MaldivesFreak

There was talk of this a while back in the thread but the new owners have agreed (and apparently are very happy) to keep it a Hilton property for the forseeable future.


On the contrary. If you look at a beach dinner (the Fisherman's BBQ or Champagne & Lobster dinner), they require a bit of effort. The NYE Gala requires a lot of effort to organize. Happy Hour is the easiest thing in the world for them. It requires a chef to make a few snacks and the staff to turn up, unlock the fridges and serve drinks. Something they could do blindfolded (they've been doing it for the last 15 years).....

It is and was possible. If you knew what kind of benefits are / were on offer, i.e; have read the wiki, you would realize this. They even have benefits for Diamonds that they don't want to be publicized.

Again, it doesn't. It's a Conrad, not a Garden Inn!

Do you mean the RWVs? Now re-named GWVs (I must update the wiki with this.....)

rslb75

I spoke to the staff at Rangali, where the afternoon tea is now held and they confirmed it is invite only. I then spoke to a couple who was on their honeymoon with Hilton gold status and confirmed to us that they were invited for afternoon tea, but only for one day.

I spoke with others that had diamond status and they did not receive invites to the managers happy hour nor afternoon tea. I suspect that these two benefits have been cut to paid guests, but am not sure, just based on a small sample.

The F&B managed recognized us when we walked to the managers happy hour and still gave us two glasses of champagne, but it was clear that we weren�t invited and it was out of generosity (perhaps due to the fact we had a full week of lunch and dinner reservations left?)

Would anyone be kind enough to mail an ornament to me for my girlfriend? We accidentally packed ours in our checked bag by mistake and it of course did not survive... it was unfortunately our only souvenir aside from the photos.

if anyone is willing to, please send me a DM, can send payment and shipping/handling costs. We are located in Chicago IL as well if anyone is traveling back from there

thanks

travelisphun

Yes, an upgrade from a Beach Villa to the 2 bedroom Grand Water Villa for $1500 per night. Worth it?

mb123

Wouldn�t pay 1500 for an upgrade. Do you really need 2 bedrooms ? isn�t it cheaper to book 2 standard rewards (beach or water villa) and then upgrade to e.g. 1 bedroom Grand water villa or any other room type.

travelisphun

That is a really good thought. Unfortunately, they do not have another standard rewards room available for the time period in question. The second room would be nice but not required. Yes, $1500 upgrade all-in per night is quite steep. Thanks for your advice.

Flo1302

They have in fact created 4 new categories GWV = renovated RWV, GWV with Pool = renovated RWV with pool instead jacuzzi and the same for family RWV now being renamed as 2 bedroom GWV with and without pool. The Spa room will we remodelled as a living room so lots of space now and no need of a two bedroom except someone really needs to sleep there.
They will argue room is renovated now and has a pool and it�s peak season and they are confident to sell the room at this price equivalent to customers etc. Usually they will ask $100 more for a GWV with pool vs with jacuzzi and even more for a 2 bedroom. The GWV is at the northern tip of the main island and further off than the spa so quite a distance to Atoll or Vilu.
$1500 is a relatively high number though and would not chose the upgrade from a standard reward room at this rate but this is of course subjective. I think the price for a GWV = 1 bedroom and jacuzzi instead of pool should be closer to the wiki, i.e. for sure less than a thousand

Cynicor

Anyone else noticed that the Muraka is relatively cheap now? Sub 10k a night USD (++) and comes up as a normal room. I wonder if it's upgradeable to, now, then?!
I will ask when getting upgrade prices (would have considered the WA due to changes but locked in to CMRI as I'm going in a group).
Oddly, I only had afternoon tea about 3 times in the last few stays. As they say in The Castle, it's the vibe of the the thing.

soccerguy985

I am Diamond, and got invites to the Mangers Reception both Tuesdays I was on the Island, and was on an award stay. Never got an invitation to Afternoon Tea. Did get invites to Happy Hour. On a related note, they were dredging/pumping the upper 100's when I left. 128 and up. Not sure if they are completed, but the beach erosion got pretty bad and they were trying to rectify this in time for the Holiday season. I can say without a doubt the staff at Rangali are awesome. Except for the Rooms Manager, and one girl at the front desk (won't get into details here) I almost cried my last dinner at Sunset Grill, all those guys were top notch. Probably won't be back again for a bit, as my next holiday has Bali in the cards.

MaldivesFreak

Thanks for the DP about erosion. What dates were you there?

tangey

dublin ?, didn�t think they had a lounge at all.

soccerguy985

Nov 8-20

cdhotfire

Not sure if it was mentioned before but was offered honeymoon dinner at Vilu.

MaldivesFreak

Yes, it has. Thanks though. I will add that to the wiki.

Updated wiki with Honeymoon Dinner info and Retreat Water Villa category name change info etc.

FEI: Someone just asked if I had the Kids Menu. If anyone wants a copy (looks like it isn't on the resort's website), PM me your email address and I'll send it to you. It has prices included.

Does anyone know if there are a set of scales at the gym or anywhere else on the property?

Majuki

The gym had a scale when we were there August 2018.

tom-schmitt

No problem to request a scale from housekeeping for your room or if you want to check your weight after dinner, use the baggage scale at the seaplane dock.