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Top Five Best Hotels in the Maldives

juliana — 2008-03-03T18:04:41-05:00

We have some friends heading to the Maldives this week and we're trying to keep our jealousy in check but it's really hard.

So we are dealing with it the best way we can--creating a list of the Top Five Best Hotels in the Maldives.*

See our picks after the jump.

Male: Searching For The Perfect Overwater Bungalow:: For Londoners

markj — 2007-02-16T09:10:51-05:00

<![CDATA[ As winter storms brew here in the Northeast, our search for the perfect overwater bungalow is intensifying. Know an overwater bungalow resort hotel we need to check out? Hit us on the <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">tip line</a>. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/baros_sea_villa.jpg" class="imgborder"> We have covered <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Baros+Maldives/local/249">Baros</a> <a href+'http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/30/161541/96/hotels/When_The_Brits_Go_Maldives">before</a>, however, when searching the world for the perfect overwater bungalow, neither the Maldives, nor Baros can be ignored. Here is what we have learned over the years of telling and aggregating hotel stories--Londoners know their hotels. That said, when discretionary holiday takers from the UK head for an over water bungalow experience many head to Baros. Not only do they head there, but they also return--a big deal when you are dropping

Male: When The Brits Go Maldives

markj — 2006-11-30T16:17:53-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/baros_overview.jpg"> Face it, folks from the UK are smarter than the rest of us.  Um, at least if you speak in short, quick sentences with a British accent you can fool most people into thinking you are the smartest person in the room.  If you combine a British accent with hipster glasses you can quickly develop a cult following, but we digress. Point is, when the Brits go Maldives they head to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Baros+Maldives/local/249">Baros</a> in droves. Baros is the third oldest resort in the Maldives and the property recently underwent renovations.  These days, travelers are evenly split on the resort: New skool fans can't get enough of it and old skool fans want the old Baros back. A