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Originally Posted by fdem
(Post 31380297)
i would notgo to the maldives outside peak season as weather can be bad. Matters more in the Maldives as if the weather is bad there is nothing to do. The only decent house reef is at the W ( haven’t stayed at any other Bonvoy resorts but as they were built later most of the decent islands have been snapped up) would recommend so Soneva fushi which is one of the original properties or the Taj. I cannot understand why prices are still so high for rainy season. I think to encourage me to visit during our summer you would have to pay me. You may be lucky with the weather as some have reported but at those still high prices I would be hesitant to visit then |
Originally Posted by spellbound2
(Post 31383021)
We have done transfers a few times and each time it was a bit long since we were going to different atolls and took seaplanes, but it looks like you may have 2 resorts in the same atoll and you may have a boat transfer option. Check with each property and I'm sure they'll be happy to help.
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Originally Posted by bl393
(Post 31383576)
thanks! Even though i have confirmed room, JW is slow to respond. Im not certain they have all the details worked out either. Will chk with Cheval and see what the damage will be. Though I am guessing the speedboat trip would benefit the resort if they need to pick up supplies, whereas if they have to take you to another island (even if it were equal travel distance) maybe they'd charge more? |
Originally Posted by Astrophsx
(Post 31379600)
60 days has been the policy since they started taking reservations unless something changed, I booked within the first week they opened up reservations.
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I might have missed it. But do they have a lounge for waiting for the seaplane?
I am deciding between my W booking and the JW. I booked the W before the devaluation, at 240k for the beach villa. The JW would be 340k but guaranteed OVW. It is a hard decision, got to wait for more photos/reports on JW. I will be at one of these at the end of November. |
Originally Posted by davidrwu
(Post 31390554)
I might have missed it. But do they have a lounge for waiting for the seaplane?
I am deciding between my W booking and the JW. I booked the W before the devaluation, at 240k for the beach villa. The JW would be 340k but guaranteed OVW. It is a hard decision, got to wait for more photos/reports on JW. I will be at one of these at the end of November. |
Anyone going in the opening months?
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Originally Posted by tylerc
(Post 31387547)
60 days was not the policy the first few days that booking was available...I have 2 bookings that are both 2 days before arrival for cancellation
I'm curious to see what happens with this new peak and off-peak pricing as it kicks in September 14th. TPG is suggesting that if you did a points advance stay and the days you are staying eventually falls into off-peak you'll pay the off-peak price. If your days fall under peak pricing you may have to call in to have them honored at the standard rate. For some reason the JW Maldives is honoring reservations made for stays between September 15 and October 31st, but not allowing new reservations to be made. So I'm not sure how that will impact the peak/off-peak pricing for September/October. |
Originally Posted by tylerc
(Post 31387547)
60 days was not the policy the first few days that booking was available...I have 2 bookings that are both 2 days before arrival for cancellation
I'm hoping I made the right choice booking here, because I wanted a guaranteed OWV and I really really wanted to stay at the St Regis but it's 890k points there for OVW as opposed to 340k here. |
Originally Posted by MME2YYZ
(Post 31327047)
I have the JW and the W booked on points (JW OWV and W BV) for next May, I will decide which to cancel once reviews for the JW are available. The ST R did not appeal to me |
There have been spotty reviews and I wanted good snorkeling the reef at the St R doesn’t sound as good |
Originally Posted by MME2YYZ
(Post 31420975)
There have been spotty reviews and I wanted good snorkeling the reef at the St R doesn’t sound as good |
Originally Posted by MME2YYZ
(Post 31420975)
There have been spotty reviews and I wanted good snorkeling the reef at the St R doesn’t sound as good |
This no longer appears to be open for points booking. Maybe they're holding out until after 9/14.
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Originally Posted by Saidoh
(Post 31439882)
This no longer appears to be open for points booking. Maybe they're holding out until after 9/14.
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