Baros Maldives has been acclaimed as the Resort Hotel of the Year 2017 by Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) at the brand’s International Conference in California.
Baros Maldives was also the runner up in SLH’s 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. No other hotel or resort received so many top level rankings as Baros Maldives. These prestigious annual awards are presented as the result of voting by discerning guests who are members of SLH’s loyalty programme and by luxury travel agents.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World is collection of over 500 hotels in more than 80 countries around the world that offer the best locations, highest quality, personalized service and a truly authentic way to discover a destination. Filip Boyen, CEO of Small Luxury Hotels of the World said: “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.” The award as Resort Hotel of the Year follows Baros Maldives being acclaimed in 2016 as the World’s Most Romantic Resort & The Maldives’ Leading Boutique Resort by the World Travel Awards, and one of the World’s Top 25 Luxury Hotels by TripAdvisor 2017.