Sep 11, 2019, 9:23 am
Last edit by: ryandc99
Email contact at hotel: [email protected]
Official Grand Opening
November 1st, 2019
Room types
November 1st, 2019
Room types
Overwater Pool Villa (10 sunrise, 9 sunset)
- Maximum occupancy 3 guests (2 adults and one child or 3 adults)
- 2519 sqft
- Maximum occupancy 3 guests (2 adults and one child or 3 adults)
- 2519 sqft
Beach Pool Villa (13 sunrise, 3 sunset)
- Maximum occupancy 3 guests (2 adults and one child or 3 adults)
- 2669 sqft
Duplex Overwater Pool Villa (12 villas)
- Maximum occupancy 3 guests (2 adults and one child or 3 adults)
- 2949 sqft
Duplex Beach Pool Villa (13 villas)
- Maximum occupancy 5 guests (2 adults and 3 children or 5 adults)
- 3068 sqft
Royal Pool Villa (1 villa)
Offseason upgrades (as of September 2019)
From Overwater Pool Villa Sunrise to Sunset is additional, USD 182++ per night.
From Overwater Pool Villa Sunrise to Duplex Overwater Pool Villa is USD 546++ per night.
- Maximum occupancy 3 guests (2 adults and one child or 3 adults)
- 2669 sqft
Duplex Overwater Pool Villa (12 villas)
- Maximum occupancy 3 guests (2 adults and one child or 3 adults)
- 2949 sqft
Duplex Beach Pool Villa (13 villas)
- Maximum occupancy 5 guests (2 adults and 3 children or 5 adults)
- 3068 sqft
Royal Pool Villa (1 villa)
Offseason upgrades (as of September 2019)
From Overwater Pool Villa Sunrise to Sunset is additional, USD 182++ per night.
From Overwater Pool Villa Sunrise to Duplex Overwater Pool Villa is USD 546++ per night.
February 2020 upgrade price from Beach or OVW Sunrise to OVW Sunset USD 136++ per night.
Transportation
Seaplane - $600 per adult r/t
- JW Maldives has a seaplane lounge and will provide transportation to and from the MLE airport or hotel on Male.
Domestic flight w/ speedboat - $600 per adult r/t
- You can mix domestic flight one-way and seaplane one-way
- Domestic flight is currently to Ifuru Domestic Airport (70 min) and then a speedboat (50 min)
- Funadhoo Domestic Airport may be open by the end of 2019 cutting down the length of speedboat trip
- Domestic flight is the best option for those arriving after 3pm to MLE
Restaurants
Menus as of mid-October: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VarY3T33N_xWEdangWGkH6JztUU8sA8Y
Aailaa – breakfast/lunch/dinner, 96 seats all-day dining restaurant
Fiamma – Lunch, Italian pizza 20 seats
Kaashi – Lunch, Treetop Thai restaurant 30 seats
Hashi – Dinner, Japanese 24 seats (reservations required)
Shio – Dinner, Modern grill 24 seats (reservations required)
Riha – Dinner, Indian/Curry Pit 24 seats, “under the stars” (reservations required)
In-Villa Dining - breakfast/lunch/dinner
Fork & Drink - lunch/dinner, destination dining, they set up a table anywhere on the island?
Activities
Lounge 18 – club house for “adults” w/ cigar room, billiards table, karaoke, board games, etc..
Pool 18 – 18 years+ pool
Horizon Pool
Little Griffins (Kids club/pool)
Open Air Cinema – nightly movie
Photo studio
Transportation
Seaplane - $600 per adult r/t
- JW Maldives has a seaplane lounge and will provide transportation to and from the MLE airport or hotel on Male.
Domestic flight w/ speedboat - $600 per adult r/t
- You can mix domestic flight one-way and seaplane one-way
- Domestic flight is currently to Ifuru Domestic Airport (70 min) and then a speedboat (50 min)
- Funadhoo Domestic Airport may be open by the end of 2019 cutting down the length of speedboat trip
- Domestic flight is the best option for those arriving after 3pm to MLE
Restaurants
Menus as of mid-October: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VarY3T33N_xWEdangWGkH6JztUU8sA8Y
Aailaa – breakfast/lunch/dinner, 96 seats all-day dining restaurant
Fiamma – Lunch, Italian pizza 20 seats
Kaashi – Lunch, Treetop Thai restaurant 30 seats
Hashi – Dinner, Japanese 24 seats (reservations required)
Shio – Dinner, Modern grill 24 seats (reservations required)
Riha – Dinner, Indian/Curry Pit 24 seats, “under the stars” (reservations required)
In-Villa Dining - breakfast/lunch/dinner
Fork & Drink - lunch/dinner, destination dining, they set up a table anywhere on the island?
Activities
Lounge 18 – club house for “adults” w/ cigar room, billiards table, karaoke, board games, etc..
Pool 18 – 18 years+ pool
Horizon Pool
Little Griffins (Kids club/pool)
Open Air Cinema – nightly movie
Photo studio
JW Maldives [Master Thread]
Jun 26, 2019, 7:53 pm
#151
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 655
How bad was the Viceroy property that this hotel used to be / how long was it open for? Seems like there's been a lot of time put into renovations for something that looks almost the exact same (same number of rooms and general resort layout from the look of things).
Jun 26, 2019, 7:56 pm
#152
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YouTube "Viceroy Maldives"... according to the mock ups on the JW Website they did a lot of renovations...
Jun 27, 2019, 10:32 am
#156
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The over-water bungalows are cheaper, for cash, than the beach ones so it isn't surprising that they are up for redemption.
PS. I do like the fact that the hotel website has to state the OWBs are 'Ocean View'. More weirdly, I'm not sure why the beach bungalows are only 'partial ocean view' unless it means you can't see it from the windows at the back!
Jun 27, 2019, 10:52 am
#157
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Programs: AA EXP,SPG 75
Posts: 318
It seems like the common areas were overhauled quite significantly too. The interiors of the Viceroy looked awful, and the JW rehab looks very lovely. The only thing that stands out (in a lousy way IMHO) is the old bathtubs did not get replaced.
Jun 27, 2019, 11:17 am
#158
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 655
They still are 85k.
The over-water bungalows are cheaper, for cash, than the beach ones so it isn't surprising that they are up for redemption.
PS. I do like the fact that the hotel website has to state the OWBs are 'Ocean View'. More weirdly, I'm not sure why the beach bungalows are only 'partial ocean view' unless it means you can't see it from the windows at the back!
The over-water bungalows are cheaper, for cash, than the beach ones so it isn't surprising that they are up for redemption.
PS. I do like the fact that the hotel website has to state the OWBs are 'Ocean View'. More weirdly, I'm not sure why the beach bungalows are only 'partial ocean view' unless it means you can't see it from the windows at the back!
Jun 27, 2019, 1:02 pm
#159
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: RDU
Posts: 735
They still are 85k.
The over-water bungalows are cheaper, for cash, than the beach ones so it isn't surprising that they are up for redemption.
PS. I do like the fact that the hotel website has to state the OWBs are 'Ocean View'. More weirdly, I'm not sure why the beach bungalows are only 'partial ocean view' unless it means you can't see it from the windows at the back!
The over-water bungalows are cheaper, for cash, than the beach ones so it isn't surprising that they are up for redemption.
PS. I do like the fact that the hotel website has to state the OWBs are 'Ocean View'. More weirdly, I'm not sure why the beach bungalows are only 'partial ocean view' unless it means you can't see it from the windows at the back!
Jun 27, 2019, 1:16 pm
#160
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: 32.7758° N, 96.7967° W
Programs: AA EXP,SPG 75
Posts: 318
The beach villa is more expensive at StR. The "dreaded" garden villa is the room below the OWV at the StR. There are fewer beach villas and many families are hesitant having little kids in an OWV, so the price ends up higher.
Jun 27, 2019, 4:04 pm
#161
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
Jun 27, 2019, 9:09 pm
#164
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 655
Any pictures of the tubs? Privacy doesn't look that bad - looks like you can't really see onto the next deck and they are all decently spread out.
Edit: Just saw the youtube video of the black Viceroy tubs - look a little small. At some points on the deck it looks like you can see other decks for OWB, but most of the areas seem pretty private.
Edit: Just saw the youtube video of the black Viceroy tubs - look a little small. At some points on the deck it looks like you can see other decks for OWB, but most of the areas seem pretty private.
Last edited by Dn10; Jun 27, 2019 at 9:17 pm