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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 24, 2015, 10:11 am
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We are going to this hotel in February. My husband is an avid diver and fisherman. Does anyone know if I should start booking excursions now....or do they prefer you to wait closer to your reservation?
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 10:20 am
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For expert divers with experience and preferences and plans to do a lot of diving:

You should call the property and ask to speak to the dive shop. There are discounts available for boat diving advance booking (and if weather kills some dives, I believe they allow some refunds or at least don't charge full price - it's not like you are committing and risking advance payment). And yes, you'll want to do boat diving every day, as good as the shore diving might be the boat diving is killer, world class.

You can also learn about dive sites, and dive day voice your preferences (outer islands and channels are best dives for experienced divers), and discuss afternoon or night dive shore dive options to follow AM two tank dives (group shore dives are not always daily, but then the DMs might want to do a night dive with you 1:1 for fun).
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 2:27 pm
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Are there any cheaper dining options outside of the hotel?
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 2:32 pm
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Originally Posted by JBG89
Are there any cheaper dining options outside of the hotel?
Other than bringing (or catching) your own food? No.
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 2:36 pm
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Originally Posted by pkerr
Other than bringing (or catching) your own food? No.


Hah fair enough i did not think so.


If i can ask one more question to the board. Would you consider this resort worth the trek from our home base (in singapore), as well as worth the pricey speedboat transfer/food if we plan on using points and getting a land villa?

Koh Samui/Bali seems to be much cheaper but am unsure if this would be considered a whole level above even in a land villa.
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 3:03 pm
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Worth the price (from SG) - really? It's well worth the price from New York or Argentina or other spots half way around the planet... from SG, c'mon.

And you want to compare an island that has 49 villas and nothing else (other than a lobby building, restaurant(s), etc. to Koh Samui or Bali? Really? OK, sure those are (much!) cheaper, but talk about a "whole level above" (or at least different).

If price is an issue, get a land villa, bring some food to avoid meals (snack/sport bars, dried fruit, cereals, etc.), skip the spa, don't drink alcohol...

If that's not what you want, then go to Bali or Koh Samui - very different but also good.
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 5:22 pm
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Thanks!

Also the resort has blocked the P+C option
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 5:49 pm
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Originally Posted by JBG89
Thanks!

Also the resort has blocked the P+C option
how do you know?
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 10:11 am
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Originally Posted by lotrbfme
how do you know?
If it's true, I wouldn't be surprised, this has to be one of the best P+C values in the whole hyatt portfolio now that it's back to a category 6.
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 11:26 am
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Originally Posted by JBG89
Thanks!

Also the resort has blocked the P+C option
I've checked for off season next year, not a single date is available.
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Old Jul 26, 2015, 12:18 am
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Originally Posted by tyvoodoo
If it's true, I wouldn't be surprised, this has to be one of the best P+C values in the whole hyatt portfolio now that it's back to a category 6.
Using the CPP value during the sales, I get less than 10% difference in the overall cost between full points and P&C. Given that you can't use DSU here (IIRC), the only other difference seems to be elite stay/night credit.

So, unless you need the nights at the PH to count towards Diamond requalification, (as far as I can see) it's more or less as good a deal using full points
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Old Jul 27, 2015, 2:58 am
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CPP

I have a couple of nights booked in november with cash plus points..do you think they will credit me the points/fee to category 6 rate?
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Old Jul 27, 2015, 6:14 am
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If you booked it at a category 7, and the hotel is now a 6, simply call Hyatt Reservations and get them to correct the rate.
Originally Posted by yankees555
I have a couple of nights booked in november with cash plus points..do you think they will credit me the points/fee to category 6 rate?
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Old Aug 4, 2015, 10:06 am
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Wow this sucks.. my wife and I just spent 5 nights at maldives and spent points as cat 7 this April.. !! Think they will get me some points back if I call in? lol
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Old Aug 4, 2015, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by yankees555
I have a couple of nights booked in november with cash plus points..do you think they will credit me the points/fee to category 6 rate?
I would definitely try, but don't be surprised if they push back.

When did you book it? I tried to make a C+P back in January, here is a snippet from the response I got

"Kindly be informed, our resort no longer participates in the points and cash program.

Those bookings which slipped through on its introduction were honored as they had been quoted however, it is no longer available for new business or revisions."

Have they changed their policy?
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