[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi {MDV}
Feb 23, 2019, 10:28 pm
#571
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
I am not surprised since this has hit various blogs as to how you can buy points from the ongoing HH points promo and stay at this hotel for only $470 a night instead of the $2000 that they want.
I got a friend who is not savvy at all when it comes to travel but he booked this with the instructions he found on his facebook stream. Not exactly a good way for this new hotel to start getting their huge investment back when you can get a 75% discount in seconds.
I got a friend who is not savvy at all when it comes to travel but he booked this with the instructions he found on his facebook stream. Not exactly a good way for this new hotel to start getting their huge investment back when you can get a 75% discount in seconds.
But if the points rooms come back after the sale ends in a couple days perhaps I am wrong.
TD
Feb 24, 2019, 1:04 am
#572
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 783
Thanks for your confirmation, when i look at the WA accomodations page on their site all I can find what appears the entry level accommodation is the King Beach Villa with pool. So, was there on availabilty for an accommodation just called "BEACH Villa" and has been taken down for now?
Think I've just answered my own question to TD.
The King Beach Villa with pool is back on availability at 120k a night, was not available last night when i was searching and certainly not showing for the agent on live chat.
Last edited by Canarsie; Apr 30, 2019 at 12:12 pm Reason: Consolidation.
Feb 24, 2019, 1:16 am
#573
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 3,457
You have, indeed. King Beach Villa with pool is the base accommodation here and should be available for 120k points per night ^
Feb 24, 2019, 1:38 am
#574
Join Date: May 2013
Location: GVA, BSL, ZRH
Programs: A3*, HH, club carlson: all gold and bonvoy plat
Posts: 466
OT PS Sorry for my late answer, my wife and I struggled to find out if we would celebrate our daughters first birthday anniversary on Feb 22nd or 23rd in 2020! Now we know
Feb 24, 2019, 1:45 am
#575
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 12,210
Points are all created equal, to a hotel, when redeemed. The WA has no idea what a person paid, or didn’t pay, for a point. I can’t imgine the sale had any impact on why they pulled the points reservations.
But if the points rooms come back after the sale ends in a couple days perhaps I am wrong.
TD
Feb 24, 2019, 1:50 am
#576
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 783
Where on the website does it show how many rooms are available for a particular accommodation per night?
Feb 24, 2019, 2:31 am
#577
Join Date: May 2013
Location: GVA, BSL, ZRH
Programs: A3*, HH, club carlson: all gold and bonvoy plat
Posts: 466
Just did a dummy booking with 10 rooms on Points! Without finalizing the booking process! so I must confess I can't be 100% sure that 10 rooms were really available. Still it was an indication for me
Feb 24, 2019, 2:59 am
#578
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 783
Availability up to Dec 16th @ 120k a night for KBV now, then off for a few weeks then back on and off for weekly bookings up until Feb 20. 😄
Feb 24, 2019, 3:47 am
#579
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Tokyo
Posts: 586
Seems nobody here has mentioned this, I wonder if I'm the only person who hunts for this kind of stuff. There is a new *Intercontinental set to open Oct 1st in the Maldives*. It might give Waldorf a run for its money.
Last edited by scwam; Feb 24, 2019 at 4:06 am
Feb 24, 2019, 4:21 am
#580
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: El Gouna , Hurghada (HRG)
Programs: BAEC:Silver ,IHG:Spire Amb ,QR:Silver,HH:Diamond
Posts: 374
Yeah, typical blackout (aka block-out) redemptions manipulation as they like to claim they don't do with a smile and a lie. Similar dates to a new IHG property (Intercontinental opening in Aug) here in Japan and once points booking became available for the last week of Dec, those 3 days suddenly were gone within just a few days of offering them. Doubt even a single room has been reserved on points so quickly. They have a sh..tload blocked out days each month from opening to support this suspicion (pretty much 75%+ of each month).
Feb 24, 2019, 7:42 am
#581
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: TPA
Programs: British, United,SW, Delta,Iberia,KLM, Qatar, IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Starwood, Radisson, Wyndham,
Posts: 255
Feb 24, 2019, 11:21 am
#583
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
But I doubt they get reimbursed a full cash paid amount, but I could be wrong.I was specifically commenting on points being acquired through the sale. No matter what a hotel gets reimbursed for on a points stay, I presume, the cost at which those points were acquired does not factor in to the equation.
Points for my stay came in the form of points purchased through the current sale and everyday spend on various Hilton brand cards. Those points were earned at 2X-12X points per dollar charged. I also used a “free” night certificate from my Aspire card renewal along with a cert gained by meeting $15K spend on a Hilton card.
In short, many ways to earn points and free nights. Many different costs to the end user and Hilton on acquiring/offering points. I doubt they could ever factor all that in determine a refund rate back to a hotel on a points reservation.
Clearly the WA, or any other resort, would prefer a full price reservation. But they will surely get more money on a points room than an empty room. The additional costs spent during the stay would of course be a nice bonus to the resort as well.
TD
Feb 24, 2019, 11:58 am
#584
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 1
Standard award redemption 120k pts/night available
Hi all,
I was randomly clicking and found standard award 120k points/night room types up again online. Dates I was playing around was Oct 9-11. Hope this helps!
I was randomly clicking and found standard award 120k points/night room types up again online. Dates I was playing around was Oct 9-11. Hope this helps!
Feb 24, 2019, 2:25 pm
#585
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
On another note, seems they are still looking for a specialty chef for their Arabian village style restaurant, Yasmeen.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/maldiv...168_KO9,23.htm
https://jobs.hilton.com/job/Chef-de-...ource=JB-13420