Award included Indian Ocean’s Most Romantic Resort Malé - Arabstoday In the World Travel Awards announced this May, Baros Maldives outshone its competition by being the only resort to win three top titles: Indian Ocean’s Leading Resort, Indian Ocean’s Most Romantic Resort and Maldives’ Leading Water Villa Resort. 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. It is a multi award-winning boutique luxury resort with a long history of outstanding service excellence. The World Travel Awards are known as the Oscars of the travel world and presented as a result of inspection and recommendation by travel industry professionals. This year the resort has also won Trip Advisor Awards as number one for Romance in Asia, as well as the world’s eighth top hotel. Shuhan, the Maldivian Resort Manager of Baros Maldives, said: “We are thrilled at receiving all these awards, especially as this year Baros Maldives is celebrating 40 years of successful operation and service excellence.” He added: “We are grateful to all who voted for us and delighted that our concept of warm Maldivian hospitality, understated elegance, tailor-made experiences and the romance of our blissful tropical environment so perfect for relaxation, is continuing to win important awards.”