[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
Feb 11, 2019, 6:36 pm
#3016
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: CT
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 429
Warm Greetings from Conrad Maldives Rangali Island!
We are pleased to provide special discounted rates for the villa upgrade, as you are our Diamond member. Upgrade can be made subject to room availability of the resort upon confirmation.
Water Villa to Deluxe Beach Villa - additional USD133.67 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Superior Water Villa - additional USD53.47 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Retreat Water Villa - additional USD266.48 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Deluxe Water Villa - additional USD488.98 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Premier Water Villa - additional USD1110.77 per night Inclusive of Tax
Do let us know as soon as possible to confirm an upgrade.
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Warm regards
Warm regards
Feb 11, 2019, 9:48 pm
#3017
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 16
Here's what I received for the 2nd week of April
Warm Greetings from Conrad Maldives Rangali Island!
We are pleased to provide special discounted rates for the villa upgrade, as you are our Diamond member. Upgrade can be made subject to room availability of the resort upon confirmation.
Water Villa to Deluxe Beach Villa - additional USD133.67 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Superior Water Villa - additional USD53.47 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Retreat Water Villa - additional USD266.48 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Deluxe Water Villa - additional USD488.98 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Premier Water Villa - additional USD1110.77 per night Inclusive of Tax
Do let us know as soon as possible to confirm an upgrade.
Warm Greetings from Conrad Maldives Rangali Island!
We are pleased to provide special discounted rates for the villa upgrade, as you are our Diamond member. Upgrade can be made subject to room availability of the resort upon confirmation.
Water Villa to Deluxe Beach Villa - additional USD133.67 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Superior Water Villa - additional USD53.47 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Retreat Water Villa - additional USD266.48 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Deluxe Water Villa - additional USD488.98 per night Inclusive of Tax
Water Villa to Premier Water Villa - additional USD1110.77 per night Inclusive of Tax
Do let us know as soon as possible to confirm an upgrade.
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Warm regards
Warm regards
What day did you receive your upgrade quote? I think you beat me by a few days and scored a better rate because of it. Which upgrade did you end up taking? Looks like we will be there the same week. Maybe we will bump into each other!
Feb 11, 2019, 10:50 pm
#3018
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 83
I recently prebooked the Whale Shark experience (few days ago) and did get a $50 per person discount.
Feb 12, 2019, 12:23 am
#3019
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
From the dive centre we run our Whale Shark Talk &Tour excursion three times per week (Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays), starting at 0830 with an informative briefing about whale sharks, behaviour, and our code of conduct for swimming with them (please note that this is a snorkel activity!). We depart the island by speedboat at 0900 and reach the hotspot in approximately 20 minutes. Once we arrive there is a lot of searching involved to find them as the reef is over 30km in length and the whale sharks can be anywhere in the area. Once located we jump into the water with our experienced guides for a once in a lifetime experience. We return to the Conrad by around 1230. The cost per person is $200++ and the spaces are limited to 12 person per trip, however we are able to offer you a pre-booking rate of $150++ per person. Please note that we can only offer the excursion to guests over the age of 12 and that are good swimmers as this is paramount for in water safety on the excursion. The currents and ocean conditions can be a bit rougher sometimes and there can be high boat traffic with other snorkelers in the water around the whale sharks. These conditions are unfortunately out of our control. We do like to draw to everyone attention that whale sharks are wild animals so we cannot guarantee that we will for certain see them on the trip, there is also an element of luck involved. When conditions are good the chance to see them is approximately 80-90%; however lunar phases, wind and cloud conditions will reduce the odds. If conditions are such that we do not think there is a good chance to see whale sharks we will postpone the excursion at no charge.
And thanks for the latest upgrade quotes, guys.
Feb 12, 2019, 12:33 am
#3020
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Note that the original email did not offer an upgrade for the Superior Water VIlla. I wrote back asking if there was availability and for a quote and received this back:
We do have a couple of Superior Water Villas available during your stay at the moment.Upgrade from Water Villa to Deluxe Beach Villa US$ 75 + 10% service charge + 12% T GST per night.
We do have a couple of Superior Water Villas available during your stay at the moment.Upgrade from Water Villa to Deluxe Beach Villa US$ 75 + 10% service charge + 12% T GST per night.
I think you did OK since there were only 2 left. I doubt they would have accepted a further reduction (lowest rate in the wiki is $35++) with only 2 remaining SWVs.
Feb 12, 2019, 12:58 am
#3021
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 16
Does anyone know where the extra bed goes in the SVW? Thanks!
Last edited by mdg197777; Feb 12, 2019 at 1:05 am
Feb 12, 2019, 1:01 am
#3022
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 16
I presumed as much as well. I didn’t feel like wasting an email going back just to correct her so I just went ahead with my $60++ counter. That sealed the deal. Felt lucky to grab the SWV at that price to be honest.
Feb 12, 2019, 5:23 am
#3023
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 357
What email are you using? I've written 2 days ago and have not gotten a response.
Interesting that the RWV upgrade is less than the DWV??
Feb 12, 2019, 6:22 am
#3024
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: CT
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 429
2-3 weeks ago, we ended up going with the SWV also. See you there!!
Feb 12, 2019, 7:02 am
#3025
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Yeah, the upgrade to DBV is always the same amount as to the SWV.
Feb 12, 2019, 8:20 am
#3027
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 87
If you do a cash upgrade in advanced - is there still a chance you can get a further (free) upgrade upon arrival?
Feb 12, 2019, 8:25 am
#3028
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 357
Right now I'm think I'll take the SWV for $60. But I'm considering upgrading to the RWV for 2 nights--my hesitation is my wife's reluctance to pack up and move in the middle of a stay.
Feb 12, 2019, 8:26 am
#3029
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,343
In the end I booked the Midday arrival flight, though.
Feb 12, 2019, 9:57 am
#3030
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,576
I forget if I asked this question years ago, so apologies if it's a dupe or simply a known thing to the regulars in this thread. I'm getting close to a booking a trip for a Feb 2020 travel date.
Is this Conrad considered the best hotel in the world to book a guaranteed overwater bungalow using a sane amount of hotel points, possibly with a sane amount of cash to upgrade? (By "sane", I'm accepting 95k for the base overwater villa plus the upgrade rates posted here if I want something better.)
I have plenty of Hilton and Marriott points to cover a 5-night stay. This is kind of a bucket list thing that will be part of a broader Asia trip, but being in the Maldives specifically isn't a requirement.
The Marriott options seem to be Garden Villas with *huge* upgrade premiums (thousands of dollars over 5 nights) to get to an overwater villa. The W=A option looks like it will cost 4x as many points.
Is this Conrad considered the best hotel in the world to book a guaranteed overwater bungalow using a sane amount of hotel points, possibly with a sane amount of cash to upgrade? (By "sane", I'm accepting 95k for the base overwater villa plus the upgrade rates posted here if I want something better.)
I have plenty of Hilton and Marriott points to cover a 5-night stay. This is kind of a bucket list thing that will be part of a broader Asia trip, but being in the Maldives specifically isn't a requirement.
The Marriott options seem to be Garden Villas with *huge* upgrade premiums (thousands of dollars over 5 nights) to get to an overwater villa. The W=A option looks like it will cost 4x as many points.