Well, you've got a fair point, there. I suppose if you're married - and you're still in the "heavy lovin'" stage of married - then there might be something to do apres-everythingElse. Also, if all you wanna do is lay around and read or watch vodeos on your computer, you could do that too.

If you're looking for a cultural experience - see the sights, learn some history, see how the people live, learn about Maldivians as a people and culture - forget it.

Diving (and just about everything else) is brutally expensive. The diving's great, but it's great in the Red Sea and Malaysia and Thailand too, at prolly 1/3 the price.

I don't mean to slag on the Maldives, and if that's your thing then by all means I hope everyone has a great time. This is just my opinion, which is of course worth exactly what you paid! A Hui Ho....

Does anyone know if this hotel is still on track to open early 2011?

I sent an email to the property owner and project manager on Sep 1 and have not received a reply back. I take that as a bad sign that the hotel is not on course to open as planned in 2011.

Showing on Website as a Cat 5 and opening in March 2011.

I noticed the Cat 5 designation as well. I'm amazed.

WOW WOW WOW

now I need to look into this very seriously

We went to my wife's company picnic yesterday at Hershey Park. We thought about spending the night, but did not.

She remarked that the Spring Hill Suites there was a Cat 5 just like the JW Marriott in Phuket Thailand!

Shows October 2011 now.

+2!

No cellphones, no blackberries, iPhones etc. Heck, even unplug the TV! Sounds like heaven.

MR Website states its a Cat 5????? Air+hotel package sounfs good!

Any update other than October? Pics?

Gotta love this page's image? Guy arriving with jacket and tie ready for business!

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel...esort-and-spa/

What have these web designers been smokin'?!

Yes--I know it's a placeholder. But they could at least try to create a resort ambiance to get prospect in the mood....

Probably the same dope which inspired them to assign it to Cat. 5! :D If so, gee, I hope they don't come down from that high!

Doesn't seem bookable yet, at least on line.

I tried for early November.

I'm gonna bid for it on Priceline:D
You can get all the other JW's there ;)

It's gone from the Marriott site now, that does not look good…