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Old Dec 27, 2017 | 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by MikeFromTokyo


Is there a consensus about the best overwaters to book? I think the overwater suites look like the best option for only slightly more in rate than the Sunset overwaters.

But, on the other hand, I am wondering if booking a base overwater might be sufficient. First of all, one will not actually choose to be in the villa at sunset every night, so it’s not necessarily worth the premium. Furthermore, on a fully paid standard overwater booking of seven~ten nights, I would imagine one would have a fair shot at either a prime room allocation within category, or even an upgrade. I’m just thinking that for a premium of $400~++ per night or so, it might not be worth it just to book an identical suite on the opposite side of the jetty. For a short stay, I would go for it, but for a week plus, that adds up to thousands of dollars that are probably better spent on F&B, spa, or excursions.
I would absolutely concur, for me it would be the worst $400 per night ever spent and that will buy you a lot of in resort drinks or a dinner for one. To be fair though much as I liked the resort it would have to be quite a bit better for me to feel that the room rate of even the basic overwater villa represented good value. At the 27k SPG points per night or thereabouts I paid it was a no brainer but cold hard cash in high season maybe not. I might be tempted by an Ocean retreat at the W instead.
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