[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
Jun 6, 2018, 6:16 pm
#946
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Sacramento
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, HH Diamond, Marriott Platinum, Amtrak Select
Posts: 1,340
Jun 6, 2018, 6:43 pm
#947
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
If the group of 4 is 3+1 or 4 adults (in the newly renovated BVs for example) then it's more likely to be YMMV. There is no data on this yet so that's just my guess.
Jun 7, 2018, 5:39 am
#948
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: CT
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 429
Jun 10, 2018, 10:24 am
#949
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 59
I just confirmed with the hotel that you can in fact use the Amex hilton gift cards at the hotel (despite what it says in the wiki). I'm thinking I'll use the recent 20% off Amex offer to help cut down the costs a little bit.
Jun 10, 2018, 12:45 pm
#950
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Thanks for the data point. I'll add this to the wiki.
Jun 10, 2018, 1:10 pm
#951
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
would be bad if stuck with a bunch of cards later on
Jun 10, 2018, 1:27 pm
#952
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
That's a good question You would probably have to search way way back in the thread for the answer to that one.
Jun 10, 2018, 7:22 pm
#953
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA,CX, BA, Priority Club, SPG, Hilton
Posts: 1,397
I was the one with the gift card and had been rejected in 2016. The cashier tried to call their back office, tried couple times but fail. So the cashier told me the system did not support hilton gift card.
note. I saw her tried to swipe the gift card as well as type in the #, but nothing happen. I used the same gift card in USA afterwards without issue.
Last edited by Fly2Where; Jun 10, 2018 at 7:28 pm
Jun 10, 2018, 7:57 pm
#954
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
hi,
I was the one with the gift card and had been rejected in 2016. The cashier tried to call their back office, tried couple times but fail. So the cashier told me the system did not support hilton gift card.
note. I saw her tried to swipe the gift card as well as type in the #, but nothing happen. I used the same gift card in USA afterwards without issue.
I was the one with the gift card and had been rejected in 2016. The cashier tried to call their back office, tried couple times but fail. So the cashier told me the system did not support hilton gift card.
note. I saw her tried to swipe the gift card as well as type in the #, but nothing happen. I used the same gift card in USA afterwards without issue.
i noticed a lot of these gift cards tend to be US-centric (yeah, US centric, not even USD-centric). would be good if someone who is going there soon and plan to experiment with these gcs can report back on success/failure.
Jun 11, 2018, 12:06 am
#955
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Worldwide
Programs: UA MileagePlus Premier Platinum, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 289
Jun 11, 2018, 6:32 am
#956
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
It's always been like that.
Last edited by MaldivesFreak; Jun 11, 2018 at 6:43 am
Jun 11, 2018, 10:44 am
#957
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 15
Hello,
My wife and I are planning a 5day stay (using points and getting the fifth night free) at Conrad in Oct this year. We would like to stay both at the Beach Villa and the Over water villa - just to experience them both. I'm sorry if this has been discussed previously (I couldn't find it) - but what's the best way of going about booking say 3 nights in the BV and a couple of nights in the OWV as both of them are 95K points right now. Is it best for me to book all 5 nights in the OWV and then reach out to the reservation and ask for changing a few nights to the BV or maybe 'upgrade' a few nights to the DBV? Any thoughts/help on this is much appreciated! This forum has been of tremendous value in information for us to plan this trip. Thanks!
My wife and I are planning a 5day stay (using points and getting the fifth night free) at Conrad in Oct this year. We would like to stay both at the Beach Villa and the Over water villa - just to experience them both. I'm sorry if this has been discussed previously (I couldn't find it) - but what's the best way of going about booking say 3 nights in the BV and a couple of nights in the OWV as both of them are 95K points right now. Is it best for me to book all 5 nights in the OWV and then reach out to the reservation and ask for changing a few nights to the BV or maybe 'upgrade' a few nights to the DBV? Any thoughts/help on this is much appreciated! This forum has been of tremendous value in information for us to plan this trip. Thanks!
Jun 11, 2018, 11:21 am
#958
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA,CX, BA, Priority Club, SPG, Hilton
Posts: 1,397
I will be there in mid Aug, will bring couple of these gift cards to try out. Will report back.
Jun 11, 2018, 11:21 am
#959
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: DL Diamond, HHonors Diamond, National Executive Elite
Posts: 2,362
I recently did exactly that: booked five award nights in OWV and then contacted hotel to split the stay between the two room types. The representative was more than happy to accommodate the request.
Jun 11, 2018, 1:42 pm
#960
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Hi techtifosi and welcome to FT! MS02113 is right, the only way of getting this done is by going through the resort. If you call HHonors they will just call the resort to do it so the best way is to email them as soon as you have your 5 nights in a BV confirmed.