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Dec 15, 2017, 8:14 am

#5461

sailanacra

Join Date: Sep 2004

Location: Houston, TX

Programs: OVER ENTITLED United 1K 2MM HHonors Diamond ICH Club Platinum Marriott Gold

Posts: 369

Quote:

Originally Posted by keggers1

I also have a question about the catamaran. We have a small Hobie cat we sail here in Michigan so I am very experienced, does anyone know exactly where you are allowed to take the catamaran?

Appreciate the help.

I had a Nacra catamaran myself, hence my name. The area is relatively small where you can take the cat. You have to stay within the protection of the reef and you have to make sure not to wander out near the "runway". It is free and you can't say much about else is free so there's that. It was fun, but I think we only have did it twice in the week we were there.

Dec 15, 2017, 8:27 am

#5462

Lctkw

Join Date: Jun 2016

Location: SIN

Programs: Hilton Diamond

Posts: 87

Hmm. Currently wondering whether to do the same for mine (end Mar) as well!

On the one hand, there's that point about higher revenue cost and hope for better upgrade options. On the other, I think I might actually prefer the renovated beach villa...

Quote:

Originally Posted by timo469

I just checked and was able to change my reservation for February 2018 to a water villa.

Thanks Curleydbr for sharing.

Dec 15, 2017, 10:29 am

#5463

MaldivesFreak

Join Date: Jul 2013

Location: Back in Hell

Posts: 4,178

Interesting. Can anyone report on upgrade costs?

Dec 15, 2017, 12:11 pm

#5464

ironfire

Join Date: May 2012

Posts: 76

Happy Hour at Vilu: Every day from 5-6PM

regarding that, as a diamond I can drink as many drinks as I want or is it only one per person?

Dec 15, 2017, 12:12 pm

#5465

CO777ER

Join Date: Feb 2009

Programs: Delta Diamond, HH Diamond, Avis PC, Bonvoy Plat, National EE

Posts: 163

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironfire

Happy Hour at Vilu: Every day from 5-6PM

regarding that, as a diamond I can drink as many drinks as I want or is it only one per person?

As many as you can down.

Dec 15, 2017, 12:24 pm

#5466

goliath

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: ZRH

Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond

Posts: 2,418

Quote:

Originally Posted by CO777ER

As many as you can down.

Well, that also depends on the speed of the waiters...

Dec 15, 2017, 12:27 pm

#5467

Abidjan

Join Date: May 2005

Location: Cote d'Ivoire

Programs: OW Emerald - HH Diamond

Posts: 3,418

I've been able to get 4 beers in within the hour. trick is timing the 4th as they do the final walk at 6 p.m.

Dec 15, 2017, 2:02 pm

#5468

ironfire

Join Date: May 2012

Posts: 76

thanks guys

I was able to change my booking right now after this post, was at beach villa and now 5 nights at water villa for the same amount 380.000

The upgrade cost was: superior water villa - 300 USD plus tax
retreat water villa - 500 + tax

any idea if that will go down or it will be the same amount charged to upgrade?

Dec 15, 2017, 3:35 pm

#5469

MJJW1985

Join Date: May 2017

Posts: 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaldivesFreak

Interesting. Can anyone report on upgrade costs?

I just booked my 8 nights in Rangali for August 2018. Original pricing provided to us:
At the moment the upgrade charges are as follows:

Beach Villa to Water Villa - USD200+ taxes per night
Beach Villa to Superior Water Villa - USD450+ taxes per night
Beach Villa to Retreat Water Villa - USD650+ taxes per night
Beach Villa to Deluxe Water Villa - USD780+ taxes per night
A round trip journey from Male’ Airport to Conrad Maldives Rangali Island costs US$560.00 per adult including taxes (12%Tourism Goods and Services Tax / TGST)

I was able to negotiate upgrade from Beach Villa to Superior Water Villa at USD198+ taxes per night

Dec 15, 2017, 3:58 pm

#5470

goliath

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: ZRH

Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond

Posts: 2,418

I think the question was: Can anyone report on upgrade costs from Water Villas (now bookable at standard points level).

Dec 15, 2017, 4:05 pm

#5471

rox0825

Join Date: Dec 2017

Posts: 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJJW1985

How did you negotiate it? Looking for tips!

Dec 17, 2017, 5:50 pm

#5472

tonywush

Join Date: Jul 2012

Posts: 211

My reservation was booked into 5 nights BV using 380k points. I have agreed to pay upgrade cost of upgrading the last 2 nights into WV. (Stay is in Feb 2018)

Now since WV can be booked with 380k points, I really wondering if I should cancel it and rebook 5 nights in WV, then let hotel to downgrade first 3 nights into BV, hoping to avoid the original WV upgrade fee? Shall I call HH or contact hotel?

Last edited by tonywush; Dec 17, 2017 at 10:41 pm

Dec 18, 2017, 5:51 am

#5473

jasdou

Join Date: Aug 2014

Location: YQB

Programs: AC SE

Posts: 2,139

Weird. I also have a booking for next May so I checked if I could rebook it in a WV instead of BV but I cannot sea any award availability for any date for the next year.

Dec 18, 2017, 8:03 am

#5474

MJJW1985

Join Date: May 2017

Posts: 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by rox0825

How did you negotiate it? Looking for tips!

Just mentioned to them that I've seen better prices online and waited for the prices to go a little bit lower online. From time to time prices drops couple of hundred dollars and then go up again

Dec 18, 2017, 12:54 pm

#5475

goliath

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: ZRH

Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond

Posts: 2,418

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasdou

Weird. I also have a booking for next May so I checked if I could rebook it in a WV instead of BV but I cannot sea any award availability for any date for the next year.

Could it be that you are logged in and don't have enough points? Then try logging out and searching again.

What exact dates are you looking for?

And on a side note regarding WVs now being available at the standard points rate: there are even dates where you can not get any BVs on points, but you can get WVs.

Last edited by goliath; Dec 18, 2017 at 12:59 pm Reason: typo