Originally Posted by
washeelers747
Ah, good to know and of course, I would love to get upgrade but is the difference between base and upgraded room very steep one? I didn't get upgrade at Conrad Maldives but very happy with overwater standard villa room, though.
You find a lot of information about the difference between the different kind of villas and even between the different villas of the same standard. It‘s an unofficial science how to optimize a stay at the CKS. From my point of view - I‘ve staid at different villas from 1-room waterfront near the beach to 2-bedroom near the arrival lobby - the differences are not as big as you might think after reading all information.
The hotel is built at a steep mountainside. That means that the arrival lobby and the beach are at significant different heights. The villas are between them and all them are connected by a very winding and steep road. The standard of your villa affects at which height it is. The hotel offers a buggy service which works very well. But if you want to walk, it depends on where your villa is located at. It is easy to walk from a waterfront villa to the beach/main pool area or to the Zest restaurant for having breakfast. But it is a real kind of workout to walk to the Jahn restaurant or the arrival lobby from there.
It depends on you, which location is more suitable for you, if you prefer to stay closer to the beach or closer to the arrival lobby.
Of course, if you stay with kids, the 2-bedroom villa makes a lot of sense.
The other differences are not really important from my point of view as all villas are very nice.