[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi {MDV}
#31
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? I was talking about the design of the interior (of the UWS) and how it's going to make all the other villas' interiors look even more outdated than they already are.
What they'd need to do with the BVs is re-do every block of 4 into 2 units, redecorate up to the standard of other luxury properties and then, if they wanted to, build another 14 or so units by extending the RWVs further out.
The Conrad villas are about half the size of their equivalent at other luxury properties. To me that makes the Contad a total non starter as the rooms are so sub par. This is a shame because I like the resort but couldn't ever see how I could stay there again after the SR. It would be like visiting a youth hostel after a luxury hote
#32
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In terms of the hard product, it looks very impressive. Now we need to see if the soft product is to much; whether the dining prices are significantly more expensive, etc and so on. Obviously I am keen to go there on points (who isn't?) but won't be upset if I end up stuck at the Conrad instead.
#33
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Are there any house reefs accessible from the beach easily at this resort? Does anyone know?
#34
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From the OP's Google map screenshot you'd think so. Problem is most of the coral is destroyed during construction and it takes years to recover. That, together with the fact that the vast majority of the world's coral is either dead or in very bad shape, makes for a very grim outlook. You're not going to have anything close to a decent house reef to speak of there for the best part of the next decade. The upside is that fish feed on the algae that is growing on the dead coral so there will be plenty of marine life to see.
#35
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will anyone soon be leaving the Conrad and able to take updated aerial pictures of the progress thats been made in the last 3 months since my pictures were taken in January?
#36
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Probably better off posting this in the Rangali thread. There are a couple of FT'ers there right now so you might be in luck.
#37
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#38
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Hoping these come up at 95K. Currently we've saved about 400K. My guess would be we're not so lucky. Or, like the St. Regis, it'll be 95K for starters and change soon after. Still bitter I wasn't able to ride that train.
#39
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I know they play games with what a standard room is, and how many they have at that level, but there should be room rooms at 95k from where you can then upgrade if required?
#40
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Just consider that Conrad and their rooms are really nice at 95K. So if this is supposedly going to be more upscale- and I get the impression it will be- it'd stand to reason that Hilton may end up doing something similar to what St. Regis did.
#41
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Well, that's what I would've thought about St. Regis. Would've thought a base room would be 35K a night (as it was for a very short time)... but think they ended up classifying all rooms as suites.
Just consider that Conrad and their rooms are really nice at 95K. So if this is supposedly going to be more upscale- and I get the impression it will be- it'd stand to reason that Hilton may end up doing something similar to what St. Regis did.
Just consider that Conrad and their rooms are really nice at 95K. So if this is supposedly going to be more upscale- and I get the impression it will be- it'd stand to reason that Hilton may end up doing something similar to what St. Regis did.
From the SPG T&C
Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui, Thailand; The Naka Island, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Phuket, Thailand; Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; The Westin Golf Resort & Spa, Playa Conchal, Costa Rica; The St Regis Bora Bora and the Le Meridien Bora Bora, Bora Bora, French Polynesia; Mystique, Santorini, Santorini, Greece; The St. Regis Bali Resort, Nusa Dua, Indonesia; Hotel Cala di Volpe, Hotel Pitrizza, and Hotel Romazzino, Costa Smeralda, Italy; W Retreat & Spa, North Ari Atoll, Maldives; The St. Regis Vommuli Resort, Vommuli, Maldives; W Retreat, Koh Samui, Thailand; Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa, Dubai, U.A.E.; St. Regis Residence Club, Aspen, CO; Sunset Key Guest Cottages, A Westin Resort, Key West, FL; and Phoenician Residences, Luxury Collection Residence Club, Scottsdale, AZ.
Hilton currently has zero. It's certainly possible they will start charging more than 95k points for redemptions at any given property at some point in the near future. More likely IMO, they'll just designate a very small number of rooms as "Standard." IHG has done this in Bora Bora.
#42
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Construction Pictures from 6/7 & 6/8
Last edited by harrisk7; Jun 8, 2018 at 9:53 pm Reason: More pictures
#44
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Thanks very much. How did you get these? Do you have access to any higher resolutions?
#45
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