Dec 28, 2019, 4:28 am
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Intercontinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort
Address
Intercontinental Maldives Maamunagu Resort
Maamunagu Resort
Raa Atoll
Maldives
Tel + 960 6580500
Mail: [email protected]
Link to hotel:
https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/us/en/maamunagau-island/mlemm/hoteldetail
Location:
Google Maps
Flight to airport (MLE)
Seaplane Round Trip
USD580++ now 700++ per adult
USD290++ now 350++ per child (3 -12 years of age)
children up to the age of 2 are free (but no seat)
(Post)
Rewards points:
120.000 Points
(According to this post, the hotel opens up reward inventory 3 month prior to stay date)
List of Digestifs at pool (daily between 20:00 - 22:00)
List in Post #48
Reports
Ambassador
Report of an Ambassador (on reward stay) in December 2019
Other
Pre Opening thread
Resort Menus in Post #140 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32883853-post140.html
Address
Intercontinental Maldives Maamunagu Resort
Maamunagu Resort
Raa Atoll
Maldives
Tel + 960 6580500
Mail: [email protected]
Link to hotel:
https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/us/en/maamunagau-island/mlemm/hoteldetail
Location:
Google Maps
Flight to airport (MLE)
Seaplane Round Trip
USD
USD
children up to the age of 2 are free (but no seat)
(Post)
Rewards points:
120.000 Points
(According to this post, the hotel opens up reward inventory 3 month prior to stay date)
List of Digestifs at pool (daily between 20:00 - 22:00)
List in Post #48
Reports
Ambassador
Report of an Ambassador (on reward stay) in December 2019
Other
Pre Opening thread
Resort Menus in Post #140 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32883853-post140.html
InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort Master Thread
Jan 13, 2020, 8:53 am
#61
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Belgium
Posts: 270
Oops forgot to reply to the All Club question: during the day some juices, soft drinks and small bites will be included in certain areas (such as the Collective). Between 3 and 5pm you can get complimentary afternoon tea at the Retreat (adults only section). And between 8 and 10pm you can have complimentary drinks at the Retreat, too.
I only went once at 9:55pm after dinner, ordered a whiskey, was asked if I wanted a single or a double, ordered a double which came 2 minutes later. And not even 5 minutes after that I was asked if I wanted another one because it was last call. They also gave some desserts and a cheese platter! Service was really good at the Retreat. We preferred having breakfast there as well because it was much quieter and the selection was almost the same as in the main restaurant (Café Umi)
I only went once at 9:55pm after dinner, ordered a whiskey, was asked if I wanted a single or a double, ordered a double which came 2 minutes later. And not even 5 minutes after that I was asked if I wanted another one because it was last call. They also gave some desserts and a cheese platter! Service was really good at the Retreat. We preferred having breakfast there as well because it was much quieter and the selection was almost the same as in the main restaurant (Café Umi)
Aug 6, 2020, 11:56 am
#69
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 11
Trip Report
Hi all,
My family was lucky to have a great time at this resort back in March 2020. Beautiful island resort. Service was top-notch. Breakfast/afternoon tea were excellent with variety of foods and tropical fruits.
In the past, I loved flying to Maldives on Emirates A380 First Class with showers in flight. Now, with the increased number of miles/points for Emirates First Class, I think Qatar Qsuites easily became my favorite business class for long haul flights, especially for a family of 4.
I booked air tickets from USA to Maldives about 2-3 months before departure date, and made speculative booking for 8 nights at InterContinental Maldives. Then I continued to monitor other countries on how they handle Covid-19 to make final decision for our trip's stopover destination. About 2 days before departure, my trip was finalized: 5 nights in Maldives and 3 nights in Singapore.
This was the 3rd time my family have been to Maldives and Singapore in the past 5 years, so no need to research where to stay/what to do, and the remaining bookings were made fast.
Thanks to "All Club" benefits for all guests staying at the resort, our final bill at checkout was very minimal (under $300 for family of 4 for the entire stay).
I have both Chase IHG Select and Premier, so I was trying to stay for 8 nights at first, but then had to reduce to 5 nights.
1 night = 100,000 points
4 nights = 300,000 points (4th night free, from Chase IHG Premier)
after stay: - 30,000 points (10% rebate, from Chase IHG Select)
------------------------------------------------------
Total for 4 nights = 270,000 points --> 67,500 points per night.
I was only a Spire Elite during my stay, so no big upgrade other than to Lagoon Villa (which they would upgrade you anyway since it's good for families with kids). Standard room is Overwater Villa, which is small and good for 2 guests. My family did a downgrade the last 2 nights just to have true overwater experience.
Room Tour of Lagoon Villa:
Dining Experience:
Kids Club:
My family was lucky to have a great time at this resort back in March 2020. Beautiful island resort. Service was top-notch. Breakfast/afternoon tea were excellent with variety of foods and tropical fruits.
In the past, I loved flying to Maldives on Emirates A380 First Class with showers in flight. Now, with the increased number of miles/points for Emirates First Class, I think Qatar Qsuites easily became my favorite business class for long haul flights, especially for a family of 4.
I booked air tickets from USA to Maldives about 2-3 months before departure date, and made speculative booking for 8 nights at InterContinental Maldives. Then I continued to monitor other countries on how they handle Covid-19 to make final decision for our trip's stopover destination. About 2 days before departure, my trip was finalized: 5 nights in Maldives and 3 nights in Singapore.
This was the 3rd time my family have been to Maldives and Singapore in the past 5 years, so no need to research where to stay/what to do, and the remaining bookings were made fast.
Thanks to "All Club" benefits for all guests staying at the resort, our final bill at checkout was very minimal (under $300 for family of 4 for the entire stay).
I have both Chase IHG Select and Premier, so I was trying to stay for 8 nights at first, but then had to reduce to 5 nights.
1 night = 100,000 points
4 nights = 300,000 points (4th night free, from Chase IHG Premier)
after stay: - 30,000 points (10% rebate, from Chase IHG Select)
------------------------------------------------------
Total for 4 nights = 270,000 points --> 67,500 points per night.
I was only a Spire Elite during my stay, so no big upgrade other than to Lagoon Villa (which they would upgrade you anyway since it's good for families with kids). Standard room is Overwater Villa, which is small and good for 2 guests. My family did a downgrade the last 2 nights just to have true overwater experience.
Room Tour of Lagoon Villa:
Dining Experience:
Kids Club:
Last edited by Vanessa2020; Aug 10, 2020 at 10:44 am
Aug 6, 2020, 2:44 pm
#70
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,443
Thank you very much for sharing your experience. But I am a bit baffled with the statement above. May I please ask what did you eat for dinner? As with 300USD I assume you only had a full dinner at the restaurant once, maybe twice?
Aug 6, 2020, 3:25 pm
#71
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 11
You can view the youtube video (second link at the bottom of my trip report) about our dining experience.
Aug 6, 2020, 5:28 pm
#72
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 272
Hi all,
My family was lucky to have a great time at this resort back in March 2020. Beautiful island resort. Service was top-notch. Breakfast/afternoon tea were excellent with variety of foods and tropical fruits.
In the past, I loved flying to Maldives on Emirates A380 First Class with showers in flight. Now, with the increased number of miles/points for Emirates First Class, I think Qatar Qsuites easily became my favorite business class for long haul flights, especially for a family of 4.
I booked air tickets from USA to Maldives about 2-3 months before departure date, and made speculative booking for 8 nights at InterContinental Maldives. Then I continued to monitor other countries on how they handle Covid-19 to make final decision for our trip's stopover destination. About 2 days before departure, my trip was finalized: 5 nights in Maldives and 3 nights in Singapore.
This was the 3rd time my family have been to Maldives and Singapore in the past 5 years, so no need to research where to stay/what to do, and the remaining bookings were made fast.
Thanks to "All Club" benefits for all guests staying at the resort, our final bill at checkout was very minimal (under $300 for family of 4 for the entire stay).
I have both Chase IHG Select and Premier, so I was trying to stay for 8 nights at first, but then had to reduce to 5 nights.
1 night = 100,000 points
4 nights = 300,000 points (4th night free, from Chase IHG Premier)
after stay: - 30,000 points (10% rebate, from Chase IHG Select)
------------------------------------------------------
Total for 4 nights = 270,000 points --> 67,500 points per night.
I was only a Spire Elite during my stay, so no big upgrade other than to Lagoon Villa (which they would upgrade you anyway since it's good for families with kids). Standard room is Overwater Villa, which is small and good for 2 guests. My family did a downgrade the last 2 nights just to have true overwater experience.
Room Tour of Lagoon Villa:
youtu.be/JdsZFEtvKAo
Dining Experience:
youtu.be/6o5yqmIxfH4
Kids Club:
youtu.be/kgPT-A1Qn40
My family was lucky to have a great time at this resort back in March 2020. Beautiful island resort. Service was top-notch. Breakfast/afternoon tea were excellent with variety of foods and tropical fruits.
In the past, I loved flying to Maldives on Emirates A380 First Class with showers in flight. Now, with the increased number of miles/points for Emirates First Class, I think Qatar Qsuites easily became my favorite business class for long haul flights, especially for a family of 4.
I booked air tickets from USA to Maldives about 2-3 months before departure date, and made speculative booking for 8 nights at InterContinental Maldives. Then I continued to monitor other countries on how they handle Covid-19 to make final decision for our trip's stopover destination. About 2 days before departure, my trip was finalized: 5 nights in Maldives and 3 nights in Singapore.
This was the 3rd time my family have been to Maldives and Singapore in the past 5 years, so no need to research where to stay/what to do, and the remaining bookings were made fast.
Thanks to "All Club" benefits for all guests staying at the resort, our final bill at checkout was very minimal (under $300 for family of 4 for the entire stay).
I have both Chase IHG Select and Premier, so I was trying to stay for 8 nights at first, but then had to reduce to 5 nights.
1 night = 100,000 points
4 nights = 300,000 points (4th night free, from Chase IHG Premier)
after stay: - 30,000 points (10% rebate, from Chase IHG Select)
------------------------------------------------------
Total for 4 nights = 270,000 points --> 67,500 points per night.
I was only a Spire Elite during my stay, so no big upgrade other than to Lagoon Villa (which they would upgrade you anyway since it's good for families with kids). Standard room is Overwater Villa, which is small and good for 2 guests. My family did a downgrade the last 2 nights just to have true overwater experience.
Room Tour of Lagoon Villa:
youtu.be/JdsZFEtvKAo
Dining Experience:
youtu.be/6o5yqmIxfH4
Kids Club:
youtu.be/kgPT-A1Qn40
Aug 6, 2020, 7:56 pm
#73
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 11
Transfer to the resort was by seaplane so we needed to pay. $560 RT per adult (12 and above) and half price for kids under 12. Infants below 2yrs are free.
Aug 7, 2020, 6:10 am
#74
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Braunschweig, Germany and Beaverton,OR, USA
Programs: Herz PC, Gold Starwood, Platinum Holiday Inn
Posts: 277
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7x7owjdgz...zi0xQ31La?dl=0
regards
JR
Last edited by juergenritz; Aug 7, 2020 at 6:33 am Reason: wrong link