mb123

MaldivesFreak

Funny, I didn't know it was a bed & breakfast.....or an inn, LOL!
Must take the cake for most expensive B&B / inn, that's for sure.

Anyway, onto more serious stuff. The review looks a bit plastic. The first two sentences are "Everything you’ve ever imagined the Maldives to be is true and more at the Waldorf Astoria. This is the epitome of understated luxury." sounds like something professionally written and out of a travel brochure or directly from their website.
Then there's a single sentence with what would be commonly found in a review by a normal traveller, i.e; not a blogger / reviewer. Then we move on to more cliches and advertising language with "The individual private villas are so chic and comfortable. Highlights include expansive views of the Indian Ocean, private pool and a glass floor in changing area."

And funny how there is mention of the quality of the food and the limited menu.....things that have been the topic of conversation here in the last week. Take this for example "The most surprising of all is that the food on the island was world class." but he says earlier that it's not his first trip to the Maldives and insinuates he has already had experience(s) with luxury resorts; "It’s not my first time to the Maldives and this resort has basically spoilt my ideals of what luxury could be." Hmmm.....my suspicions deepen.

Another thing that stands out and that is there's perfect English from a native speaker of the language then suddenly broken grammar ".....I especially enjoyed the casual restaurant by the food where the limited menu is all down to perfection." and a spelling mistake (could well be unintentional) in wether. That broken grammar is not something that is broken by word order, either.

Last but not least, there's a small contradiction with the fact that he travelled with friends but he says "Wether it’s for a romantic couples get away or a family trip"

I will check that TA account out when I come back from the gym tonight. It seems on the surface, at least from the profile, to be legit as there are 100+ contributions and 15 helpful votes but you never know. Could well be a shill account as it looks to be written for a purpose and then some broken English inserted to throw people off. That kind of distraction works well enough on a subconscious level but to someone whose profession is in the field of language it, and all the other anomalies, stand out like a sore thumb.

And a question for you guys that are very familiar with TA. Don't they have to get a minimum of 5 or 10 reviews before the hotel is given a, actual rating out of 5? Maybe it was like that before but has changed. Not sure.

Smurfettepharoh

I had inquired WA if they complimentary floaters.
She replied, "they have floaters."
so the answer, if the floaters are complimentary, remains unclear.

goliath

Well, if this was indeed your question, then the question was unclear and I can't blame them for an unclear answer:

"I had inquired WA if they complimentary floaters."

Moflav

Maybe they had a difficult time with the definition of "Floater"

1. An undesirable person who hangs out in a particular area despite being discouraged not to

2. A piece of fecal matter that won't go down the toilet when flushed

3. A corpse floating on the water

Gold_Member

Stivelio

Our flight gets there around 2.30 pm local time and so you will be probably be the first to arrive there. I will have to call the property and get my pickup confirmed. I have been really busy with work and forgot to send them the flight details.

Eschalon

alanslegal

So its 4pm Maldivian time on the 4th, we arrive later tonight for supposedly an early morning yacht ride to the resort tomorrow .... no transfer confirmation from resort yet but we will not get in touch with them because they said they will handle it a few weeks back. Let's see. Wish us a comfy economy flight on Scare Asia 72 from KUL now.

mikewhyatt

I like this experiment. So many variables, I'm curious to hear how this exactly plays out.

jphripjah

If they know your flight details, it should be a matter of you land, you look for the dude holding a placard with your name, and if he's not there, you ask another dude holding a totally different placard "Where'e the booth for Waldorf Astoria Ithaafushi"? And if that doesn't work, ask for the booth for Conrad and then tell them to find the WA rep. Then they take you to the yacht. I think.

MaldivesFreak

He's overnighting IIRC. The resort will contact the hotel and let him know transfer times but yes, there should be someone there at arrivals for the meet n greet.

gallagher

Stivelio

Can someone please direct me to the post that had info about the best rooms for views and privacy for BV and RV?

mctravel1

This is hysterical. Literally laughed out loud!! Seriously though, why couldn't this work???