St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Master Thread]
Sep 18, 2018, 7:58 pm
#1516
Join Date: Sep 2018
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Sep 19, 2018, 11:31 am
#1517
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
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Wiki update
Updated the wiki with a Contact Information section containing the general enquiries and reservations email addresses and the phone number of the resort. Also updated the link to the official website now that it's part of Marriott.
Sep 19, 2018, 8:09 pm
#1519
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 787
It really depends...
I did the dolphin sunset cruise which resulted in no dolphin sightings. I think it was $160 for an hour in a private boat with 2 resort staff. Despite not seeing dolphins, as a boater I was ecstatic to be out on the water in Maldives instead of a lake in Canada. I may do it again when there in a few months, but I better see some dolphins this time!
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Sep 20, 2018, 3:47 am
#1520
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Sep 20, 2018, 8:06 am
#1522
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 217
St Regis vs W Maldives
I am considering St R and W for my next vacation in Maldives. In either case I will book the lowest category room (cheapest room) and as a Gold member would hope for an upgrade or else will upgrade by cash for 2 nights to a overwater room.
I assume both hotels would have great rooms and service. However, I am unable to understand what are the main differences that would help me choose one over the other.
I read that W has a much better house reef but is it that StR does not have a house reef? I would like a good reef for snorkeling but the best is not necessary and a decently good reef with fish should be good enough. Apart from that I could not find any other major differences.
Any inputs from someone who has been to both?
I assume both hotels would have great rooms and service. However, I am unable to understand what are the main differences that would help me choose one over the other.
I read that W has a much better house reef but is it that StR does not have a house reef? I would like a good reef for snorkeling but the best is not necessary and a decently good reef with fish should be good enough. Apart from that I could not find any other major differences.
Any inputs from someone who has been to both?
Sep 20, 2018, 8:17 am
#1523
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Based on a couple inquiries I've made, they appear to be basing upgrade costs off the rate difference during the time of your stay. I'm deciding between a peak season stay and an offseason stay, and during peak season the upgrade cost between Garden and OWV and OWV and sunset were huge, but in the offseason they were only a couple hundred dollars. It might depend on who you talk to, but the costs I was quoted seem to track the cash rate differences pretty closely.
Sep 20, 2018, 9:52 am
#1524
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 5
Based on a couple inquiries I've made, they appear to be basing upgrade costs off the rate difference during the time of your stay. I'm deciding between a peak season stay and an offseason stay, and during peak season the upgrade cost between Garden and OWV and OWV and sunset were huge, but in the offseason they were only a couple hundred dollars. It might depend on who you talk to, but the costs I was quoted seem to track the cash rate differences pretty closely.
Sep 20, 2018, 10:51 pm
#1525
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
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Based on a couple inquiries I've made, they appear to be basing upgrade costs off the rate difference during the time of your stay. I'm deciding between a peak season stay and an offseason stay, and during peak season the upgrade cost between Garden and OWV and OWV and sunset were huge, but in the offseason they were only a couple hundred dollars. It might depend on who you talk to, but the costs I was quoted seem to track the cash rate differences pretty closely.
Sep 20, 2018, 11:30 pm
#1526
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 635
I was just able to book a 5 night point stay (through the spg app) in mid January for 48k a night. This was a great deal. It will be my third time there, so maybe they will upgrade my room to the exact suite we had on prior stays, if it’s available.
Sep 21, 2018, 5:27 am
#1527
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 787
Which suite? We stayed in an OWV on the outside near JJA estate and the pool was FREEZING. Excellent for privacy, but cold pool that was too cold to use.
Sep 21, 2018, 12:04 pm
#1528
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,722
If we have a non-sunset OWV booked, then we should opt for 501-516 for **warm pools**? I'm guessing the east-facing OWVs near the St. Regis Suites, e.g. 506, 507, 509, 510, which are most east-facing, will have warm pools due to morning solar exposure?
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Last edited by iluvdoco; Sep 21, 2018 at 12:12 pm
Sep 21, 2018, 12:45 pm
#1529
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 76
I am considering St R and W for my next vacation in Maldives. In either case I will book the lowest category room (cheapest room) and as a Gold member would hope for an upgrade or else will upgrade by cash for 2 nights to a overwater room.
I assume both hotels would have great rooms and service. However, I am unable to understand what are the main differences that would help me choose one over the other.
I read that W has a much better house reef but is it that StR does not have a house reef? I would like a good reef for snorkeling but the best is not necessary and a decently good reef with fish should be good enough. Apart from that I could not find any other major differences.
Any inputs from someone who has been to both?
I assume both hotels would have great rooms and service. However, I am unable to understand what are the main differences that would help me choose one over the other.
I read that W has a much better house reef but is it that StR does not have a house reef? I would like a good reef for snorkeling but the best is not necessary and a decently good reef with fish should be good enough. Apart from that I could not find any other major differences.
Any inputs from someone who has been to both?
Would love to be wrong.
Sep 21, 2018, 2:15 pm
#1530
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 86
After reading a lot of this thread and other reviews online, it is still unclear to me whether or not the Sunset OVW Villas are the best option. Reviews point out that the pool can be cold and the waters are rougher and there is more wind. To me, it seems that OVW villas 507, 509, 510, or 511 would be the best options. That way you have a view of the ocean and the island, more privacy versus other OVW villas, you get plenty of sun and a warmer pool, calmer waters, and could even see the sunrise. The worst options definitely seem to be OVW villas 522 to 528. I already have an OVW villa booked, but trying to figure out if we should pay the cash upgrade cost, take an upgrade if offered (Platinum Elite), and what option would best for the OVW villas in general. Anyone have an opinion on this? Thanks!