St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Master Thread]
Jan 4, 2017, 8:30 pm
#196
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Jan 5, 2017, 12:56 pm
#197
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Okay. I figured since I write most notes of my travels anyway, I should clean up the grammar, pick the better pictures, add some acid wit and share it with the community. I'd normally do this via the blog, but I'm still somewhere in early 2015 catching up with my travels, so I don't want to break the timeline, so I'll post direct links to my Evernote travel notes instead.
Here are some notes from our trip in mid-December 2016. I'll add a few more as I sort through the pictures.
Here are some notes from our trip in mid-December 2016. I'll add a few more as I sort through the pictures.
- Crystal Beach Inn Maldives (for the overnight): http://tinyurl.com/h7svm5p
- Flying to the St-Regis Vommuli: http://tinyurl.com/jxrb428
- Arriving to the St-Regis Vommuli (I did say clean up grammar, not decidedly uninventive titles): http://tinyurl.com/hdplb88
- St-Regis Vommuli breakfasts (I really took one for the team here, trying all dishes on the menu. You must feel sorry for me.): http://tinyurl.com/hw7s3c4
- The Iridium Spa and the Blue Hole experience: http://tinyurl.com/h6y3sxg
Last edited by thebluejean; Jan 6, 2017 at 3:58 pm
Jan 5, 2017, 10:40 pm
#198
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@Pseudo Nim, just finish reading your trip report and it provides a lot of valuable information. Just a quick question, if you book "any" spa treatments like a 30 foot message, can you access to the Blue Hole pool? I notice you didn't know the price for the spa. From the spa menu in the wiki, the private Blue Hole experience for two hours costs US$350 before 10% tax and fee. So you essential got a free $400 experience for free
In all fairness, it was a cool experience, but $400? No. Just, no.
Jan 7, 2017, 11:26 am
#200
Join Date: Aug 2016
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EDIT**: This is the same conversion rate for the seaplane transfer redemption. Still could be worse...
For those of you who have been waiting in anticipation of what the Starpoint Instant Rewards redemption value is, my reliable ambassador did some digging and sent over some info...
You can purchase hotel credit at the conversion rate of 75 Starpoints per $1 USD. This isn't a great deal and using points for hotel room redemptions is obviously ultimately better, but it's a better rate than what I originally expected, so it's still a win for me. I'm going to target converting between 150K-200K Starpoints to give my wallet a break, esp. since I'm paying cash for our flights to MLE.
What's the total tax/service fee percentage again for each resort product?
The resort will allow you to redeem hotel credit for "all incidentals". I need to confirm this, because I was previously told by resort staff that the dive center would not be eligible for these redemptions.
For those of you who have been waiting in anticipation of what the Starpoint Instant Rewards redemption value is, my reliable ambassador did some digging and sent over some info...
You can purchase hotel credit at the conversion rate of 75 Starpoints per $1 USD. This isn't a great deal and using points for hotel room redemptions is obviously ultimately better, but it's a better rate than what I originally expected, so it's still a win for me. I'm going to target converting between 150K-200K Starpoints to give my wallet a break, esp. since I'm paying cash for our flights to MLE.
What's the total tax/service fee percentage again for each resort product?
The resort will allow you to redeem hotel credit for "all incidentals". I need to confirm this, because I was previously told by resort staff that the dive center would not be eligible for these redemptions.
Last edited by Ants1; Jan 7, 2017 at 11:33 am
Jan 8, 2017, 10:24 pm
#202
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Jan 9, 2017, 10:34 am
#204
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Jan 9, 2017, 10:37 am
#205
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Jan 9, 2017, 10:52 pm
#209
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