Jan 2, 2019, 3:02 pm
Last edit by: Jaffar
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Notes: All prices are in US Dollars and are exclusive of taxes unless specified (by ++)
Tax Information
• 10% Service Charge (levied by resort. For info on this and how it's distributed, see this post)
• 16% T-GST (Tourist Goods & Services Tax, levied by the Maldivian government, current as of Jan 1, 2023). Old 2022 rate was 12%.
• Total tax is 27.2%, not 26% as one would think. Example; $100 + 10% = $110, then add 16% on to $110 for a total of $127.20.
• Tip: To work out prices before the 27.2% taxes, multiply by 0.7862, i.e; 127.2 * 0.7862 = 100
• A Green Tax of $6pp/pn (levied by the Maldivian government) has been introduced starting from 1 November 2015. Points/Redemption bookings are exempt from the tax for up to two guests per room
Booking with points
• Bookings must be cancelled 30 days prior in order to avoid one full night's charge at BAR. (some days cancellation period is 14 days check your reservation details for the exact applicable cancellation policy)
• Website and phone agents state that a cash deposit equivalent to the BAR per night will be taken when booking stays with points. This is an error. NO CASH DEPOSIT IS TAKEN WHEN MAKING A POINTS BOOKING
• Free night certificate: The phone agent states that a cash deposit equivalent to the BAR per night will be taken when booking your free night. This is an error. NO CASH DEPOSIT IS TAKEN WHEN USING YOUR FREE NIGHT CERTIFICATE
• This hotel is extremely popular. Rooms are released to be booked with points about 1 year in advance. It seems to be a partially manual process so it's not an exact science. After being released those rooms get booked within a matter of minutes. If you have specific dates you want you need to book them one at a time a year in advance, or risk booking last minute. Yes that makes it hard to use the 5th night free. You can book 5 individual nights and cancel them all to rebook getting the 5th night free, but there's only about a 50% chance the rooms go back into inventory so it's risky. There is no secret, just check Hilton.com all the time. If you don't want to do that, someone else will and they'll get the rooms.
Transfers To and From Resort
• Waldorf Astoria Ithaafushi is located in South Malé Atoll, 23km southwest of Malé and Velana International Airport [MLE] (also known as Malé International Airport, previously known as Ibrahim Nasir International Airport)
• Transfer experience includes personal service for your group after luggage pick-up until arrival on the yacht; yacht includes dedicated server for champagne, non-alcoholic beverages, and light snacks. Departure experience on the yacht is the same, and your group be personally escorted through airline check-in until airport security.
• Pricing in 2021 is $650++, 2020 is $600++ per person, and 2019 it was $350++ per person per way ($1724.80 return inclusive of taxes for 2 passengers). The price for kids 5 and under is complimentary while kids 6-11 years old are charged $300++ per person. If the yacht is not available, a speedboat will be provided by the resort. If this happens, you may be refunded the yacht transfer fee.
• Pricing for 2022 will increase to $730++ for adults and $365++ children 6-12, see website by clicking here.
• Pricing for 2023 will increase to $780++ for adults ($995.28 nett) and $390++ for children 6-12
• The resort offers the ability to redeem Hilton Honors points for your transfer, .strValue1=all&promoGroupList[1].strValue1=en_US&qt[0].type=fieldsearch&qt[0].name=panname_country_s&qt[0].value1=MDV&rc=24&sort=timeleft_asc]click here.
• See this post for a detailed review of the yacht transfer (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• Third party transfers are not permitted by the resort.
• Transfer to / from Conrad Maldives Rangali Island: A private seaplane transfer from the Waldorf to the Conrad, taking approximately 25 minutes, is approximately USD 8,125++. Most guests travel between the resort booking the standard round trip seaplane from Male to Rangali and then the Yacht transfer round trip from Male to Waldorf.
Time
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi time has been set one hour ahead of Male’ time to give an extra hour of daylight each day. For ease, set phone or Dhaka Sri Lanka time zone.
Resort Information / Spa / Activities
• WA Ithaafushi is made up of three islands (95% man-made)
• There are 2 standalone OWVs (Over Water Villas) and 121 villas in total
• Click here (Hilton's website) or here (dedicated website) to visit the resort on the web
• The kids club (one of the biggest in the Maldives) is for children between 4 to 11 years. Click here for detailed information and here for the schedule. Click here, here and here for basic reviews and comprehensive sets of pictures (All courtesy of Traveler Dave)
• See this and this post for info on the Christmas Eve and New Years Eve Gala Fee
• Click here to visit the resort's listing on TripAdvisor
• Tennis courts: See this post
• For a new map of the resort click here
> For the old map of the resort click here * Note that this map is orientated north and so the SUNRISE and SUNSET written on it are incorrect. Also note that you receive a black and white map when you arrive and this is not as good nor as detailed as the one posted here. For comments on the quality of the map, click here
• Snorkelling spots and other info 3e4sd:Link to post: (Courtesy of AirForceFlyer)
• Scuba Diving pics :Link to post: (Courtesy of Traveler Dave)
• Activities Brochure (prices as of July 2019)
• Spa pics and review :Link to post: (Courtesy of Traveler Dave)
• Wellness Programme :Link to post: (Courtesy of AirForceFlyer)
Resort Information - F&B and Menus
• The resort has 11 restaurants / bars
• Kids under 6 eat free when ordering from the dedicated kids menu (all restaurants except the adult only ones have kids menu; does not apply to in-room dining)
• Some restaurant menus are available in PDF format on the resort's website. Click here to visit the relevant page on their website
• Menus for most restaurants as of early October 2020: See this post
• For pictures of most of the menus: Part 1 and Part 2
• Dining Programme / restaurant opening times: See this post and the post below it
• IVD (In Villa Dining) menus: See this post
• Yasmeen - Menu version discussion here.
• Terra is $298.00++ per person. As of December 2019, the set menu includes Amuse Brioche (3 selections per person), a starter (tuna, avocado, caviar), 2 courses highlighting lobster and wagyu beef with a pallet cleanse in between, a dessert course, then finishing with 3 additional sweet selections per person.
• The Ledge - See this post. Note that this menu changes daily but there are probably only 2 for each day and 14 in total (7 for lunch and 7 for dinner). Chefs rotate to the resort from Burnt Ends in Singapore.
+ Peacock Alley 1/2 priced drinks daily after 9:30pm. High-quality cocktails and liquors available at a very affordable price ranging from $13-$15 post discount
+ Tasting Table full buffet breakfast with made to order entrees and complimentary Champagne for $65++/person or Free for Hilton Diamond / Gold
+ Glow and Yasmeen wine selections are priced in the $65 - $85 ++ range per bottle.
• Lunch can be purchased at the main pool or beach from Nava or The Ledge. The majority of lunch entrees cost $30-$50++. Lunch is also available at Tasting Table, Tangled, or In Villa Dining.
• A new pizza oven was flown in from Italy to replace the original oven installed at Nava, and an Italian chef traveled to the resort to work with the team to elevate pizza quality in early December of 2019.
• During festive season 2019, the resort introduced a lobster & champagne dinner on the beach, including tasting stations, free flow champagne, and a live band for $298++ per person.
Miscellaneous Information
• Villa pool depth: See this post
• Best snorkelling spots: See this post and this post
• Complimentary water (in villa): See this post
• Walking / getting around the resort: See this post
• Sunset / Sunrise at the resort: See this post and this post
• Power outlet configuration: See this post
Elite member benefits:
Accommodation:
At opening the resort defined Beach Villas as the lowest category of accommodation (only this category bookable with points). The next highest category was Reef Villas then above that, the Overwater Villas. Note: villas on the Private Island do not count.
This will change in 2020. Quote from the resort "Please be informed that for next year we have changed our villa category. Kindly note that the Reef Villa will be our base category, next will be the Overwater Villa and then the Beach Villa. Basically the Beach Villa will be a higher category compared to reef Villa and Overwater Villa."
See this post for the conversation related to this. Pricing has changed as well to reflect this. See below for 2020 pricing.
Note that as of August 2019 the BV is still available to book on points in 2020. This may change, however.
Prices - Accommodation (2020):
***** March 2020 Figures *****
• Beach Villa USD 2630
• Overwater Villa USD 2430
• Reef Villa USD 1930
Prices - Accommodation (2019):
***** July 2019 Figures *****
• 2 Bedroom Beach Villa with Pool USD 3850
• 2 Bedroom Over Water Villa with Pool USD 4350
***** October 2019 Figures *****
• Beach Villa USD 2100
• Grand Beach Villa USD 2300
• Reef Villa USD 2300
• Grand Reef Villa USD 2500
• Overwater Villa USD 2500
• Grand Overwater Villa USD 2700
***** Upgrade Costs - Jul 2019 *****
• Two Bedroom Beach - US 2000
• Two Bedroom Grand Beach - US 2200
• Two Bedroom Reef - US 2200
• Two Bedroom Overwater - US 2400
***** Upgrade Costs - Oct 2019 *****
• Reef Villa USD 200
• OWV USD 400
Villa Types and Abbreviations used in this thread (listed in order from most basic to most luxurious)
-- BVs (Beach Villas) --
BV (Beach Villa)
GBV (Grand Beach Villa)
-- RVs (Reef Villas) --
RV (Reef Villa, the Garden Villa category shown in the pre-opening promo video)
GRV (Grand Reef Villa, also a type of Garden Villa shown in the pre-opening promo video)
-- OWVs (Over Water Villas) aka Ocean Villas in rewards booking --
OV (Overwater Villa)
GOV (Grand Overwater Villa)
SMR (Stella Maris Residences)
-- Occupancy Information --
See this post for maximum occupancy of each villa type
Villa Selection
• See this post and this post
• Privacy - Beach Villas: For pics, info and opinions, see the following posts; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Travel & Safety Information
• The Maldives is listed in Category 1 (the highest category) on the
WHO Zika virus classification table. However, don't let that scare you because as of April 13, 2017 there has only been one confirmed case of Zika in the Maldives
• Click here for information related to the single Zika infection in the Maldives (reported in January of that year)
Contact
• General Enquiries: [email protected]
• Reservations Department: [email protected]
• Tel: +960-4000-300
• Click here for hilton site and click here for Waldorf Maldives website
Weather:
Note: since the resort is close to Mahibadhoo (where there is a weather station), I have added this info from the Conrad Maldives thread as both resorts are close by and the weather will be the same as far as forecasts go (MaldivesFreak)
• General info on weather in the Maldives: Link 1 Link 2 (Maldivian government website)
• Recommended Android weather app: eWeather HD. See this post for detailed info on the app, settings, tips and general weather info (Courtesy of MaldivesFreak)
• Want to get an idea about the weather in the month of August? Click here to read a post from a FT member that spends 2 weeks at Rangali during this month (Courtesy of Splotly)
Pictures - Resort under construction:
• January, 2018 :Link to post:
• June, 2018 :Link to post:
• Approx October, 2018 :Link to post:
• January, 2019 :Link to post:
Pictures & Videos - Post-opening:
• General pics of the resort (July, 2019) :Link to post: (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• The Stella Maris exclusive! :Link to post with links to videos: (Courtesy of alanslegal)
• Breakfast buffet at Tasting Table - Post #1 :Link to post: (Courtesy of alanslegal)
• Breakfast buffet at Tasting Table - Post #2 :Link to post: (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• Breakfast buffet at Tasting Table - Post #3 :Link to post: (Courtesy of Traveler Dave)
• Breakfast buffet at Tasting Table - Post #4 :Link to post: (Courtesy of Another Getaway)
• IVD(in villa dining) :Link to post: (Courtesy of Stivelio)
• Terra (views from all 7 'cages') :Link to post: (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• Terra and Family Pool :Link to post with link to video: (Courtesy of alanslegal)
• Reef Villa with sunset view :Link to post: (Courtesy of Stivelio)
• Views in the direction of Male (night & day pics) :Link to post 1: (Courtesy of wekxbrainx) :Link to post 2: (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• Bicycle tour :Link to post:
• Various resort and villa pics from a stay in November 2019 :Link to post: (Courtesy of aspenedelen)
Reviews:
• Review by Jermyn
• Review by goldelite8
• Review by escape4
• Review by Falcons05 (text only)
Historical Information for high rollers:
+ $135 shisha, Check out this post
+ If you do NOT have Gold/Diamond status with Free breakfast AND you decide NOT to pay the $65++ for full buffet at Tasting Table, then you may or may not encounter a $35 charge for a single egg
+ 106,000 dollar bottle of wine: Click
here for a picture of the wine menu (reactions follow on subsequent pages)
Notes: All prices are in US Dollars and are exclusive of taxes unless specified (by ++)
Tax Information
• 10% Service Charge (levied by resort. For info on this and how it's distributed, see this post)
• 16% T-GST (Tourist Goods & Services Tax, levied by the Maldivian government, current as of Jan 1, 2023). Old 2022 rate was 12%.
• Total tax is 27.2%, not 26% as one would think. Example; $100 + 10% = $110, then add 16% on to $110 for a total of $127.20.
• Tip: To work out prices before the 27.2% taxes, multiply by 0.7862, i.e; 127.2 * 0.7862 = 100
• A Green Tax of $6pp/pn (levied by the Maldivian government) has been introduced starting from 1 November 2015. Points/Redemption bookings are exempt from the tax for up to two guests per room
Booking with points
• Bookings must be cancelled 30 days prior in order to avoid one full night's charge at BAR. (some days cancellation period is 14 days check your reservation details for the exact applicable cancellation policy)
• Website and phone agents state that a cash deposit equivalent to the BAR per night will be taken when booking stays with points. This is an error. NO CASH DEPOSIT IS TAKEN WHEN MAKING A POINTS BOOKING
• Free night certificate: The phone agent states that a cash deposit equivalent to the BAR per night will be taken when booking your free night. This is an error. NO CASH DEPOSIT IS TAKEN WHEN USING YOUR FREE NIGHT CERTIFICATE
• This hotel is extremely popular. Rooms are released to be booked with points about 1 year in advance. It seems to be a partially manual process so it's not an exact science. After being released those rooms get booked within a matter of minutes. If you have specific dates you want you need to book them one at a time a year in advance, or risk booking last minute. Yes that makes it hard to use the 5th night free. You can book 5 individual nights and cancel them all to rebook getting the 5th night free, but there's only about a 50% chance the rooms go back into inventory so it's risky. There is no secret, just check Hilton.com all the time. If you don't want to do that, someone else will and they'll get the rooms.
Transfers To and From Resort
• Waldorf Astoria Ithaafushi is located in South Malé Atoll, 23km southwest of Malé and Velana International Airport [MLE] (also known as Malé International Airport, previously known as Ibrahim Nasir International Airport)
• Transfer experience includes personal service for your group after luggage pick-up until arrival on the yacht; yacht includes dedicated server for champagne, non-alcoholic beverages, and light snacks. Departure experience on the yacht is the same, and your group be personally escorted through airline check-in until airport security.
• Pricing in 2021 is $650++, 2020 is $600++ per person, and 2019 it was $350++ per person per way ($1724.80 return inclusive of taxes for 2 passengers). The price for kids 5 and under is complimentary while kids 6-11 years old are charged $300++ per person. If the yacht is not available, a speedboat will be provided by the resort. If this happens, you may be refunded the yacht transfer fee.
• Pricing for 2022 will increase to $730++ for adults and $365++ children 6-12, see website by clicking here.
• Pricing for 2023 will increase to $780++ for adults ($995.28 nett) and $390++ for children 6-12
• The resort offers the ability to redeem Hilton Honors points for your transfer, .strValue1=all&promoGroupList[1].strValue1=en_US&qt[0].type=fieldsearch&qt[0].name=panname_country_s&qt[0].value1=MDV&rc=24&sort=timeleft_asc]click here.
• See this post for a detailed review of the yacht transfer (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• Third party transfers are not permitted by the resort.
• Transfer to / from Conrad Maldives Rangali Island: A private seaplane transfer from the Waldorf to the Conrad, taking approximately 25 minutes, is approximately USD 8,125++. Most guests travel between the resort booking the standard round trip seaplane from Male to Rangali and then the Yacht transfer round trip from Male to Waldorf.
Time
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi time has been set one hour ahead of Male’ time to give an extra hour of daylight each day. For ease, set phone or Dhaka Sri Lanka time zone.
Resort Information / Spa / Activities
• WA Ithaafushi is made up of three islands (95% man-made)
• There are 2 standalone OWVs (Over Water Villas) and 121 villas in total
• Click here (Hilton's website) or here (dedicated website) to visit the resort on the web
• The kids club (one of the biggest in the Maldives) is for children between 4 to 11 years. Click here for detailed information and here for the schedule. Click here, here and here for basic reviews and comprehensive sets of pictures (All courtesy of Traveler Dave)
• See this and this post for info on the Christmas Eve and New Years Eve Gala Fee
• Click here to visit the resort's listing on TripAdvisor
• Tennis courts: See this post
• For a new map of the resort click here
> For the old map of the resort click here * Note that this map is orientated north and so the SUNRISE and SUNSET written on it are incorrect. Also note that you receive a black and white map when you arrive and this is not as good nor as detailed as the one posted here. For comments on the quality of the map, click here
• Snorkelling spots and other info 3e4sd:Link to post: (Courtesy of AirForceFlyer)
• Scuba Diving pics :Link to post: (Courtesy of Traveler Dave)
• Activities Brochure (prices as of July 2019)
• Spa pics and review :Link to post: (Courtesy of Traveler Dave)
• Wellness Programme :Link to post: (Courtesy of AirForceFlyer)
Resort Information - F&B and Menus
• The resort has 11 restaurants / bars
• Kids under 6 eat free when ordering from the dedicated kids menu (all restaurants except the adult only ones have kids menu; does not apply to in-room dining)
• Some restaurant menus are available in PDF format on the resort's website. Click here to visit the relevant page on their website
• Menus for most restaurants as of early October 2020: See this post
• For pictures of most of the menus: Part 1 and Part 2
• Dining Programme / restaurant opening times: See this post and the post below it
• IVD (In Villa Dining) menus: See this post
• Yasmeen - Menu version discussion here.
• Terra is $298.00++ per person. As of December 2019, the set menu includes Amuse Brioche (3 selections per person), a starter (tuna, avocado, caviar), 2 courses highlighting lobster and wagyu beef with a pallet cleanse in between, a dessert course, then finishing with 3 additional sweet selections per person.
• The Ledge - See this post. Note that this menu changes daily but there are probably only 2 for each day and 14 in total (7 for lunch and 7 for dinner). Chefs rotate to the resort from Burnt Ends in Singapore.
+ Peacock Alley 1/2 priced drinks daily after 9:30pm. High-quality cocktails and liquors available at a very affordable price ranging from $13-$15 post discount
+ Tasting Table full buffet breakfast with made to order entrees and complimentary Champagne for $65++/person or Free for Hilton Diamond / Gold
+ Glow and Yasmeen wine selections are priced in the $65 - $85 ++ range per bottle.
• Lunch can be purchased at the main pool or beach from Nava or The Ledge. The majority of lunch entrees cost $30-$50++. Lunch is also available at Tasting Table, Tangled, or In Villa Dining.
• A new pizza oven was flown in from Italy to replace the original oven installed at Nava, and an Italian chef traveled to the resort to work with the team to elevate pizza quality in early December of 2019.
• During festive season 2019, the resort introduced a lobster & champagne dinner on the beach, including tasting stations, free flow champagne, and a live band for $298++ per person.
Miscellaneous Information
• Villa pool depth: See this post
• Best snorkelling spots: See this post and this post
• Complimentary water (in villa): See this post
• Walking / getting around the resort: See this post
• Sunset / Sunrise at the resort: See this post and this post
• Power outlet configuration: See this post
Elite member benefits:
Hilton Honors GOLD MEMBERS:
- Full breakfast at Tasting Table
- In-villa VIP welcome bottle of wine and fruits
- Complimentary daily afternoon delights (see here for pic) with a fine selection of beverages crafted by mixologist and sommelier from 16:00 to 17:00 at Peacock Alley. Note The afternoon delights have been removed and replaced with a bowl of nuts or crisps for example
- 50% special offer on selected beverages at Nava Beach Club from 22:00 to 23:30
- Full breakfast at Tasting Table
- Free item from the kids menu for kids under 6 y.o. (staff are somewhat flexible on this age limit)
- In-villa VIP welcome Champagne, sweet and savoury amenities, note this could be downgraded to a bottle of red wine.
- [Diamond only benefit] With a selected 60-minute massage, enjoy a complimentary additional 30-minute at Waldorf Astoria Spa
- Complimentary daily afternoon delights (see here for pic) with a fine selection of beverages crafted by mixologist and sommelier from 16:00 to 17:00 at Peacock Alley. Note : The afternoon delights have been removed and replaced with a bowl of nuts or crisps for example
- 50% special offer on selected beverages at Nava Beach Club from 22:00 to 23:30 (January 2021: Currently at Peacock Alley as Nava closes at 7pm due to Covid-19 service changes)
Accommodation:
At opening the resort defined Beach Villas as the lowest category of accommodation (only this category bookable with points). The next highest category was Reef Villas then above that, the Overwater Villas. Note: villas on the Private Island do not count.
This will change in 2020. Quote from the resort "Please be informed that for next year we have changed our villa category. Kindly note that the Reef Villa will be our base category, next will be the Overwater Villa and then the Beach Villa. Basically the Beach Villa will be a higher category compared to reef Villa and Overwater Villa."
See this post for the conversation related to this. Pricing has changed as well to reflect this. See below for 2020 pricing.
Note that as of August 2019 the BV is still available to book on points in 2020. This may change, however.
Prices - Accommodation (2020):
***** March 2020 Figures *****
• Beach Villa USD 2630
• Overwater Villa USD 2430
• Reef Villa USD 1930
Prices - Accommodation (2019):
***** July 2019 Figures *****
• 2 Bedroom Beach Villa with Pool USD 3850
• 2 Bedroom Over Water Villa with Pool USD 4350
***** October 2019 Figures *****
• Beach Villa USD 2100
• Grand Beach Villa USD 2300
• Reef Villa USD 2300
• Grand Reef Villa USD 2500
• Overwater Villa USD 2500
• Grand Overwater Villa USD 2700
***** Upgrade Costs - Jul 2019 *****
• Two Bedroom Beach - US 2000
• Two Bedroom Grand Beach - US 2200
• Two Bedroom Reef - US 2200
• Two Bedroom Overwater - US 2400
***** Upgrade Costs - Oct 2019 *****
• Reef Villa USD 200
• OWV USD 400
Villa Types and Abbreviations used in this thread (listed in order from most basic to most luxurious)
-- BVs (Beach Villas) --
BV (Beach Villa)
GBV (Grand Beach Villa)
-- RVs (Reef Villas) --
RV (Reef Villa, the Garden Villa category shown in the pre-opening promo video)
GRV (Grand Reef Villa, also a type of Garden Villa shown in the pre-opening promo video)
-- OWVs (Over Water Villas) aka Ocean Villas in rewards booking --
OV (Overwater Villa)
GOV (Grand Overwater Villa)
SMR (Stella Maris Residences)
-- Occupancy Information --
See this post for maximum occupancy of each villa type
Villa Selection
• See this post and this post
• Privacy - Beach Villas: For pics, info and opinions, see the following posts; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Travel & Safety Information
• The Maldives is listed in Category 1 (the highest category) on the
WHO Zika virus classification table. However, don't let that scare you because as of April 13, 2017 there has only been one confirmed case of Zika in the Maldives
• Click here for information related to the single Zika infection in the Maldives (reported in January of that year)
Contact
• General Enquiries: [email protected]
• Reservations Department: [email protected]
• Tel: +960-4000-300
• Click here for hilton site and click here for Waldorf Maldives website
Weather:
Note: since the resort is close to Mahibadhoo (where there is a weather station), I have added this info from the Conrad Maldives thread as both resorts are close by and the weather will be the same as far as forecasts go (MaldivesFreak)
• General info on weather in the Maldives: Link 1 Link 2 (Maldivian government website)
• Recommended Android weather app: eWeather HD. See this post for detailed info on the app, settings, tips and general weather info (Courtesy of MaldivesFreak)
• Want to get an idea about the weather in the month of August? Click here to read a post from a FT member that spends 2 weeks at Rangali during this month (Courtesy of Splotly)
Pictures - Resort under construction:
• January, 2018 :Link to post:
• June, 2018 :Link to post:
• Approx October, 2018 :Link to post:
• January, 2019 :Link to post:
Pictures & Videos - Post-opening:
• General pics of the resort (July, 2019) :Link to post: (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• The Stella Maris exclusive! :Link to post with links to videos: (Courtesy of alanslegal)
• Breakfast buffet at Tasting Table - Post #1 :Link to post: (Courtesy of alanslegal)
• Breakfast buffet at Tasting Table - Post #2 :Link to post: (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• Breakfast buffet at Tasting Table - Post #3 :Link to post: (Courtesy of Traveler Dave)
• Breakfast buffet at Tasting Table - Post #4 :Link to post: (Courtesy of Another Getaway)
• IVD(in villa dining) :Link to post: (Courtesy of Stivelio)
• Terra (views from all 7 'cages') :Link to post: (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• Terra and Family Pool :Link to post with link to video: (Courtesy of alanslegal)
• Reef Villa with sunset view :Link to post: (Courtesy of Stivelio)
• Views in the direction of Male (night & day pics) :Link to post 1: (Courtesy of wekxbrainx) :Link to post 2: (Courtesy of jphripjah)
• Bicycle tour :Link to post:
• Various resort and villa pics from a stay in November 2019 :Link to post: (Courtesy of aspenedelen)
Reviews:
• Review by Jermyn
• Review by goldelite8
• Review by escape4
• Review by Falcons05 (text only)
Historical Information for high rollers:
+ $135 shisha, Check out this post
+ If you do NOT have Gold/Diamond status with Free breakfast AND you decide NOT to pay the $65++ for full buffet at Tasting Table, then you may or may not encounter a $35 charge for a single egg
+ 106,000 dollar bottle of wine: Click
here for a picture of the wine menu (reactions follow on subsequent pages)
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi {MDV}
Aug 10, 2021, 10:27 pm
#1186
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 138
Trip Report 4July-11July
This is a little overdue, but I decided it may be helpful to have a full trip report of my recent experience at the WA Maldives from last month (trip was for 2, same-sex married couple to anyone concerned about that). We booked 7 nights using Hilton Free Night Awards. Our trip was initially supposed to be 3 nights in Malaysia + 4 nights at WA Maldives. Due to covid, we switched it to 3 nights StR instead, but since Maldives forbade interisland transfers, we decided to just spend the entire week at WA. We arrived to the Maldives in a combination of Southwest, Swiss first, and Etihad business. Upon arriving to the airport, make sure to use the business/first class line for immigration. It was difficult to notice, but made immigration much much faster. They didn't really check who used it, so it was more or less free for all. That said, my review is going to be food review heavy (since I love love food).
General
Service
We thought that we would be hungry at the resort since we didn't want to spend too much on food, thus we brought many snacks from home. We ended not needing any of the snacks, since we ended up indulging ourselves in many of the restaurants at the resort. Breakfast helped save a lot of money during the stay though, and kept us full until at least our dinner reservations usually at 7pm. I will breakdown our costs below (total after tax for two people, and my personal rating):
All around amazing experience at the WA, and would recommend anyone planning to go to the Maldives to come here. As much as I enjoyed our 7 night stay, the resort, however, was devoid of any authentic/genuine cultural experience, and it was truly just a luxury resort in the middle of the ocean. I would imagine a stay of ~4nights would be sufficient to experience the best parts of the resort, and then continuing onwards to something perhaps more culturally fulfilling (of course that is very dependent on the type of traveler you are). The service felt genuine, and everything went very smoothly without any hiccups throughout our stay. To those looking forward to their first trip to the WA, I hope this review helped!
General
- Airport: We quickly spotted hotel staff with a WA sign after exiting immigration area, and were quickly whisked away to the yacht transport
- Yacht: Transport was extremely bumpy for the first 20-30min, that I almost fell out of the bathroom when coming out, but I still cannot believe it is $800/RT. They offered complimentary snacks and drinks on board.
- Arrival: We were offered welcome drinks, and then our concierge gave us a resort tour, and that was when we exchanged WhatsApp contact information to keep in touch during the stay. Since we arrived at around 10am resort time, we were temporarily placed in an overwater villa as a day-use villa, and then at around 4pm, we were whisked to our actual room
- Bikes: Riding around the property was very convenient, and made it a breeze to get from one end of the property to the other end in around 10min leisurely
- Snorkeling: We mainly did our snorkeling around the diving center, as we were told that was the best area (house reef)
- Activities: While there were many to choose from, many were expensive, so we opted to do the glass bottom kayaking around the resort for an hour for $30 after tax. We also joined a sunset fishing excursion ($135 after tax/pp) and were able to keep the fish for dinner at either Peacock Alley or Tasting Table. Sunset fishing was the best deal (still overpriced for fishing), but the boat was upscale and clean, and we even got cold towels after it was all over and it was relaxing to watch the sun set while floating in the ocean.
- Laundry: We decided to submit 2 pairs of pants for laundry service prior to their 11am cutoff, and they were delivered back to us before dinner
- Happy Hour: many drinks to choose from, but the menu stays the same day to day. Pina colada was not on the menu included for the hilton honors happy hour, but they never charged us when we got it (pina colada was our favorite drink during happy hour). There is also a chefs special every day, and those were rather creative and I made sure to try it every time. Canapes for us were either roasted nuts or truffle potato chips.
- Lighting: Shoutout to the amazing team that designed the lighting on the resort, both indoors and outdoors. Makes walking around at night very comforting and immersive
- Foliage: Amazing. Just amazing. I cannot believe the island is completely artificial. The resort is packed full of plants, some very large ones as if they have been there for many decades. Flowers were abundant, and it felt very islandy, and well curated.
- We stayed in the base reef villa, and failed to get any type of upgrade during the stay. I believe our concierge mentioned that it was 70% full when we were there.
- There was housekeeping twice a day (morning housekeeping usually happened around breakfast time - noon, and turndown service was around 7pm-9pm)
- Every evening, there was some kind of turndown service snack left by housekeeping (and never repeated during our 7 day stay, and the jars are super cute). It is the same housekeeper who works on your villa the entire stay. For July 4, they even left an entire cake for us during turn down service, decked out in red/white/blue and a few cookies. Very unexpected to be celebrating July 4th on the other side of the world in the Maldives.
- Outdoor shower was unbelievably fun, both for the overwater villa, and the reef villas.
- Almost everything can be controlled through an iPad (lighting, blinds, fan)
- The scent that they use inside the room is intoxicatingly delicious. We were obsessed. Housekeeping would give a few extra spritzes before leaving, making the room smell like heaven. Difficult to describe. If you want to maximize the scent, place the bottle of scent sticks under a fan on high.
Service
- Throughout the stay, we were greeted by various high level staff, such as Guest Relations, head chefs of various restaurants, directory of culinary experience, etc to name just a few
- Upon arriving to our actual villa, we received a large celebratory honeymoon cake, as well as a large platter of fruits. The cake was two tiered and very delicious.
- Buggy requests completed exclusively by your concierge, at least it was the case for us
- Lady at the diving center who helped us prepare the snorkeling gear was very nice, and packed everything we needed (snorkel & fins) into a carrying bag for ease of bringing around the resort
We thought that we would be hungry at the resort since we didn't want to spend too much on food, thus we brought many snacks from home. We ended not needing any of the snacks, since we ended up indulging ourselves in many of the restaurants at the resort. Breakfast helped save a lot of money during the stay though, and kept us full until at least our dinner reservations usually at 7pm. I will breakdown our costs below (total after tax for two people, and my personal rating):
- Breakfast (free with Diamond status): The spread was mostly predictable day to day, as some food items never change (noodle bar, congee, charcuterie, cheese), and many items change but remain the same type of item (pork sausage one day, chicken the next, etc). Dessert was definitely one of their strong suits, unfortunately the crispiness of the pastry still succumbed to the humid Maldivian weather. Their fruit variety was also exciting, sometimes with longan, rambutan, dragon fruit (probably season dependent). You can also make custom juice orders depending on what they have available, we always asked for mango juice and it was hit or miss whether they were offering it.
- Shimizu ($231 7.5/10): Sushi rolls were filling and a good deal, the fresh Maldivian reef fish was cooked well. Tempura was a little oily. Best restaurant for panoramic view of the resort
- soft shell crab roll 7/10
- tempura shrimp sushi 7/10
- foie gras in orange miso sauce 8/10
- selection of veggie tempura 7/10
- Maldivian reef fish 7.5/10
- Yasmeen ($343 8/10): HUGE PORTIONS, but also because we got their set menu for 2. The variety was the most exciting part, plus watching the cook prepare fresh pita and other arabic breads in their flaming oven. We chose the meat main course, and most of the meats were cooked perfectly. The restaurant was decorated very nicely as well. Make sure to come here with an empty stomach if you want to finish everything on the set menu, and don't stuff yourself with the bread
- Li Long ($488 4/10): Here, was also got the set menu, and we were severely disappointed. Peking duck was chewy, meat was powdery. Everything was too salty and overpowering, nothing like delicate and balanced flavors of Chinese cuisine. For example, they paired an overly flavored black pepper wagyu with salty fried rice, white rice would've been better. Similarly, their XO sauce pales in comparison to even the ones you could find at a typical Chinese grocer. Would not recommend, however the restaurant itself looks stunning.
- peking duck 2/10
- hot and sour soup with seafood 6/10
- wok fried fresh maldivian lobster with ginger and spring onions 7/10
- stir fried mixed seafood with asparagus in XO sauce 5/10
- black pepper wagyu beef tenderloin 4/10
- Fu Jian style fried rice with roasted duck and chicken 2/10
- chilled lemongrass jelly with lime sorbet 8/10
- Terra ($821 9.5/10): Shocking price, but I personally thought the set menu was worth it. Make sure to arrive first to sit at the highest bamboo nest! I have been to over a handful of 3 michelin stars, and although less imaginative compared to those experiences, the food was consistently delicious! Portions were well balanced, and the presentation of the food was fantastic (especially the sorbet served in an ice tear drop). I would highly recommend splurging on this experience if you had to choose just one restaurant.
- Tasting Table ($148 9/10): Doesn't exactly count, since we had gone sunset fishing and caught some humpback and red snappers. They charged a fee to have the fish cooked. Fish is my favorite meat protein, and they cooked the fish absolutely perfectly. There was nothing to fault them for. Paired with the perfect garlic butter, and curry sauce made for a perfect meal. We were able to pick two sides as well, but the fries and fried rice were only alright.
- Amber ($73 7/10): We got two drinks, and an oyster rockefeller. Fun experience watching the sunset, and the drinks were pretty good!
- The Ledge ($493 9/10): Maybe don't be like us and order 10 items for 2... but it was the only way to try everything we wanted! The head chef was amazing, and invited us for a kitchen tour, and insisted we take a picture with the entire team (it was a slow day for them), and also insisted treating us to a dessert even though we were very very full!
- garlic bread 7/10
- fish and chips 7/10
- steak frites 7/10
- jamaican chicken & lime crema 9/10
- beef marmalade & house pickles 9/10
- peri peri chicken 8.5/10
- maldivian lobster with garlic brown butter sauce 8/10
- spiced lamb chops 7/10
- ledge burger 4/10
- island pavlova (compliments of the chef 9/10)
- Nava ($91 5/10): It was average food, with ok ambience. Wouldn't really recommend unless you're trying to save some money
- lamb shawarma 4/10
- pizza vegetariana 6/10
- frutti di mare 2/10 (so bad we sent it back), seafood was unbelievably chewy
- We went in the middle of rainy season, and yet, we only had 1.5 days of rain during our 7 days. We had one day that was completely clear, and the other days were a mix of clouds and clear skies
- Dark Sky: When the sky is clear, you can truly make out the milky way. It wasn't too hard to find an area on the resort that is dark
- No need to trust the weather reports, they were never correct
- Covid Test: The staff member came into our villa and did both an oral swab, and a nasal swab (separately). The end cost was $70/pp
- Masks: Everyone was masked, and I did not feel unsafe especially since I was already vaccinated. They did, however, immediately encourage everyone to demask once we arrived at the resort since "it's a vacation, time to relax!". Masks were only required when entering the breakfast buffet room
All around amazing experience at the WA, and would recommend anyone planning to go to the Maldives to come here. As much as I enjoyed our 7 night stay, the resort, however, was devoid of any authentic/genuine cultural experience, and it was truly just a luxury resort in the middle of the ocean. I would imagine a stay of ~4nights would be sufficient to experience the best parts of the resort, and then continuing onwards to something perhaps more culturally fulfilling (of course that is very dependent on the type of traveler you are). The service felt genuine, and everything went very smoothly without any hiccups throughout our stay. To those looking forward to their first trip to the WA, I hope this review helped!
Last edited by gbongc; Aug 11, 2021 at 8:22 pm Reason: additional details
Aug 11, 2021, 7:49 pm
#1187
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: DC
Programs: AA PPRO, HH Diamond, National EE
Posts: 603
This is a little overdue, but I decided it may be helpful to have a full trip report of my recent experience at the WA Maldives from last month (trip was for 2, same-sex married couple to anyone concerned about that). We booked 7 nights using Hilton Free Night Awards. Our trip was initially supposed to be 3 nights in Malaysia + 4 nights at WA Maldives. Due to covid, we switched it to 3 nights StR instead, but since Maldives forbade interisland transfers, we decided to just spend the entire week at WA. We arrived to the Maldives in a combination of Southwest, Swiss first, and Etihad business. Upon arriving to the airport, make sure to use the business/first class line for immigration. It was difficult to notice, but made immigration much much faster. They didn't really check who used it, so it was more or less free for all. That said, my review is going to be food review heavy (since I love love food).
General
Service
We thought that we would be hungry at the resort since we didn't want to spend too much on food, thus we brought many snacks from home. We ended not needing any of the snacks, since we ended up indulging ourselves in many of the restaurants at the resort. Breakfast helped save a lot of money during the stay though, and kept us full until at least our dinner reservations usually at 7pm. I will breakdown our costs below (total after tax for two people, and my personal rating):
All around amazing experience at the WA, and would recommend anyone planning to go to the Maldives to come here. As much as I enjoyed our 7 night stay, the resort, however, was devoid of any authentic/genuine cultural experience, and it was truly just a luxury resort in the middle of the ocean. I would imagine a stay of ~4nights would be sufficient to experience the best parts of the resort, and then continuing onwards to something perhaps more culturally fulfilling (of course that is very dependent on the type of traveler you are). The service felt genuine, and everything went very smoothly without any hiccups throughout our stay. To those looking forward to their first trip to the WA, I hope this review helped!
General
- Airport: We quickly spotted hotel staff with a WA sign after exiting immigration area, and were quickly whisked away to the yacht transport
- Yacht: Transport was extremely bumpy for the first 20-30min, that I almost fell out of the bathroom when coming out, but I still cannot believe it is $800/RT. They offered complimentary snacks and drinks on board.
- Arrival: We were offered welcome drinks, and then our concierge gave us a resort tour, and that was when we exchanged WhatsApp contact information to keep in touch during the stay. Since we arrived at around 10am resort time, we were temporarily placed in an overwater villa as a day-use villa, and then at around 4pm, we were whisked to our actual room
- Bikes: Riding around the property was very convenient, and made it a breeze to get from one end of the property to the other end in around 10min leisurely
- Snorkeling: We mainly did our snorkeling around the diving center, as we were told that was the best area (house reef)
- Activities: While there were many to choose from, many were expensive, so we opted to do the glass bottom kayaking around the resort for an hour for $30 after tax. We also joined a sunset fishing excursion ($135 after tax/pp) and were able to keep the fish for dinner at either Peacock Alley or Tasting Table. Sunset fishing was the best deal (still overpriced for fishing), but the boat was upscale and clean, and we even got cold towels after it was all over and it was relaxing to watch the sun set while floating in the ocean.
- Laundry: We decided to submit 2 pairs of pants for laundry service prior to their 11am cutoff, and they were delivered back to us before dinner
- Happy Hour: many drinks to choose from, but the menu stays the same day to day. Pina colada was not on the menu included for the hilton honors happy hour, but they never charged us when we got it (pina colada was our favorite drink during happy hour). There is also a chefs special every day, and those were rather creative and I made sure to try it every time. Canapes for us were either roasted nuts or truffle potato chips.
- Lighting: Shoutout to the amazing team that designed the lighting on the resort, both indoors and outdoors. Makes walking around at night very comforting and immersive
- Foliage: Amazing. Just amazing. I cannot believe the island is completely artificial. The resort is packed full of plants, some very large ones as if they have been there for many decades. Flowers were abundant, and it felt very islandy, and well curated.
- We stayed in the base reef villa, and failed to get any type of upgrade during the stay. I believe our concierge mentioned that it was 70% full when we were there.
- There was housekeeping twice a day (morning housekeeping usually happened around breakfast time - noon, and turndown service was around 7pm-9pm)
- Every evening, there was some kind of turndown service snack left by housekeeping (and never repeated during our 7 day stay, and the jars are super cute). It is the same housekeeper who works on your villa the entire stay. For July 4, they even left an entire cake for us during turn down service, decked out in red/white/blue and a few cookies. Very unexpected to be celebrating July 4th on the other side of the world in the Maldives.
- Outdoor shower was unbelievably fun, both for the overwater villa, and the reef villas.
- Almost everything can be controlled through an iPad (lighting, blinds, fan)
- The scent that they use inside the room is intoxicatingly delicious. We were obsessed. Housekeeping would give a few extra spritzes before leaving, making the room smell like heaven. Difficult to describe. If you want to maximize the scent, place the bottle of scent sticks under a fan on high.
Service
- Throughout the stay, we were greeted by various high level staff, such as Guest Relations, head chefs of various restaurants, directory of culinary experience, etc to name just a few
- Buggy requests completed exclusively by your concierge, at least it was the case for us
- Lady at the diving center who helped us prepare the snorkeling gear was very nice, and packed everything we needed (snorkel & fins) into a carrying bag for ease of bringing around the resort
We thought that we would be hungry at the resort since we didn't want to spend too much on food, thus we brought many snacks from home. We ended not needing any of the snacks, since we ended up indulging ourselves in many of the restaurants at the resort. Breakfast helped save a lot of money during the stay though, and kept us full until at least our dinner reservations usually at 7pm. I will breakdown our costs below (total after tax for two people, and my personal rating):
- Breakfast (free with Diamond status): The spread was mostly predictable day to day, as some food items never change (noodle bar, congee, charcuterie, cheese), and many items change but remain the same type of item (pork sausage one day, chicken the next, etc). Dessert was definitely one of their strong suits, unfortunately the crispiness of the pastry still succumbed to the humid Maldivian weather. Their fruit variety was also exciting, sometimes with longan, rambutan, dragon fruit (probably season dependent). You can also make custom juice orders depending on what they have available, we always asked for mango juice and it was hit or miss whether they were offering it.
- Shimizu ($231 7.5/10): Sushi rolls were filling and a good deal, the fresh Maldivian reef fish was cooked well. Tempura was a little oily. Best restaurant for panoramic view of the resort
- soft shell crab roll 7/10
- tempura shrimp sushi 7/10
- foie gras in orange miso sauce 8/10
- selection of veggie tempura 7/10
- Maldivian reef fish 7.5/10
- Yasmeen ($343 8/10): HUGE PORTIONS, but also because we got their set menu for 2. The variety was the most exciting part, plus watching the cook prepare fresh pita and other arabic breads in their flaming oven. We chose the meat main course, and most of the meats were cooked perfectly. The restaurant was decorated very nicely as well. Make sure to come here with an empty stomach if you want to finish everything on the set menu, and don't stuff yourself with the bread
- Li Long ($488 4/10): Here, was also got the set menu, and we were severely disappointed. Peking duck was chewy, meat was powdery. Everything was too salty and overpowering, nothing like delicate and balanced flavors of Chinese cuisine. For example, they paired an overly flavored black pepper wagyu with salty fried rice, white rice would've been better. Similarly, their XO sauce pales in comparison to even the ones you could find at a typical Chinese grocer. Would not recommend, however the restaurant itself looks stunning.
- peking duck 2/10
- hot and sour soup with seafood 6/10
- wok fried fresh maldivian lobster with ginger and spring onions 7/10
- stir fried mixed seafood with asparagus in XO sauce 5/10
- black pepper wagyu beef tenderloin 4/10
- Fu Jian style fried rice with roasted duck and chicken 2/10
- chilled lemongrass jelly with lime sorbet 8/10
- Terra ($821 9.5/10): Shocking price, but I personally thought the set menu was worth it. Make sure to arrive first to sit at the highest bamboo nest! I have been to over a handful of 3 michelin stars, and although less imaginative compared to those experiences, the food was consistently delicious! Portions were well balanced, and the presentation of the food was fantastic (especially the sorbet served in an ice tear drop). I would highly recommend splurging on this experience if you had to choose just one restaurant.
- Tasting Table ($148 9/10): Doesn't exactly count, since we had gone sunset fishing and caught some humpback and red snappers. They charged a fee to have the fish cooked. Fish is my favorite meat protein, and they cooked the fish absolutely perfectly. There was nothing to fault them for. Paired with the perfect garlic butter, and curry sauce made for a perfect meal. We were able to pick two sides as well, but the fries and fried rice were only alright.
- Amber ($73 7/10): We got two drinks, and an oyster rockefeller. Fun experience watching the sunset, and the drinks were pretty good!
- The Ledge ($493 9/10): Maybe don't be like us and order 10 items for 2... but it was the only way to try everything we wanted! The head chef was amazing, and invited us for a kitchen tour, and insisted we take a picture with the entire team (it was a slow day for them), and also insisted treating us to a dessert even though we were very very full!
- garlic bread 7/10
- fish and chips 7/10
- steak frites 7/10
- jamaican chicken & lime crema 9/10
- beef marmalade & house pickles 9/10
- peri peri chicken 8.5/10
- maldivian lobster with garlic brown butter sauce 8/10
- spiced lamb chops 7/10
- ledge burger 4/10
- island pavlova (compliments of the chef 9/10)
- Nava ($91 5/10): It was average food, with ok ambience. Wouldn't really recommend unless you're trying to save some money
- lamb shawarma 4/10
- pizza vegetariana 6/10
- frutti di mare 2/10 (so bad we sent it back), seafood was unbelievably chewy
- We went in the middle of rainy season, and yet, we only had 1.5 days of rain during our 7 days. We had one day that was completely clear, and the other days were a mix of clouds and clear skies
- Dark Sky: When the sky is clear, you can truly make out the milky way. It wasn't too hard to find an area on the resort that is dark
- No need to trust the weather reports, they were never correct
- Covid Test: The staff member came into our villa and did both an oral swab, and a nasal swab (separately). The end cost was $70/pp
- Masks: Everyone was masked, and I did not feel unsafe especially since I was already vaccinated. They did, however, immediately encourage everyone to demask once we arrived at the resort since "it's a vacation, time to relax!". Masks were only required when entering the breakfast buffet room
All around amazing experience at the WA, and would recommend anyone planning to go to the Maldives to come here. As much as I enjoyed our 7 night stay, the resort, however, was devoid of any authentic/genuine cultural experience, and it was truly just a luxury resort in the middle of the ocean. I would imagine a stay of ~4nights would be sufficient to experience the best parts of the resort, and then continuing onwards to something perhaps more culturally fulfilling (of course that is very dependent on the type of traveler you are). The service felt genuine, and everything went very smoothly without any hiccups throughout our stay. To those looking forward to their first trip to the WA, I hope this review helped!
Aug 11, 2021, 8:20 pm
#1188
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 138
We never asked to take any leftovers since we couldn't heat up the food, and we knew we would be too full to eat any leftover day after day
Aug 12, 2021, 11:08 am
#1189
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 47
Approx 120 days before my booked visit by booking will no longer let me cancel in the app despite being inside the cancellation window (I don’t want to cancel just curious as to why it’s changed) and under payment information it no longer has my card just the text waive GTD/deposit. Does anyone have any idea why?
Aug 12, 2021, 11:31 am
#1190
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: DC
Programs: AA PPRO, HH Diamond, National EE
Posts: 603
Aug 12, 2021, 11:44 am
#1191
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 221
Approx 120 days before my booked visit by booking will no longer let me cancel in the app despite being inside the cancellation window (I don’t want to cancel just curious as to why it’s changed) and under payment information it no longer has my card just the text waive GTD/deposit. Does anyone have any idea why?
Aug 12, 2021, 11:56 am
#1192
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: DC
Programs: AA PPRO, HH Diamond, National EE
Posts: 603
Aug 12, 2021, 1:44 pm
#1194
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: IAH
Programs: HH Diamond, Bonvoy something
Posts: 126
Approx 120 days before my booked visit by booking will no longer let me cancel in the app despite being inside the cancellation window (I don’t want to cancel just curious as to why it’s changed) and under payment information it no longer has my card just the text waive GTD/deposit. Does anyone have any idea why?
Aug 12, 2021, 2:44 pm
#1195
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: United Silver, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 988
Not an odd question to me since I have young kids, so sometimes grabbing something that doesn't really go bad like fries or some bread made sense in case they got hungry later on. That said, they make you sign a waiver so that you don't try to blame them if you get sick.
Aug 14, 2021, 10:52 pm
#1199
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,347