Originally Posted by
bobloblaw
Do most globalists order the food package or à la carte? As a non alcoholic drinker. I feel that a late breakfast plus dinner would be enough food, but I could be wrong and don’t want to end up not having enough food / drinks! Are non alcoholic drinks available throughout the day with the package even during non meal times? Would 6 night stay be sufficient? I’m trying to plan this before the impending award chart devaluation.
a la carte. Yes, you're likely good doing late breakfast (they stop serving at 10:30am, it's buffet + a la carte) and dinner (earliest is 7pm), plus there's the 5-7pm globalist sundowner with light canapes/snacks and a drink.
I did 5 nights and thought it was just enough / a good minimum. (For context - I'd say I'm not a slow traveler, but I don't hop around super quickly either, so maybe just slightly speedy). However, the weather and surf/current were perfect when I was there. there wasn't a single day where it rained and it was always a yellow flag day.
In retrospect:
1) to give cushion for bad weather, I may give it a couple extra days to be safe.
2) Also, I saw some people mention they stay in Male the first night so that first night doesn't get cut short due to all the transit. This is pretty smart if you're being frugal with your points. I thought coming into Male by 3pm would be fine since check-in is late anyways, but I didn't account for waiting at Male for the flight from MLE to GKK and how Park Hyatt Hadahaa is +1 hour ahead. I didn't arrive at my room until 9pm. On my final day out though, I had a redeye and didn't leave the resort until ~4pm. So if you're there first thing that first day and can leave late, maybe 6 nights will be fine.