoting the itinerary for the wrong trip but didn't take any actions to fix it. My husband was unhappy because he said he would not have gone on the trip at night if he had been read the proper description. Positives: Great location of hotel with a short commute Scented moist towels everywhere Good variety of food at breakfast Exceptionally attentive staff (Mika was great!) Comfortable bed Good house reef Room for improvement: More vegetarian options for lunch Dessert variety English skills of some restaurant staff Spa selection Boat transport price overpriced when compared to the price of excursions

Loved the room (we stayed in a deluxe beach villa) and the service was amazing. Food was surprisingly good for a resort as well. The reefs had a lot of sea life; we saw sharks, turtles, and lots of fish. Baros is an easy boat ride from the airport, which is really nice (you're at the resort shortly after you land), but it's also one of the downsides: it doesn't feel as remote or as isolated as some of the other islands in the Maldives.

Luxury traveller, have stayed at 3 big name 5 star resorts in Maldives. Was sceptical about booking this hotel as hotels.com had overwater bungalow, apparently with pool, for half the price of a beach bungalow at other places...it seemed too good to be true (I did book only 5 days prior to stay..) But I had read that the house reef was about the best in Maldives and I am a diver, and I could use my $500 hotels.com free night voucher, I went for it. I only had 1 night after a dive boat trip, but it was perfect. The overwater bunglaow was exactly that, the villa had the little 5* extras (flipflops, beach bag, raincoat, evian spray to keep), complimentary snack and bottle of wine - huge value in this country! I disagree with reviewer from Sept 2018 stay, it matched anything I've seen. Agree, no bikes but the island isnt that big. The rest of the complaints seemed to be about price - I got what an unbelievable deal at last minute so cannot comment. I do see the prices for 3 weeks time are back up to comparable to other. House reef AMAZING, I snorkelled for hours with hawkbill turtles, chased reef sharks, did a night dive. This is absolutely the resort for you if you love snorkelling. The Wifi was good, the buffet breakfast extensive (marlin sashimi!), but also with a la carte eggs/meat etc. Room service menu very expensive but if you got a breakfast/dinner package? Just confirm the transfer costs...hotels.com fineprint says US$238 return, I would get an email.

Amazing! Everything so perfect!

My wife and I stayed at a previous 5 star hotel before we reached Baros that seemed to include small touches to set them a part from Baros. While Baros is certainly a great hotel and everything it says it is, it just didn't have the touch of a 5 star hotel that the other one did. Everything is great, it's just for a similar price you can get more from other resorts that you wouldn't think of unless you experienced. For example: -Baros had a luxury catamaran pick us up and take us to the airport- Same as the other hotel, but the other hotel's catamaran was enclosed with AC. -For a similar price you can get an over water villa if that's what you like, vs. Baros's over water villas included an added upgrade charge which is expected -It's a bit of a walk from the over water villas to places on the resort and the other hotel provided bikes. Not a big deal but this just made the stay easier -We were offered an upgrade to stay in the premium villa at a low cost which was great, we just didn't think it was worth it with the upgraded villa being hidden under trees, as we enjoyed the sun of the beach but this was just our preference so we didn't upgrade All in all, I know it's very picky, but I know trips to Maldives are very expensive so would recommend another resort if you are looking for a 5 star experience.

I had a great time!