I have never stayed the Conrad Maldives so I can not compare the two. Look upthread and there are some comparisons.

But by comparison I have stayed at many upscale places (i.e. overpriced/luxury) and can tell you the hard product (i.e. property infrastructure) is better than any Conrad, Ritz, Four Seasons and other WA I have stayed in. I found the soft product (i.e. service side) to be equally great or better than those as well. When we were there I did ask a few people who had stayed at the Four Seasons Maldives (both locations) how they compared. All agreed the hard product was much better at the WA. But most said they preferred the soft product at the Four Seasons. I agree Four Seasons is top-notch in customer service. But for me it is a little too pretentious sometimes. You don't have to serve me from my right side every time! For me I like good service, with a personal touch of the person who is serving me. I feel Four Seasons can be too robotic at times. YMWV.

Note: All prices below are upgrade prices beyond the base point/voucher room charge

Related to the Conrad Maldives I would have needed to spend a minimum of $1351++ for a Premium Water Villa per night to got us something close (and not really even that close) to what the $400++ upgrade cost me at the WA. Hysterically, the Conrad Maldives wanted $2330++ per night for the Premium Beach Suite that is a closet compared to the Grand Beach Villa we had at the WA for $200++ a night. That would have been almost $13K++ for the 6 nights we stayed on the beach for a much less impressive (even after renovations) room.

Here is a comparison of the cost I saved going to WA Maldives over Conrad Bora Bora last year. All the rooms at the WA are suites with pools and a great for two people. But we prefer a little more leg room. So we upgraded to the Grand versions. Our cost to upgrade to a Grand RV was $400++ (in 2020 it will be free). For a similar configuration the cost was $900++ per night at the Conrad BB. My wife asked that we go to BB next Summer. So for the 10 days we are going to be spending $9000++ in cash upgrades to get a similar (and smaller and older) room than the WA. You can buy a bunch of Peri Peri chicken for $9K! I realize the points to stay at the WA are higher (120K vs 89K) than the Conrad BB, but you get a hotel room for 89K and a massive suite with a pool for 120K. Each voucher I use (4 per stay) get me a free night, so much more value spent at the WA over either Conrad.

Just one persons perspective, but I saved thousands of dollars going to the WA over the Conrad BB or Maldives this year. Yes the FB and activities cost me more, but my total trip cost was much lower.


TD