Malé, Maldives -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/27/2011 -- Baros Maldives (http://www.baros.com/) has won an award for the fifth consecutive year in the annual World Travel Awards. The resort, a short speedboat ride away from Male’ International Airport, has been voted by travel agents worldwide as having The Indian Ocean’s Leading Villa.

This is The Baros Residence (http://www.baros.com/baros-residence). It offers a sanctuary of the highest luxury in an exclusive tropical garden where guests relax and rejuvenate in ultimate privacy. With 268 square metres of refined elegance, The Baros Residence Villa boasts a linen-canopied king-size bed and a luxurious bathroom, a shaded veranda with a four-poster day bed, pool deck loungers and its own secret garden swimming pool.

With a personal butler on duty 24-hours a day, meals can be enjoyed in The Baros Residence or in one of the resort’s three renowned gourmet restaurants. It has a sommelier-stocked wine chiller, a library of coffee table books, and there is direct beach access from this secluded, romantic hideaway to the golden-sand beach and lagoon.

With this award, Baros Maldives (http://www.baros.com/) continues its award-winning tradition, having won the Leading Indian Ocean Villa award four times, and having been voted The Indian Ocean’s Leading Hotel (http://www.baros.com/awards) in 2010. In addition, earlier this year Baros Maldives won an award from Trip Advisor as one of world’s Top Ten Luxury Hotels.