[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
Jul 30, 2019, 8:01 am
#4306
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 360
I arranged a paid upgrade 9 months out, booked in April and our stay is in January 2020. The reservation reflects the upgraded room (water villa to Superior water villa) .
The cancellation policy appears the same, about 3 weeks out. Definitely still refundable points.
The cancellation policy appears the same, about 3 weeks out. Definitely still refundable points.
Jul 31, 2019, 8:51 am
#4307
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Muscat/Doha/Manchester
Programs: Oman Air Gold, Qatar Airways Platinum, Marriott Ambassador, HH Diamond, GHA Black, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 432
Has anyone managed to Transfer between Conrad and the W Maldives? I have stays in each and I have tried to reach out to the hotels but so far no reply, but just wondering if anyone has done it, how much was it? and was there any issues? I will be doing the first 5 nights at Conrad and the second 5 at W Maldives iA.
Jul 31, 2019, 7:53 pm
#4308
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Programs: OZ *G, HHonors Gold, Aclub Plat
Posts: 1,025
Has anyone managed to Transfer between Conrad and the W Maldives? I have stays in each and I have tried to reach out to the hotels but so far no reply, but just wondering if anyone has done it, how much was it? and was there any issues? I will be doing the first 5 nights at Conrad and the second 5 at W Maldives iA.
Jul 31, 2019, 9:29 pm
#4309
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,485
I think I saw $8000USD on the other thread for a quote for this? If there were a full plane it might be worth it.
Aug 1, 2019, 12:11 am
#4310
Join Date: Apr 2013
Programs: HHonors Diamond; Royal Ambassor
Posts: 478
Wait for a quote from both hotels. It will be about 800-1000$ for an oneway speedboat transfer by hotelboat.
Aug 1, 2019, 10:46 am
#4311
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Originally Posted by jtz
Also, any specific recommendations you have for each night's stay from Thursday 22nd August to Tuesday 27th.
We wouldn't go for the wine cellar as we don't drink, but would love your advice on the best places to eat for each day!
Thanks
jtz
We wouldn't go for the wine cellar as we don't drink, but would love your advice on the best places to eat for each day!
Thanks
jtz
Thursday: Lunch at Rangali Bar (if you get there in time for lunch or a late lunch), dinner at Mandhoo
Friday: Lunch at Ithaa*, dinner at Vilu
Saturday: Champagne & Lobster beach dinner. If this is rained out, I suggest Cheese & Tapas** or the Cheese Fondue (normally held on Saturdays) at the Cheese & Wine Bar. Let them know your second choice when you arrive to give them time to prepare / book if necessary
Sunday: Sunset Grill
Monday: Maldivian Infinity Dinner***. If this is rained out, I suggest either Ufaa if you are keen on trying some Chinese or the buffet dinner at Atoll Market
* If you would rather do dinner at Ithaa, then book it for Thursday and do lunch at Mandhoo on Friday
** Will need to be pre-arranged / pre-approved as this is usually on Wednesdays and Sundays only, but they can be flexible if requested and there are no conflicts. Note that if you want to do this, you won't be able to do it at the Cheese & Wine Bar if there are bookings there for the Cheese Fondue on that night (as it's held there on Saturdays and they might already have bookings). If there happen to be bookings at the Cheese & Wine Bar they may agree to hold it at The Wine Cellar over on Rangali Island if there isn't anyone dining there
*** If you aren't keen on doing this, swap the last two nights around, i.e; move Sunset Grill to the last night (Monday) and Ufaa or Atoll Market on Sunday. Finishing off the stay with dinner at Sunset Grill is preferable, hence my recommendation
Aug 1, 2019, 10:53 am
#4312
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Even if I had double what I'm going to blow on our 30-night stay, there's no way I'd redeem it for a measly 4 nights in a SunWV and dinner in the Muraka. Instead I'd extend the stay to 60 nights. Heh.
Last edited by MaldivesFreak; Aug 1, 2019 at 1:23 pm
Aug 1, 2019, 11:54 am
#4313
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 87
Does anyone know if you need to book a spa treatment to use the hot tub at the overwater spa?
Aug 1, 2019, 12:42 pm
#4314
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 104
Sure. I can recommend the following;
Thursday: Lunch at Rangali Bar (if you get there in time for lunch or a late lunch), dinner at Mandhoo
Friday: Lunch at Ithaa*, dinner at Vilu
Saturday: Champagne & Lobster beach dinner. If this is rained out, I suggest Cheese & Tapas** or the Cheese Fondue (normally held on Saturdays) at the Cheese & Wine Bar. Let them know your second choice when you arrive to give them time to prepare / book if necessary
Sunday: Sunset Grill
Monday: Maldivian Infinity Dinner***. If this is rained out, I suggest either Ufaa if you are keen on trying some Chinese or the buffet dinner at Atoll Market
* If you would rather do dinner at Ithaa, then book it for Thursday and do lunch at Mandhoo on Friday
** Will need to be pre-arranged / pre-approved as this is usually on Wednesdays and Sundays only, but they can be flexible if requested and there are no conflicts. Note that if you want to do this, you won't be able to do it at the Cheese & Wine Bar if there are bookings there for the Cheese Fondue on that night (as it's held there on Saturdays and they might already have bookings). If there happen to be bookings at the Cheese & Wine Bar they may agree to hold it at The Wine Cellar over on Rangali Island if there isn't anyone dining there
*** If you aren't keen on doing this, swap the last two nights around, i.e; move Sunset Grill to the last night (Monday) and Ufaa or Atoll Market on Sunday. Finishing off the stay with dinner at Sunset Grill is preferable, hence my recommendation
Thursday: Lunch at Rangali Bar (if you get there in time for lunch or a late lunch), dinner at Mandhoo
Friday: Lunch at Ithaa*, dinner at Vilu
Saturday: Champagne & Lobster beach dinner. If this is rained out, I suggest Cheese & Tapas** or the Cheese Fondue (normally held on Saturdays) at the Cheese & Wine Bar. Let them know your second choice when you arrive to give them time to prepare / book if necessary
Sunday: Sunset Grill
Monday: Maldivian Infinity Dinner***. If this is rained out, I suggest either Ufaa if you are keen on trying some Chinese or the buffet dinner at Atoll Market
* If you would rather do dinner at Ithaa, then book it for Thursday and do lunch at Mandhoo on Friday
** Will need to be pre-arranged / pre-approved as this is usually on Wednesdays and Sundays only, but they can be flexible if requested and there are no conflicts. Note that if you want to do this, you won't be able to do it at the Cheese & Wine Bar if there are bookings there for the Cheese Fondue on that night (as it's held there on Saturdays and they might already have bookings). If there happen to be bookings at the Cheese & Wine Bar they may agree to hold it at The Wine Cellar over on Rangali Island if there isn't anyone dining there
*** If you aren't keen on doing this, swap the last two nights around, i.e; move Sunset Grill to the last night (Monday) and Ufaa or Atoll Market on Sunday. Finishing off the stay with dinner at Sunset Grill is preferable, hence my recommendation
If your a diamond and planning on eating lunch, don’t forget their is 20% off of lunch at Ufaa and Mandhoo.
Aug 1, 2019, 7:19 pm
#4315
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: Hilton
Posts: 22
Good evening,
Long time lurker for 8 months or so. Have a 5 night points stay booked for the end of October for Monday through Saturday. We are staying Sunday night in Male at H78 after our Cathay Flight from HK. Since we are waking up in Male, when will our flight most likely be? Our flight out of Male is late at night, will we get to hang out at the resort most of the day?
We are booked into the Overwater Villa but will most likely upgrade the first 2 nights to the Deluxe Beach Villa and the last 3 nights in the Overwater villa.
The dinner dining schedule i have partially scheduled is as follows, is there anything wrong or we are missing?
Monday: Maldivian Night (If they are having it still)
Tuesday: Private Beach Dinner (Any best spot to request?)
Wednesday: Fisherman's BBQ
Thursday: Ithaa Undersea
Friday: KoKo 10 Course Dinner
Thanks for all of the information Freak and everyone else. We are so excited to go for our first time.
Long time lurker for 8 months or so. Have a 5 night points stay booked for the end of October for Monday through Saturday. We are staying Sunday night in Male at H78 after our Cathay Flight from HK. Since we are waking up in Male, when will our flight most likely be? Our flight out of Male is late at night, will we get to hang out at the resort most of the day?
We are booked into the Overwater Villa but will most likely upgrade the first 2 nights to the Deluxe Beach Villa and the last 3 nights in the Overwater villa.
The dinner dining schedule i have partially scheduled is as follows, is there anything wrong or we are missing?
Monday: Maldivian Night (If they are having it still)
Tuesday: Private Beach Dinner (Any best spot to request?)
Wednesday: Fisherman's BBQ
Thursday: Ithaa Undersea
Friday: KoKo 10 Course Dinner
Thanks for all of the information Freak and everyone else. We are so excited to go for our first time.
Aug 1, 2019, 10:21 pm
#4316
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Good evening,
Long time lurker for 8 months or so. Have a 5 night points stay booked for the end of October for Monday through Saturday. We are staying Sunday night in Male at H78 after our Cathay Flight from HK. Since we are waking up in Male, when will our flight most likely be? Our flight out of Male is late at night, will we get to hang out at the resort most of the day?
Long time lurker for 8 months or so. Have a 5 night points stay booked for the end of October for Monday through Saturday. We are staying Sunday night in Male at H78 after our Cathay Flight from HK. Since we are waking up in Male, when will our flight most likely be? Our flight out of Male is late at night, will we get to hang out at the resort most of the day?
The dinner dining schedule i have partially scheduled is as follows, is there anything wrong or we are missing?
Monday: Maldivian Night (If they are having it still)
Tuesday: Private Beach Dinner (Any best spot to request?)
Wednesday: Fisherman's BBQ
Thursday: Ithaa Undersea
Friday: KoKo 10 Course Dinner
Monday: Maldivian Night (If they are having it still)
Tuesday: Private Beach Dinner (Any best spot to request?)
Wednesday: Fisherman's BBQ
Thursday: Ithaa Undersea
Friday: KoKo 10 Course Dinner
1a. You might want to avoid putting two beach dinners on consecutive nights. Splitting them up will have more of a 'Wow effect' (for most people that is). Furthermore, one of the locations for the Private Beach Dinner is the same location of the Fisherman's BBQ (the Deluxe Water Villa beach) so you might end up having two beach dinners at the very same spot on consecutive nights. Ideally you want to break things up a little for variety
1b. The other location for the Private Beach Dinner, if available, is the Sunset Water Villa beach (northern tip of Rangali Island) This one will be more private by far
2. You can free up a dinner slot for the other must-do venue, Sunset Grill, by having lunch at Ithaa rather than dinner
3. Have alternative choices prepared for your beach dinners because they can be cancelled due to rain or high winds. And cancellation is more common than you'd think
Aug 1, 2019, 10:30 pm
#4317
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
I just returned yesterday and a couple of notes. Vilu was still closed and in speaking to some folks, they expect it to be closed until about August 15th. Maldivian night was not available during our stay but I didn’t get a sense of when it might return. Also, I attended the Fisherman’s BBQ but did not realize until a saw a sign a few days later that if you do the fisherman’s BBQ, they offer you half price on drink before and after at Rangali bar. I didn’t see the same sign with a similar offer for the champagne and lobster dinner. Since it’s free flowing wine at the BBQ, you would need to be ready for a pretty big night of drinking to take much advantage of it.
If your a diamond and planning on eating lunch, don’t forget their is 20% off of lunch at Ufaa and Mandhoo.
If your a diamond and planning on eating lunch, don’t forget their is 20% off of lunch at Ufaa and Mandhoo.
Yes, you do. It's definitely not a public pool.
Aug 2, 2019, 6:48 am
#4318
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 478
Not that it means anything in particular to me (won't be staying there for that long, unfortunately), but how did you get that figure?
Isn't it 76k per night with the 5th night free or did you calculate other stuff (e.g. free night certificates) as well.
Isn't it 76k per night with the 5th night free or did you calculate other stuff (e.g. free night certificates) as well.
Last edited by alp67; Aug 2, 2019 at 7:00 am
Aug 2, 2019, 6:58 am
#4319
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 478
BTW, for all heading over there from Europe (not so sure it's suitable for others 
), Etihad has a rather decent business class sale running from BUD via AUH to MLE for ~ € 1'500. Not only that, if you pick the right dates, no overnight in AUH needed and it has the perfect timing as well - arriving MLE 6.15 am and departing 8.30 pm.
), Etihad has a rather decent business class sale running from BUD via AUH to MLE for ~ € 1'500. Not only that, if you pick the right dates, no overnight in AUH needed and it has the perfect timing as well - arriving MLE 6.15 am and departing 8.30 pm.