aysoo

aysoo

New behaviour at VILU for happy hour and afternoon tea. Bench blocking with Towel and bag 30min before and arriving at 10 past .
Entlish speaking European country

alanslegal

This is just a hypothetical/brainstorming situation at this stage; so can someone advise how this works;

When searching for a points booking for 1 villa / 4 adults; it offers Beach Villas (even though it clearly says 3 adults or 2 adults + 2 children).

Now assuming 4 adults were allowed (excluding the enjoyment/privacy/etc factors) how does bedding work / any additional costs if using points etc?

And I assume only 2 adults per villa allowed the Diamond benefit, so the 3rd/4th adult will pay for everything.

Obviously, if using points we will try to get a paid upgrade to the FWV in this instance.

Now, trying to compare the above scenario versus just booking two villas (2 adults each) whereby both members are Diamonds and get all the benefits included, and which is 'better value'.

Thanks,

englisha

The family water villa has 2 bedrooms which are connected by a hallway which is partially outside. However, it was still under the cover of the roof and has a 6ft or so wall on the outside, so it didn't get wet, at least when we were there. We left a small light on in the bathroom at night to make it easier for the kids to find their way, just in case. Not sure if you can lock the room, but it is not accessible from anywhere but the bathroom (which is attached to the master bedroom).

As for the OWV, the 2 extra beds were much more comfortable than most extra beds we have encountered on our travels. I have no complaints with both of the extra beds in the OWV.

Traveler Dave

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gnomey

booking two rooms mean you require twice as many points or $$.
so, to me, getting one room to fit all 4 is a better value. esp if all are family members
the beach villa are big enough. if you need more space just upgrade to deluxe beach villa or something else.
this is assuming each of you dont need a huge personal bubble to avoid getting antsy at each other lol.
i assume the 3rd and 4th person would just have a daybed like kind of place to sleep in the common space.

now, if you are two couples, maybe you would think differently


for this particular property, i m pretty sure 3rd and 4th adult dont get benefits.
if there is only 3rd adult but no 4th person maybe they will close one eye and let it slide.
but not when there are extra 2 adults

i say, in this kind of scenario, just take turns to go to breakfast if you dont want to pay for the 3rd or 4th person.
tbh i dont really need breakfast everyday, esp if you are actively engaging in water sports and the last thing you want to do is to have a full belly before you embark on that.

MaldivesFreak

Sorry, I forgot that I was quoted for 5 when I was enquiring about a FWV a couple of years ago. I forgot that 4 was the normal maximum. Anyway, regardless of that, they are pricing them somewhat higher as it's basically a suite at the property, i.e; there are 2 rooms. Technically the only other 2-bedroom villas are the BS, JBS and SunWVs.

The BSes have the long, rectangular pools however if you have a look on the map



you'll see that there are a few villas with those long pools so unfortunately you can't get the exact position. However I know each unit of the BS has a long pool and are separated in the middle (up until the living area which is quite wide in itself) and aligned perfectly side by side so I'm thinking 229 & 230. The JBS is on the other side I think but I'm not sure about that one. I'll see if I can dig out the answer as I think I wrote it down somewhere.....

MaldivesFreak

4 adults are indeed allowed in a BV but remember that this does not apply for a WV*. For the BV, you'll pay an extra person fee for the 4th but that does include breakfast IINW. Contact the resort for the rates as they differ between seasons and the rate I had ($125++) for low and shoulder seasons might be out of date now. That means that in most, if not all cases, the 3rd adult will get breakfast comped if the room is booked with a Gold or Diamond account (and of course the person whose account it is stays in the room).
* If you want to book a WV to get the better upgrade rate to a FWV but you have 4 people the system won't let you. Book it with 3 then call the resort and confirm your upgrade and tell them a 4th guest will be coming.

At first glance best value looks to be a single room, however it might depend on your spend and possibly other factors. You should consider 2 BVs or WVs (each under a different HH account) if;
1. there are 4 adults who are going to be spending more than say 15k (pre taxes) on incidentals combined (no use wasting those base points if you go over 10k)
2. if you've bought the points for half price
3. there's a triple points promo or something else equally lucrative going while you are there.

MaldivesFreak

Speaking of which, there's a recent review on TA which says
Reviewer has been there three times so you'd think what he / she has said would be correct. Any comments from anyone to confirm or deny?

BTW, thanks for the pics. ^

JRV62

I know they were doing it when we were there last year, but reviews on TA since then have stated they went back to the old way of helping yourself-- interesting to see if this is a 1 off or a new normal.

alanslegal

Thank you all for your input re: my hypothetical. At this stage, I might book 3 adults in a WV and see what the paid upgrade to the FWV is and then add the 4th adult.

Traveler Dave

aysoo

at VILU from 4-5pm is still buffet style. One vegetarian option and meat/fish option plus 4 different cakes and scones .
Tea and water

MaldivesFreak

Can you tell me approximately from outside which villa this was taken from? Cheers.