[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
Sep 1, 2019, 9:51 am
#4471
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: OR
Posts: 1,536
Look like the hotel took down all the lower categories water villa from booking starting July 1st 2020. Any one know why? I know they plan to close the small Island for renovation. Is that it? What happen I already have a booking for the standard water villa?
Sep 1, 2019, 5:58 pm
#4472
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 363
So out of impatience, I used the chat feature on Hilton.com to ask why dates after 7/1/2020 were not bookable. I was told to check back in 1-2 weeks. I have no idea what this means!
Last edited by setho212; Sep 1, 2019 at 6:23 pm
Sep 2, 2019, 1:12 am
#4473
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 478
I really hope this isn't the case. My wife and I were planning a 10th anniversary trip in January 2021 and this would certainly put a damper on that!
So out of impatience, I used the chat feature on Hilton.com to ask why dates after 7/1/2020 were not bookable. I was told to check back in 1-2 weeks. I have no idea what this means!
So out of impatience, I used the chat feature on Hilton.com to ask why dates after 7/1/2020 were not bookable. I was told to check back in 1-2 weeks. I have no idea what this means!
Sep 2, 2019, 1:29 am
#4474
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
The WVs have been taken out of inventory starting from after Chinese New Year because they are going to re-do them on Rangali Island. They plan to start in April but are not sure of the exact dates yet so have blacked out quite a few months of availability. You will be upgraded if you have a current booking coinciding with the improvements.
Sep 2, 2019, 1:34 am
#4475
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Too many service lapses these past couple days. I would actually almost prefer to be at the WA at this point.... just came back from the honeymoon dinner at Vilu... the bottle of wine we wanted was out of stock (not okay for digital menus) and upsold us, the dessert took 1 hour to come out after our mains, there were gnats all over the salt/pepper (to be fair I don’t know how you would handle this), our bread never came out until we asked towards the end of our main course. Overall a terrible experience we just wanted to leave and go grab a drink at Rangali bar based on how bad it was.
Can anyone confirm if these email address on Wiki are correct?
• General Enquiries: [email protected]
• Reservations Department: [email protected]
I've sent them 3 emails so far for confirming my booking but no response at all
• General Enquiries: [email protected]
• Reservations Department: [email protected]
I've sent them 3 emails so far for confirming my booking but no response at all
Sep 2, 2019, 1:46 am
#4476
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: PER
Programs: Airlines - Only in the pointy end on points, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 284
Chatting to our host and apparently all the Retreat Water Villas/Family Water Villas and the Deluxe Beach Villas on the Sunrise side are currently closed for renovations. The path that would normally take you to the DBV on the Sunrise side is also blocked off.
So the smaller island being closed next year makes sense.
So the smaller island being closed next year makes sense.
Sep 2, 2019, 5:47 am
#4477
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 31
This has probably been asked many times but I have enjoyed too many bevies at the Diamond/Gold happy hour to figure it out
and, I am asking for a friend 
. What is the difference Lucky Dolphin Cruise, the sunset champagne cruise, and the luxury sunset cruise? They are all sunset cruises as far as time of day but all different prices :/. So confused
and, I am asking for a friend . What is the difference Lucky Dolphin Cruise, the sunset champagne cruise, and the luxury sunset cruise? They are all sunset cruises as far as time of day but all different prices :/. So confused
Sep 2, 2019, 7:00 am
#4478
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 363
The WVs have been taken out of inventory starting from after Chinese New Year because they are going to re-do them on Rangali Island. They plan to start in April but are not sure of the exact dates yet so have blacked out quite a few months of availability. You will be upgraded if you have a current booking coinciding with the improvements.
Regardless, do you have any idea how long these renovations are supposed to take? As stated In my earlier post, my wife and I were hoping to visit in January 2021. If renovations begin around Chinese New Year or even April 2020, I would hope they would be complete by early 2021; however, if renovations begin in July 2020, I am less hopeful.
Last edited by setho212; Sep 2, 2019 at 7:08 am
Sep 2, 2019, 11:36 am
#4479
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: OR
Posts: 1,536
I have WV booked for 8 nights starting in July using points. Tried to add one more but saw none available.
My family have been staying at the SWV in the past and really unlike the proximity to the beach and shallow water around the villa. Enjoy the boat ride to cross over.
It is really a bummer. Not sure the retreat/family WV will provide the same experience, even they will upgrade us there for free.
My family have been staying at the SWV in the past and really unlike the proximity to the beach and shallow water around the villa. Enjoy the boat ride to cross over.
It is really a bummer. Not sure the retreat/family WV will provide the same experience, even they will upgrade us there for free.
Sep 2, 2019, 1:20 pm
#4480
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Afraid not. All the info we have is linked in the wiki. It's too early to tell because even the owner of the resort hasn't yet decided exactly what they are going to do. It could easily take half a year as delays are common (see the wiki for what I mean about delays) so it does make sense that they are not going to be available to book for at least that period of time from April onwards. April to June is only 3 months so there's no way they'd only remove them for that limited amount of time.
Sep 2, 2019, 2:51 pm
#4481
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Hilton, Hyatt House, Del Taco
Posts: 5,381
Serious question.
Did you mean to say LIKE? Or do you DISlike?
Just curious, because I'm booked into SWV and proximity to the beach and shallow water sound like reasons to like, not dislike.
Sep 2, 2019, 5:36 pm
#4482
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 363
Afraid not. All the info we have is linked in the wiki. It's too early to tell because even the owner of the resort hasn't yet decided exactly what they are going to do. It could easily take half a year as delays are common (see the wiki for what I mean about delays) so it does make sense that they are not going to be available to book for at least that period of time from April onwards. April to June is only 3 months so there's no way they'd only remove them for that limited amount of time.
Sep 2, 2019, 8:04 pm
#4483
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: OR
Posts: 1,536
I broke the news to my family about we can no longer stay at the SWV because of the renovation. No one is happy.
Sep 2, 2019, 8:06 pm
#4484
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: OR
Posts: 1,536
After the renovation, the hotel may not make the WV as standard redemption. Just a thought!
Sep 3, 2019, 9:20 pm
#4485
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 363
I am not intimately familiar with the Hilton booking system so forgive me if any of the following is not unusual. I was poking around the hilton website this evening when I noticed that the website provides rates and appears to allow bookings more than a year in advance. For example, it is possible to look up rates for stays in October 2020 and beyond. I have no idea how far in the future is possible though I was able to see rates for January 2021. The only rates available are cash rates as if you select pay with points an error message pops up. Is this unusual? I thought it was not possible to book a stay at the resort more than a year in advance.
Another interesting thing I noticed is that standard water villas are not available for paid stays from July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, but starting on October 1, 2020 cash rates are shown for standard water villas. Perhaps this is just a quirk of the fact that the property has not yet put the restriction in their system because October 2020 stays should not be possible, but I am hopeful this may be a sign that water villas may be bookable with points from October 2020 forward. Who knows!
In my impatience regarding information about the property, I did email to ask about any planned renovations. Ahmed Zahir replied and told me he had no renovation information yet.
Another interesting thing I noticed is that standard water villas are not available for paid stays from July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, but starting on October 1, 2020 cash rates are shown for standard water villas. Perhaps this is just a quirk of the fact that the property has not yet put the restriction in their system because October 2020 stays should not be possible, but I am hopeful this may be a sign that water villas may be bookable with points from October 2020 forward. Who knows!
In my impatience regarding information about the property, I did email to ask about any planned renovations. Ahmed Zahir replied and told me he had no renovation information yet.