This review is a bit belated, but we have been meaning to post it since we got back and after reading the awful and entirely misguided and silly review below - stirred us into action! We visited Baros in December 2011 for a two-week stay. Prior to our arrival I requested several surprises for my boyfriend, now fiance! (We got engaged on the sunset dolphin cruise one of the surprises and very pleasurable might I add) I emailed the hotel directly and Farshaan front of house manager promptly and politely replied assuring me he would take care of my requests and keep them a secret!
The food in the lighthouse is amazing and we dined here almost every night - though the other restaurants were good too, we just loved the Lighthouse - also due to the service of the very lovely Julie and Rifat (THE BEST WAITER EVER!!!)
Breakfast was always a pleasure, Lilian and Abu were present and made our morning a happy one - the chefs were great too and always cooked our eggs exactly how we liked them. Make sure you have the Prosecco with breakfast at least once before you leave!!
Nothing was too much trouble for the staff and any small problems (we had a problem with our air con) were attended too immediately and we received a complimentary bottle of wine - which we enjoyed as we DO drink!!! So thanks!!
Special thanks and acknowledgement to the great friendly and SINCERE staff, the housekeepers on the water villas - which were amazing by the way! Jose the gardener! - Bar staff Ibrahim, Vijay (and Shuhan we'll be back to have that drink with you this year!!) and the lovely ladies in the spa who gave us the most AMAZING back massages ever!!! Basically - I could go on and on - One thing - do the Sandbank dinner - it is a once in a lifetime experience, in our case, we're making it a regular thing as life is too short. Yes it's expensive, but the accommodation, setting, food and service make it worth it. End of story! We will be back and can't wait to see everyone again. Thanks guys! Ellie and Rocky xx

We had a great time staying in Baros thanks to their host Jenny Seo who took care of everything we need during our stay in the hotel. All the staffs were extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is very clean and the sea view is magnificent! Thanks to Baros for giving us a memorable and enjoyable holiday!

We spent three full days and two nights at Baros in Nov 2011. It was amazing!! Everything went so smoothly. We were greeted at the airport and quickly put on the boat to the island which is only a few steps away from the airport. We were at Baros in no time. We stayed in a Deluxe Villa which was perfect. We had our own little private beach and I loved the outdoor shower! Every staff person we met was great and bent over backwards to make our stay perfect. The snorkeling was spectacular and we took full advantage of the free snorkel gear. We loved all of the restaurants where the food and service were great. We did the sandbank dinner which was unreal!! It really is a must!! I had a 2 hour spa treatment (the Marine Seaweed Trio Ritual) which was great, but probably would have been better if I hadn't gotten a sunburn before. :) We also did the sunset dolphin cruise which was so cool. I loved seeing the dolphins jumping & spinning out of the water and swimming along side the boat. Great vacation and I would love to go back!

We picked Baros for our wedding anniversary. Incidentally, this was our first ever trip to the Maldives. A great experience, the hotel scored 9 out of 10 for us. The speedboat transfer from the airport works really well: Once we had our bags and left the luggage hall, there was somebody from the resort greeting us, and it was the nonly a very short walk to the boat. Another 20mins later we arrived on the island. We did not 100% like the villa we were shown, but could move into one in a nicer position without any hassle. The Baros Villa we had was very special; we liked the bathroom that was partly a garden. The interior was really nice, a high ceiling, good quality surfaces and furniture throughout. Our villa was cleaned twice a day. We had direct beach access - again the beach area was cleaned and raked daily. Do not go if you are not interested in seeing some of the underwater wildlife, the house reef here is very nice, its just steps away from the sunloungers !
Three restaurants on the island, we liked the Lime with its choice of Asian cuisine. We did not have a single dish that disappointed. We found the Lighthouse bar to be the best place for an after dinner drink. In summary, this is a five star resort island and it lives up to that in all aspects. Just one suggestion: Some of the activities appear not to be priced right; for example we did not see a single dolphin on the sunset dolphin cruise, but got charged a lot for cruising an hour and a half at high speed through choppy waters in search of the elusive creatures. It was also not everyone's taste to have a glass of champagne on the back of the boat (not a great boat either, more like a small ferry) at the end, maybe feeling a little seasick.
For full appreciation of the marine environment we highly recommend to attend Verena's (resort marine biologist) evening lecture, and also to join Verena on one of the snorkelling safaris. The latter are much more appropriately priced and we got some very good information from Verena on the things we saw on the trip (dolphins were included, too, but that was pure luck ).
We would love to go back at some point, a really great place for a special holiday.