I agree, it's not a destination for everyone, offerendum. 6 days was definitely enough for us, maybe 1 more at the most. To each their own, but I can't fathom how some people are able to spend 2 weeks in a place like this doing mostly nothing.

It is a beautiful place that exceeded our expectations. Hope I see a report from you when the time comes, brodielayne.

Thank you for reading, Dsm2m2. I used mostly my Sony A7RII, with occasional shots with a Sony RX100 Mark IV or my cell phone. Even though the A7RII is mirrorless and smaller than a traditional DSLR, it's still pretty conspicuous.

Congratulations Duke787! The short answer is we liked the Maldives more. Long answer below, if you feel like reading it

As dumb as it sounds, we went into it really hoping to dislike the Maldives. From CONUS, Bora Bora is a much closer flight, and we had originally decided on going there in 2016 because we made a guess it would be the better place, but boy were we wrong. What made Bora Bora stand out is the landscape/scenery with Mount Otemanu smack in the center of it all. Most of the resorts are on the motu surrounding the central island, so space is a little more limited. Whereas in the Maldives, each resort has their own private island, or islands (2 for guests and 1 for staff) in the case of the Conrad. The open space where you can wander is very expansive on Rangali and there are more restaurants with a seemingly larger selection. You feel as though the occupancy rate is about 30% with how infrequently you run into people (unless you're at the main pool). One could argue that the Intercontinental isn't at the quality/service standard of a Conrad, but all the staff were even more helpful, friendly, and seemed genuinely engaged with you at the latter. I know they converted the Hilton in Bora Bora to a Conrad, but I don't know how that has affected the service and hard product there. You'd still be limited by the resort size though.

Overall, the food, rooms, pool, size, and staff were superior in the Maldives. Bora Bora allows you to get a feel of the local life if you wanted (renting a scooter and riding the circumference of the central island was a great experience) and our resort had cultural immersion activities that taught you how to open coconuts, make hats/bags out of leaves, etc. Both are obviously fantastic destinations to experience, but the wife and I both looked at each other and agreed the Maldives were better within a few hours of arriving at the resort