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Best Weather
http://www.holiday-weather.com/maldives/

High season/low season
High season: December to April
Staying for free
30,000 Hyatt points per night (Cat 7)
This is a “Suite Award Ineligible Property" and a free upgrade is unlikely unless you are a Globalist and the resort has low occupancy.

Paid Upgrades For October 2021
Pool Villa: $200++
Deluxe Pool Villa: $400++ (with direct view of beach, just 3 villas)
Water Villa: $500++
Ocean Pool Villa: $700++ (with small 6ft x 6ft plunge pool)
Two Bedroom Pool Villa: $1,000++


These rates fluctuate depending on high/low season.

Globalist Benefits
  • Complimentary upgrade to Park Pool Villa subject to availability.
  • Late checkout at 1600 hrs.subject to availability.
  • Breakfast: Order two main dishes off the menu along with water, juice and coffee. You also have access to the buffet which consists of breads, sweets, cheeses, cold cuts, cereals etc.
  • Sundowner- 1 free cocktail (from a limited cocktail menu) & canapes, daily between 5pm and 7pm (August 2016)
  • Complimentary Management cocktails on Saturdays from 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm
  • 15% off cocktails and wine (by the glass)
Excursion and Diving Costs
January 2022: See https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33815708-post4161.html
Also see https://www.experienceparkhyattmaldives.com/ under 'Experiences' and 'Diving'

Tip: Pre-book diving activities online before arrival for 10% discount (May not be applicable anymore).
Tip: Boat 2-tank day will have to be on day following Orientation Dive (required by law for all divers. Typically done the first full day at 10am; a short in-water abilities test followed by a tank dive on the house reef.)

Spa Menu and Costs

Free Stuff
Snorkle gear for duration of your stay (masks, snorkel & fins)
Use of glass-bottomed kayaks
Back-of-the-house tour
Yoga several days a week

Dining Menu and Costs
Menus (click on specific restaurant, packages under "The Dining Room"): https://www.experienceparkhyattmaldi...t-in-maldives/
Breakfast (current as of Jan. 2022): for those who do not have status/do not have breakfast included in their rate, the options are a la carte items at ~$12-$20 apiece, and juices at ~$6-$8. Or you can order the buffet for $40, which includes two a-la-carte items, the buffet, and drinks.

Transfers and Costs
Domestic flights are operated by Maldivian Air and waiting times may vary from a minimum of 1 hour to a maximum of 4 hours.
The shortest flight from Male Domestic terminal to Kooddoo Domestic Airport is ~55 minutes and the longest flight takes ~1 hour 45 minutes due to a ‘stop over’ in Kadhdhoo Domestic Airport.

A scenic and short speedboat journey of approximately 30-40 minutes (weather dependent) will follow as the final stretch of the journey to our island.
Any last minute name changes on domestic flight ticket are subject to a fee levied by the Maldivian Air. All such changes will be charged at the rate of USD 100 net per person.The exact flight timings are released two days before departure, but tend to be around these times:
  • Arrivals (Departure from MLE) : 10:30-11:00, 12:00, 13:40, 17:30hrs and last flight at 23:30
  • Departures (Departure from Kooddoo) : 0545hrs, 0800hrs, 1130hrs, 1530hrs and last departure at 1830hrs
Cost (Jan 2021): USD $520 round-trip/adult, $475/child, $175/infant - paid before you arrive via cc authorization form

Luggage restriction
Transfer prices include the baggage allowance of 32 kg per passenger (20 kg is the domestic airline allowance and 12 kg will be covered by The Resort as a courtesy service) and hand luggage of 5 kg per passenger. Excess baggage will be charged and is subject to space availability and terms and conditions of the Air Carrier.

Map of the resort
Best Villas
Water villas: Generally the higher number the better. #51 is the most private
How to save money during stay
Have late breakfast (breakfast is free for all guests except if you are redeeming points), skip lunch, and only pay for dinner
The Saturday free cocktail social (manager's reception) is at 6:30pm
Bring family?
This resort is not orientated for children. No kids club, pool is not suitable for young kids, and you will need to pay the transfers for each child, and plenty of PDA.
That said, some families have loved their experience here. http://travelsort.com/blog/park-hyat...hadahaa-review. If you bring children the Hyatt does provide sitting service for $20/hour.

Also note that the resort charges $250 per child age 3 and up per night (even if the child does not require an extra bed). Only kids 2 and under are free. http://travelsort.com/blog/park-hyat...a-bed-fee-ever
Wifi
As at January 2022, the resort's wifi speed is 10-12Mbps.
Tipping
The management views employees as each part of a team, with no one more important to the hotel's success. No one wants to order room service if the groundskeeper or housekeeper has not created an inviting place to enjoy it for instance. So employees share equally the 10% service charge added into everything, including the room charge. Tipping beyond that is not necessary, but at your discretion. Unlike the service charge which is shared with all employees on the entire property, if you choose to add additional gratuity to the bill for a meal or an activity, that money is shared amongst employees of the department responsible for that meal or service (e.g. additional gratuity on a dive center bill will be shared amongst those employees, while additional gratuity on a Dining Room bill will be shared amongst the food service employees). Employees are also allowed to keep cash tips that they receive directly. Employees are rewarded with trips and other gifts when their outstanding service is brought to management's attention. A great way to reward a good employee is by letter to management.
See this post which provides more details http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22508516-post1525.html
Ipad App
There is an Ipad in each room that has an app with a lot of useful / interesting information. If you have an Ipad, you can search & download the app for: Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa. It doesn't work on an iPhone due to the page size. Some info may be out of date or missing, so check with the resort.
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Old Jul 2, 2015, 10:10 am
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Originally Posted by exsea
Yes, 5 to 7 pm daily and Saturday Managers Cocktail party.
is "saturday managers cocktail party" available for every guests to attend? or hyatt diamond guest only?

thank you
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Old Jul 2, 2015, 9:10 pm
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BreaKfast has changed. It's a small buffet with fruits, yogurts and pastries + 1 item off the menu
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Old Jul 2, 2015, 9:55 pm
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Originally Posted by hakzai
BreaKfast has changed. It's a small buffet with fruits, yogurts and pastries + 1 item off the menu
very sad news indeed.
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Old Jul 3, 2015, 3:19 am
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Yes very sad indeed, but it seems the items off the menu are bigger than before.
Will try confirm this with my host later tonight.
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Old Jul 3, 2015, 8:06 am
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Originally Posted by hakzai
Yes very sad indeed, but it seems the items off the menu are bigger than before.
Will try confirm this with my host later tonight.
Do they limit only 1 A la carte item per guest?
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Old Jul 3, 2015, 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by hakzai
BreaKfast has changed. It's a small buffet with fruits, yogurts and pastries + 1 item off the menu
We are heading there soon. Could you confirm if there's plain yogurt? No sugar, no nothing. Thanks so much and maybe we will see you there!
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Old Jul 3, 2015, 10:12 pm
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Originally Posted by 3rdworldresident
Do they limit only 1 A la carte item per guest?
Just got confirmed that you can order 1 egg dish and 1 Asian dish off the menu

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Old Jul 3, 2015, 10:21 pm
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Originally Posted by savekenny
We are heading there soon. Could you confirm if there's plain yogurt? No sugar, no nothing. Thanks so much and maybe we will see you there!
There is plain yogurt with no sugar. And it's all home made on the island. There is also fruit, berry yogurt
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Old Jul 3, 2015, 10:38 pm
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Some observations on my 2nd day here
Pros
- overwater villas are very nice
- reef directly under the room
- beautiful island and beach
- food prices are readonable for 5 star hotel
- juices at breakfast are fresh squeezed and taste great

Cons
- service staff seemed to be overwhelmed during peak breakfast times (~10am)
- service isn't as good as say some similar caliber Thailand resorts
- the hotel (or maybe Maldives) caters a lot towards mainland Chinese who tend to be quite loud and not custom to western rules and etiquette

So if you plan to stay in your villa a lot, avoid most of the public area around the pool and not go to breakfast during peak hours all is good
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Old Jul 4, 2015, 11:51 pm
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Originally Posted by hakzai
Some observations on my 2nd day here
Pros
- overwater villas are very nice
- reef directly under the room
- beautiful island and beach
- food prices are readonable for 5 star hotel
- juices at breakfast are fresh squeezed and taste great

Cons
- service staff seemed to be overwhelmed during peak breakfast times (~10am)
- service isn't as good as say some similar caliber Thailand resorts
- the hotel (or maybe Maldives) caters a lot towards mainland Chinese who tend to be quite loud and not custom to western rules and etiquette

So if you plan to stay in your villa a lot, avoid most of the public area around the pool and not go to breakfast during peak hours all is good
We are heading there from Male now. Hopefully there aren't too many mainlanders. You really can't avoid them these days.
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Old Jul 5, 2015, 12:12 am
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Hope to see more DMs at the Sundowners. So far it's just been me and my gf

According to my host, there's quite a large group coming in today

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Old Jul 5, 2015, 12:20 am
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Originally Posted by 3rdworldresident
is "saturday managers cocktail party" available for every guests to attend? or hyatt diamond guest only?

thank you
Saturday Manager cocktails are for all guests
Consists of free flow red, white wine. And both alcoholic and non alcoholic cocktails
Also there's a small tower of canapés

Then there's diamond sundowners every night for diamonds
Any cocktail minus the champagne based ones. And 3 canapés

So last night I had both diamond sundowners and the manager drinks
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Old Jul 5, 2015, 6:56 am
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Originally Posted by 3rdworldresident


is "saturday managers cocktail party" available for every guests to attend? or hyatt diamond guest only?

thank you




Saturday Manager cocktails are for all guests
Consists of free flow red, white wine. And both alcoholic and non alcoholic cocktails
Also there's a small tower of canapés

Then there's diamond sundowners every night for diamonds
Any cocktail minus the champagne based ones. And 3 canapés

So last night I had both diamond sundowners and the manager drinks
Is it till 7? We realized just now (6:55pm).
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Old Jul 5, 2015, 1:08 pm
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I'll be heading there in a few days. How has the weather been recently? Looking at my iphone weather app, it shows its been raining a lot recently. However, thats the weather for Male and not the city PH Maldives is located.
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Old Jul 5, 2015, 6:58 pm
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There's a storm now. First rain on the island for a month
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