Originally Posted by
ChocolateFactory
I met their F&B manager though, after I complained about the F&B prices when our butler asked me how our stay was going.
I'm still arguing with myself whether it was rude of me to give such direct and honest feedback.
Have seen a few complaints about food prices. Maybe this is a recent trend, as I felt it was on par with other resorts (if not better). There were some aspects I liked about the food there--- digging my feet in the sand and enjoying a catch of the day cooked with traditional spices--- that was where it was at for me. Breakfast choices not so superb, and overall variety was lacking (though being as small as it is, not sure how much I can blame them)
Originally Posted by
ChocolateFactory
It's definitely just as empty/crowded here now as at the StR. No difference at all, neither more nor less.
So what is it about the clientele then that rubs you the wrong way? Not to say either had any level of actual "crowdedness", but at each resort's peak, I ultimately saw more people in one place at St. R than at PH.
Originally Posted by
ChocolateFactory
We also only got it for one of our stays. Still, the airport experience is night and day compared to the PH. At least I learned I'm never going to Calala Island, lol.
Yeah, it could be much improved. I'm taking a chance on Calala later this year, if only to validate/invalidate to myself the notion that it's the best property you can redeem Hyatt points on.
Originally Posted by
ChocolateFactory
That's bad and I completely understand your frustration. In fact, I should probably start auditing my stays, I bet many hotels make "mistakes" when it comes to the calculation of points...
Then again, when you spend that kind of money, I would also look outside of Marriott. There are a lot of great luxury hotels in the Maldives.
Haha, well in this case, no need to "audit" beyond a quick glance. 17,000 of 255,000 points posted. At the conclusion of my ordeal I got the other 238,000 plus the 75K for the ordeal itself.
As for the money spent, it was an anomoly since there were 3 seperate parties (Wife and I, Aunt, and Sister). That was on top of 6 nights of point redemptions. Room upgrade costs and chartering Norma for a day trip probably made up half of it.