Conrad Bora Bora {PYF} (formerly Hilton)
#1141
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 173
While there may be some generalities, I find the release date more haphazard and hard to predict. I usually end up checking multiple times a day. Also never ever been successful getting Standard points rooms about a week before Xmas until after January 1. They might exist, but I've never seen them.
#1142
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,766
Can someone explain to me why standard room award is actually not the lowest category room for Conrad Bora Bora?
The standard room award is actually "King Lagoon View Suite", which is several categories above the lowest category room "King Garden Villa"....
Is this some type of game that this resort trying to play to limit number of standard room award redemption as much as possible?
I am basing the categories on pricing... King Lagoon View Suite is selling way more expensive than King Garden Villa.
The standard room award is actually "King Lagoon View Suite", which is several categories above the lowest category room "King Garden Villa"....
Is this some type of game that this resort trying to play to limit number of standard room award redemption as much as possible?
I am basing the categories on pricing... King Lagoon View Suite is selling way more expensive than King Garden Villa.
Last edited by uclacolumbiaunc; Dec 9, 2022 at 1:48 am
#1143
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 441
Can someone explain to me why standard room award is actually not the lowest category room for Conrad Bora Bora?
The standard room award is actually "King Lagoon View Suite", which is several categories above the lowest category room "King Garden Villa"....
Is this some type of game that this resort trying to play to limit number of standard room award redemption as much as possible?
I am basing the categories on pricing... King Lagoon View Suite is selling way more expensive than King Garden Villa.
The standard room award is actually "King Lagoon View Suite", which is several categories above the lowest category room "King Garden Villa"....
Is this some type of game that this resort trying to play to limit number of standard room award redemption as much as possible?
I am basing the categories on pricing... King Lagoon View Suite is selling way more expensive than King Garden Villa.
#1145
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,766
#1146
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 441
I dont have any comment on the hotels inventory management or pricing strategy. What I can tell you from experience, is that is the case. The standard award room is a suite and is in a shared building with the gym. The garden villa is a far better room as it is its own villa
Last edited by KRUXED; Dec 9, 2022 at 5:24 pm
#1148
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,027
I would book a nonstop for the domestic segment to minimize my time on a VT plane even if it meant some extra time at PPT. At least there are food & beverage options while on the ground at PPT. Also note that VT schedules can and do change with some frequency, so what you're booking today might end up with a worse routing in the future or additional layover time if you're not on the nonstop.
#1149
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 173
I and my wife were planning our third trip next September to Conrad Bora Bora. We always book the standard room and pay for upgrades to OWB. This time however, they say the policies have changed (yet again); they won't offer the potential for paid upgrades until 14 days out (and not before). This is a deal breaker for us as I don't want to take the risk at the very last second. Others had similar information, or had better luck with paid upgrades?
#1151
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: American Airlines Gold, Delta Airlines Medallion, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold,
Posts: 39
Hello All
Heading to this property first week in January and received an upgrade offer for below:
Pool Horizon Villa for about $183.00 usd per night-pool not on water it looks like
Deluxe Overwater Villa for about $450 usd per night-on water but no pool it looks like
Currently booked on points in the Lagoon View Suite.
This is our first time at this property so any recommendations would be appreciated.
Heading to this property first week in January and received an upgrade offer for below:
Pool Horizon Villa for about $183.00 usd per night-pool not on water it looks like
Deluxe Overwater Villa for about $450 usd per night-on water but no pool it looks like
Currently booked on points in the Lagoon View Suite.
This is our first time at this property so any recommendations would be appreciated.
#1152
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: So Cal
Posts: 927
Hello All
Heading to this property first week in January and received an upgrade offer for below:
Pool Horizon Villa for about $183.00 usd per night-pool not on water it looks like
Deluxe Overwater Villa for about $450 usd per night-on water but no pool it looks like
Currently booked on points in the Lagoon View Suite.
This is our first time at this property so any recommendations would be appreciated.
Heading to this property first week in January and received an upgrade offer for below:
Pool Horizon Villa for about $183.00 usd per night-pool not on water it looks like
Deluxe Overwater Villa for about $450 usd per night-on water but no pool it looks like
Currently booked on points in the Lagoon View Suite.
This is our first time at this property so any recommendations would be appreciated.
#1153
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,302
…but if being in an OW is a bucket list item I would pay for the upgrade now. With more people traveling I think free upgrades are going to harder to come by for a little bit….
TD
Last edited by Traveler Dave; Dec 28, 2022 at 4:46 pm
#1154
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 26
Hello All
Heading to this property first week in January and received an upgrade offer for below:
Pool Horizon Villa for about $183.00 usd per night-pool not on water it looks like
Deluxe Overwater Villa for about $450 usd per night-on water but no pool it looks like
Currently booked on points in the Lagoon View Suite.
This is our first time at this property so any recommendations would be appreciated.
Heading to this property first week in January and received an upgrade offer for below:
Pool Horizon Villa for about $183.00 usd per night-pool not on water it looks like
Deluxe Overwater Villa for about $450 usd per night-on water but no pool it looks like
Currently booked on points in the Lagoon View Suite.
This is our first time at this property so any recommendations would be appreciated.
As between the Horizon with pool and the OWB, it's obviously a matter of personal choice. The Horizon villas are up a hill, and although they appear to have nice views, they are pretty far away from the water and the rest of the resort facilities. We felt it was worth the extra cost to upgrade to an OWB. It's a unique experience and we were spending so much in any event that the additional cost was worth it to us; others may disagree, but for us it was what made Bora Bora different than any other beach vacations -- swimming and snorkeling right off your deck with an amazing expanse of beautifully colored water in front of you. We had a pool with our OWB but rarely used it, so I don't think you would miss that aspect; for the Horizon villas, I imagine having a pool would be very useful.
#1155
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,823
In the end I might recommend option 1 like you, but that said I am not entirely in alignment with your view that OWVs are overrated. The main reason is that there are lots of other places in the world where you can stay in a villa on a hill, but overwater is less common so I could easily understand if someone wanted to be overwater no matter what.