[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi {MDV}
Jul 12, 2019, 11:18 am
#1576
Join Date: May 2011
Location: London and Hong Kong
Programs: Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 118
Day 1 review
Yacht transfer. Met expectations
Check in: above expectations. Staff and GM were very friendly
villa: exceeded expectations. You can tell that the villas are “new”. Lots of cool features. I’ve enjoyed the different areas and it feels very comfortable.
Food: only had the chance to do inroom dining twice. I would say that this has fallen short of expectations massively. I ordered a steak sandwich which I would say was cooked just ok. Truffle fries are decent. Salad was just ok. Chicken tikka wrap was decent if not slightly messy. late evening dining was a disaster. Most of the food was cold. If I wasn’t hungry because of having had food poisoning for the past few days I would’ve sent it back. The “hot dog” was a icecold dog. Lol.
Rating for the day 7/10 (mainly because of the food). Without the food it’s 9.5/10.
Check in: above expectations. Staff and GM were very friendly
villa: exceeded expectations. You can tell that the villas are “new”. Lots of cool features. I’ve enjoyed the different areas and it feels very comfortable.
Food: only had the chance to do inroom dining twice. I would say that this has fallen short of expectations massively. I ordered a steak sandwich which I would say was cooked just ok. Truffle fries are decent. Salad was just ok. Chicken tikka wrap was decent if not slightly messy. late evening dining was a disaster. Most of the food was cold. If I wasn’t hungry because of having had food poisoning for the past few days I would’ve sent it back. The “hot dog” was a icecold dog. Lol.
Rating for the day 7/10 (mainly because of the food). Without the food it’s 9.5/10.
Jul 12, 2019, 11:33 am
#1577
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium/LTG, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,921
Food: only had the chance to do inroom dining twice. I would say that this has fallen short of expectations massively. I ordered a steak sandwich which I would say was cooked just ok. Truffle fries are decent. Salad was just ok. Chicken tikka wrap was decent if not slightly messy. late evening dining was a disaster. Most of the food was cold. If I wasn’t hungry because of having had food poisoning for the past few days I would’ve sent it back. The “hot dog” was a icecold dog. Lol.
Rating for the day 7/10 (mainly because of the food). Without the food it’s 9.5/10.
Rating for the day 7/10 (mainly because of the food). Without the food it’s 9.5/10.
Jul 12, 2019, 1:01 pm
#1578
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 213
Could someone can make review of afternoon delights 4-5pm which is free for diamonds
What kind of snack and drinks can you get at Peacock Alley?
Any chance kids club photos and review is so.eone going g with you kids to stay at Waldorf?
What kind of snack and drinks can you get at Peacock Alley?
Any chance kids club photos and review is so.eone going g with you kids to stay at Waldorf?
Jul 12, 2019, 1:03 pm
#1579
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 179
Check instagram, there is someone posting pictures of their child at various places on the island.. I recall one of them being the kids club.
Jul 12, 2019, 4:16 pm
#1580
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,485
So what I'm reading is- if you want decent snorkelling and marine life choose the Conrad. If you want a nicer overall hotel/room/transfer/stay then choose the WA.
As there have been almost no updates on the snorkelling I'm assuming that no one has found the unicorn patch of live coral and lots of macro sea life...
As there have been almost no updates on the snorkelling I'm assuming that no one has found the unicorn patch of live coral and lots of macro sea life...
Jul 12, 2019, 7:52 pm
#1581
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
So what I'm reading is- if you want decent snorkelling and marine life choose the Conrad. If you want a nicer overall hotel/room/transfer/stay then choose the WA.
As there have been almost no updates on the snorkelling I'm assuming that no one has found the unicorn patch of live coral and lots of macro sea life...
As there have been almost no updates on the snorkelling I'm assuming that no one has found the unicorn patch of live coral and lots of macro sea life...
TD
Jul 12, 2019, 7:55 pm
#1582
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,485
Not at all. There have been 2 or 3 here that have snorkelled now. Did you miss all the bit about the drop off etc?
Jul 12, 2019, 8:29 pm
#1583
Join Date: May 2011
Location: London and Hong Kong
Programs: Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 118
I’m not a snorkling person. Don’t really care to do it and prob won’t.
If it helps I’ve seen a ton of fish from my room in the glass floor panel both day and night.
If it helps I’ve seen a ton of fish from my room in the glass floor panel both day and night.
Jul 12, 2019, 9:41 pm
#1584
Join Date: May 2011
Location: London and Hong Kong
Programs: Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 118
An update on the breakfast. It’s more than acceptable. Good selection. Good additional items.
If its good enough for the cliche fat Arab kids then I’m sure it’s good for us points redemption stayers.
Breakfast rating is a solid 8.
If its good enough for the cliche fat Arab kids then I’m sure it’s good for us points redemption stayers.
Breakfast rating is a solid 8.
Jul 12, 2019, 9:50 pm
#1585
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium/LTG, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,921
Another couple who we bumped into several times said that the kids club is excellent; their child has an instgram account (found it by luck as he had tagged waldorfastoriamaldives on the postings) and boy I wished I had that life when I was 5 or so years old.
Jul 12, 2019, 10:48 pm
#1586
Join Date: Apr 2013
Programs: HHonors Diamond; Royal Ambassor
Posts: 478
Jul 12, 2019, 11:34 pm
#1587
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 3,623
My girlfriend and I did the dolphin cruise a few nights ago. It goes from 6-8 pm. We saw lots of dolphins and it’s a nice cruise of the atoll and only $75++ per person. Only two other guests were on the cruise.
Since we skipped lunch, we ate an early dinner beforehand by ordering off the menu in Peacock Alley at the end of happy hour, they’ve got a full menu there until 5 pm then they switch to tapas only.
Oh, and our transfer back to the airport was a private transfer on the luxury yacht, just us and a concierge.
Since we skipped lunch, we ate an early dinner beforehand by ordering off the menu in Peacock Alley at the end of happy hour, they’ve got a full menu there until 5 pm then they switch to tapas only.
Oh, and our transfer back to the airport was a private transfer on the luxury yacht, just us and a concierge.
Jul 13, 2019, 1:23 am
#1588
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Seoul, KR
Programs: MAR Titanium, HH Gold
Posts: 572
So what I'm reading is- if you want decent snorkelling and marine life choose the Conrad. If you want a nicer overall hotel/room/transfer/stay then choose the WA.
As there have been almost no updates on the snorkelling I'm assuming that no one has found the unicorn patch of live coral and lots of macro sea life...
As there have been almost no updates on the snorkelling I'm assuming that no one has found the unicorn patch of live coral and lots of macro sea life...
Jul 13, 2019, 5:42 am
#1590
Join Date: May 2011
Location: London and Hong Kong
Programs: Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 118
Day 2
Today has been a better day for food.
Breakfast was very good. Lots of choice. No complaints apart from wish there was less pork (would mean more options for me). 8/10
lunch we visited the ledge. Very interesting concept. Food was good. It’s worth going once and better than in room dining! 8/10
spa: had a massage. The jet lag one. The spa is huge. I had my treatment in an overwater room. Incredible experience to be looking down at the water rather than empty space! Therapist was from Bali. Clearly experienced. I fell asleep. Felt a little short at 90mins. 8.5/10.
Note: I’ve given very few things a 10/10. For me those are outstanding experiences/almost once in a lifetime.
Great day spent swimming and relaxing. Life couldn’t be better!
Breakfast was very good. Lots of choice. No complaints apart from wish there was less pork (would mean more options for me). 8/10
lunch we visited the ledge. Very interesting concept. Food was good. It’s worth going once and better than in room dining! 8/10
spa: had a massage. The jet lag one. The spa is huge. I had my treatment in an overwater room. Incredible experience to be looking down at the water rather than empty space! Therapist was from Bali. Clearly experienced. I fell asleep. Felt a little short at 90mins. 8.5/10.
Note: I’ve given very few things a 10/10. For me those are outstanding experiences/almost once in a lifetime.
Great day spent swimming and relaxing. Life couldn’t be better!