[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
Feb 21, 2019, 7:40 am
#3272
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EP/4MM, DL GM/1MM, HH ♦, Bonvoy LT PLT, Hyatt Globalist, AMEX Bus Plt
Posts: 620
Comp Happy Hour is from 4:30-5:30 now, so overlapping the adjacent afternoon tea.
We were told last week that there are only two people per room eligible for Diamond benefits. We had two people each in two different rooms and were told not eligible for both tooms. We pushed back that my wife and I share a grandfathered mutual Honors account and thus both Diamonds. They relented and gave us benefits for both rooms after confirming with “resort owners”.
Feb 21, 2019, 8:06 am
#3273
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 199
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Feb 21, 2019, 8:44 am
#3274
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 158
This was our set dinner, back in late 2017 
You pay the same price as you would at Osteria Francescana, the Best Restaurant in the World, but with food nowhere near as exciting, imaginative and dreamy.
You do however get that underwater experience, the food presentation is still gorgeous, and food quality is still solid for any resort restaurant.
The Menu:-
Caviar:-
Foie Gras and Truffle Dumpling:-
Crab & Prawn Tartare
Reef Lobster Stuffed Pasta:-
Green Apple and Ginger Sorbet:-
Sous Vide Wagyu Beef Tenderloin:-
Chocolate and Kaffir Lime Panna Cotta
You pay the same price as you would at Osteria Francescana, the Best Restaurant in the World, but with food nowhere near as exciting, imaginative and dreamy.
You do however get that underwater experience, the food presentation is still gorgeous, and food quality is still solid for any resort restaurant.
The Menu:-
Caviar:-
Foie Gras and Truffle Dumpling:-
Crab & Prawn Tartare
Reef Lobster Stuffed Pasta:-
Green Apple and Ginger Sorbet:-
Sous Vide Wagyu Beef Tenderloin:-
Chocolate and Kaffir Lime Panna Cotta
Feb 21, 2019, 12:32 pm
#3275
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Rochester, MN
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton HHonors Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 1,830
Ha ya...lots of appetizer sized finger food....
Feb 21, 2019, 12:58 pm
#3276
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
From memory there have only been 2 people in this thread in the last 5 years or so that think it's better to do OWV first. Each to his own I suppose.
Here's a suggestion. Ask for pics from management or download them from the Conrad's websites. They are from drones and are very professional, probably better than most amateurs could take. Take a look anyways. If you like them (I have quite a few as rotating wallpapers on my PC) it will save you the hassle of bringing it, luggage space and save guests worrying whether it's going to be flying over their villa when they first see and hear it. Keep in mind most of the guests there will not know the exact policy - they will just worry about their privacy being invaded. That's something worth considering.
Feb 21, 2019, 1:32 pm
#3277
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Feb 21, 2019, 2:01 pm
#3278
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,565
Here's a suggestion. Ask for pics from management or download them from the Conrad's websites. They are from drones and are very professional, probably better than most amateurs could take. Take a look anyways. If you like them (I have quite a few as rotating wallpapers on my PC) it will save you the hassle of bringing it, luggage space and save guests worrying whether it's going to be flying over their villa when they first see and hear it. Keep in mind most of the guests there will not know the exact policy - they will just worry about their privacy being invaded. That's something worth considering.
Don't bring a drone to this place. Please. The minute people hear it, they're going to be pissed. You're absolutely correct that people are going to assume there's a camera on it and that the camera is in use.
Don't be That Guy.
Feb 21, 2019, 4:10 pm
#3279
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
TD
Feb 21, 2019, 6:54 pm
#3281
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Tokyo
Posts: 586
"PULL!!"......as he launches coral for the targets.
Feb 21, 2019, 9:49 pm
#3282
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 103
Majaa Kids Club
Please update wiki
Feb 21, 2019, 10:24 pm
#3283
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium/LTG, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,921
Personally, if I was concerned about my privacy (which I am not), a decent SLR camera with a long lens is more scarier than what any drone would do.
As for noise - when you get to the Conrad, those sea planes will annoy you ... again more than what any drone would do.
Feb 22, 2019, 9:54 am
#3284
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 4
Hi,
I am a Hilton gold member and looking to book 5 nights for 2 adults and 2 children (6 and 4), for the first time!
Can anyone confirm to me if we would all qualify for free buffet breakfast or will it be chargeable for everyone except myself?
Also, would my children qualify for free kids meals on the resort?
Many TIA.
I am a Hilton gold member and looking to book 5 nights for 2 adults and 2 children (6 and 4), for the first time!
Can anyone confirm to me if we would all qualify for free buffet breakfast or will it be chargeable for everyone except myself?
Also, would my children qualify for free kids meals on the resort?
Many TIA.
Feb 22, 2019, 11:00 am
#3285
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 31
Lots of anti-drone people around and that's cool. However I say, if the resort allows it, you are willing to comply with their rules, and that you want to carry your drone half way around the world for 5 minutes of flying - then go for it.
Personally, if I was concerned about my privacy (which I am not), a decent SLR camera with a long lens is more scarier than what any drone would do.
As for noise - when you get to the Conrad, those sea planes will annoy you ... again more than what any drone would do.
Personally, if I was concerned about my privacy (which I am not), a decent SLR camera with a long lens is more scarier than what any drone would do.
As for noise - when you get to the Conrad, those sea planes will annoy you ... again more than what any drone would do.
Don't take this the wrong way, it's just a joke.....probably because we're not fish! From personal experience, the experience of friends and what I've read online, most folks prefer to start on land then move on to the more special / exotic experience of over water accommodation. I think if we were fish it'd be the reverse and we'd probably start in the sea and want to walk on land, so to speak. As for the number of nights in each, you could always do 3 & 2 but, because water is regarded as more special than land, more nights in an OWV seems more appropriate.
From memory there have only been 2 people in this thread in the last 5 years or so that think it's better to do OWV first. Each to his own I suppose.
Here's a suggestion. Ask for pics from management or download them from the Conrad's websites. They are from drones and are very professional, probably better than most amateurs could take. Take a look anyways. If you like them (I have quite a few as rotating wallpapers on my PC) it will save you the hassle of bringing it, luggage space and save guests worrying whether it's going to be flying over their villa when they first see and hear it. Keep in mind most of the guests there will not know the exact policy - they will just worry about their privacy being invaded. That's something worth considering.
From memory there have only been 2 people in this thread in the last 5 years or so that think it's better to do OWV first. Each to his own I suppose.
Here's a suggestion. Ask for pics from management or download them from the Conrad's websites. They are from drones and are very professional, probably better than most amateurs could take. Take a look anyways. If you like them (I have quite a few as rotating wallpapers on my PC) it will save you the hassle of bringing it, luggage space and save guests worrying whether it's going to be flying over their villa when they first see and hear it. Keep in mind most of the guests there will not know the exact policy - they will just worry about their privacy being invaded. That's something worth considering.
Last edited by shosana; Feb 22, 2019 at 11:12 am