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Oct 25, 2022, 1:43 am

#6121

atcanobbio

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: PNW

Programs: AS 100K

Posts: 1,551

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Originally Posted by atcanobbio

So my friend (lilfetime plat) and I arrived on the 16th and so far we are enjoying the rest and relaxation. We booked a 1-BR StR OWV Suite and that's what we got. Weather has been great, Day of arrival had not-so-nice weather. Rain was so heavy that our seaplane ride in had to be pushed almost an hour out. But the last two days have been phenomenal. I hope it keeps up like this the next few days we are here.

Breakfast offering is top-notch. We are able to choose from buffet, a la carte menu, or both. Fruit basket was provided at arrival but has not been replenished as we were told that it's only a "on arrival" benefit. Besides the fruit, we were welcomed with a bottle of champs, which was very nice of them.

I'm so happy I finally made it out here. Looking forward to more relaxation and sun before flying back to the US PNW

Checked out on Saturday, the 22nd after 6 nights in room 526. Really enjoyed the stay, I was able to disconnect and really relax. Sleep, eat, snorkel, swim, lay on the deck and not worry about anything else, was my daily routine and I loved it. Enjoyed sunsets at the whale bar every evening... It was so nice. Those Indian ocean sunsets were something else!!

below are a few pics I took during my stay. Overall, we got so lucky with weather... 6 straight days of pure sunshine. We were told that weather the week prior was bad and rain was supposed to come back the day after we left.

View from deck

Sunset from whale bar Day 2

Sunset from whale bar day 3

Sunset from whale bar day 3 - as we left....the colors!!!

View from reception as we waited for seaplane flight back to MLE

View of Island as we flew out.

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Oct 25, 2022, 2:47 am

#6122

db07mufan

Join Date: Aug 2016

Programs: BAEC GOLD

Posts: 283

Quote:

Originally Posted by atcanobbio

View from deck

Sunset from whale bar Day 2

Sunset from whale bar day 3

Sunset from whale bar day 3 - as we left....the colors!!!

View from reception as we waited for seaplane flight back to MLE

View of Island as we flew out.

Was there just on the 10th - 15th before when the ...... weather was on. 6 days of glorious winds and rain!

Oct 25, 2022, 2:58 pm

#6123

tomsam

Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: ORD

Programs: American Airlines EXP, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 408

I'd love to get some feedback on a "family/group of 4" booking/stay experience in a 2 Bedroom Villa -
We are 2 adults, 2 kids around 20 (also considered adults for the booking). I just booked a 5 night stay at the end of March 2023 with points.

Including the points upgrade for a 2 bedroom and the free night, its costing me 680,000 points. About 50K of that per night appears to be the points upgrade portion (so 250K of the points is for the upgraded room type). Any feedback on how good/bad/mediocre this is relative to the dynamic pricing rates that people are seeing?

I booked an Ocean 2-bedroom Villa (that was the only choice I had for 4 adults on those days). Are these 201 - 206? Has anyone stayed in those? Would love to hear some experiences.

Are 207-212 the Overwater 2-bedroom Villas? Are those the Villas that would be an "upgrade opportunity" for our group of 4 (I'm Titanium), based on availability? Has anyone stayed at both the Ocean 2-bedroom and the Overwater 2-bedroom. How much better was it?

Should I expect that the Titanium breakfast benefits would be offered to 2 in our family, and the other 2 would be treated as regular paying guests?

Thanks in advance! I'm enjoying reading about (and learning from) all your experiences.

Last edited by tomsam; Oct 25, 2022 at 4:00 pm Reason: correcting typo

Oct 25, 2022, 4:22 pm

#6124

dilvala

Join Date: May 2005

Posts: 234

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Originally Posted by Too_Fly1

Had the same issue. Contacted the hotel and they can't do anything. Still waiting for a response from Marriott.

we are planning the same dates but the availability went away so now we are coming in a day later.

Oct 25, 2022, 4:50 pm

#6125

ijk90825

Join Date: Oct 2022

Posts: 15

Wine

Is it cool to buy some wine from duty free and bring it to drink in my room?

Oct 25, 2022, 5:06 pm

#6126

jordan408

Join Date: Dec 2016

Location: SFO / SJC

Programs: Marriott Platinum

Posts: 23

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Originally Posted by ijk90825

Is it cool to buy some wine from duty free and bring it to drink in my room?

No. In fact, you will not be able to bring alcohol into the Maldives.

The airport may be able to store it for you, but they scan your bags for alcohol and will not let you take it with you to a resort.

Oct 25, 2022, 6:48 pm

#6127

evinrude

Join Date: Apr 2010

Posts: 17

By any chance, does anyone happen to have the mini bar menus or the updated restaurant menus? Thanks!

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Oct 26, 2022, 12:21 am

#6128

LovetoTravel83

Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: KSA

Programs: Marriott AMB, Skywards Gold

Posts: 3,737

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Originally Posted by tomsam

The Villa is fine. The only drawback is the small swimming pool. Would not be much fun for 2 kids. I have seen many families who are staying in the 2 bedrooms use the main pool.

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Oct 26, 2022, 7:52 am

#6129

rucksack

Join Date: Dec 2014

Posts: 1,880

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Oct 26, 2022, 3:05 pm

#6130

Marriott Bonvoy Lurker

Company Representative, Marriott Bonvoy

Join Date: Feb 2019

Programs: Marriott Bonvoy

Posts: 690

Quote:

Originally Posted by evinrude

By any chance, does anyone happen to have the mini bar menus or the updated restaurant menus? Thanks!

If you haven't found any info, we'd be happy to assist where we can. Send us a private message or connect with us over Social Media and we can take a look.

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