St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Master Thread]
Aug 26, 2018, 11:36 am
#1246
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Dubai
Programs: SPG 100 Ambassador, LH M&M Senator, Skywards Silver
Posts: 250
Aug 26, 2018, 12:07 pm
#1247
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: Delta-DM, United-Platinum, American-Platinum, Marriott-Platinum, SPG-Platinum
Posts: 196
I'm cancelling 4 cash reservations at the St.Regis Maldives around the dates of Oct 28 - Nov 4th 2018. Some are Garden Villas. May this open up award space for some of you guys.
Best of luck
Thanks
Best of luck
Thanks
Aug 26, 2018, 12:10 pm
#1248
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 94
FWIW, In 2016 we spent about $1000 on food/drink only at the Conrad Maldives. With Hilton status the resort offer free breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktail. We skipped lunch but eat dinner, we did not bring food to the resort. We didn't do any other activities besides the house reef snorkeling (free).
Aug 26, 2018, 12:20 pm
#1250
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: Delta-DM, United-Platinum, American-Platinum, Marriott-Platinum, SPG-Platinum
Posts: 196
I figured...I think I'm just going to go with a cheaper cash option with a boat transfer. Will be good to check out the spectrum of hotels. If I can extend my stay that'd be ideal, but then again, based on all the food and other costs, it might be better to not stay too long at the hotel.
Aug 26, 2018, 12:59 pm
#1251
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 44
I figured...I think I'm just going to go with a cheaper cash option with a boat transfer. Will be good to check out the spectrum of hotels. If I can extend my stay that'd be ideal, but then again, based on all the food and other costs, it might be better to not stay too long at the hotel.
Aug 26, 2018, 2:00 pm
#1252
formerly fdemoulin
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: UK
Programs: SPG Lifetime Platinum, BA Silver, Virgin Flying Club Red
Posts: 916
Don’t even think about it. You might be lucky but if not you are paying a fortune to sit in your room ( albeit a very nice) cannot understand why anyone would contemplate going outside peak season of Dec - March. Maldives are different as absolutely nothing to do if incremental weather conditions. Spend your money on either st Regis Bali or bora where weather is good (even if not you can still escape the resort
Aug 26, 2018, 3:47 pm
#1253
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 787
Hotel is definitely up to something now - they have wide open availability for 10+ garden villas, but nothing available on points (and they only have 4 garden villas at the property). As an experiment I released two paid nights that were made when there was points availability, and nothing is showing on points for those nights. It's been about 30 mins...something is not right.
Aug 27, 2018, 12:26 am
#1255
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: SPG-Plat, Hilton-Diamond, Club Carlson-Silver, Cathay-Diamond, Virgin-Gold
Posts: 2,183
I think the hotel is totally closed off to points bookings currently and they have maybe decided that most people. The wide open availability of GV compared to a few days ago is a bit odd however. I am hoping for an update from my Ambassador today on the situation as I am actually looking to do a mixed points stay and paid stay in the next 6 weeks or so and with their cancellation policy isnt long left and I need to get flights sorted!
Aug 27, 2018, 3:41 am
#1256
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,837
And September rates are somewhat low relatively speaking because it's low season, you can find cash rates barely above $1,000 for the GV and they even pay for the plane transfer for 2 adults (which is significant savings) and other perks in the "honeymoon journey" rate package if you book for 4+ days.
If you offer your cash rates at a discount, it's because you have plenty of availability and if you still do not allow points under those conditions then what will it take?
Aug 27, 2018, 4:02 am
#1257
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: SPG-Plat, Hilton-Diamond, Club Carlson-Silver, Cathay-Diamond, Virgin-Gold
Posts: 2,183
Look in the next few weeks (September for example) and you will see lots of GVs available for cash, and nothing at all for points
And September rates are somewhat low relatively speaking because it's low season, you can find cash rates barely above $1,000 for the GV and they even pay for the plane transfer for 2 adults (which is significant savings) and other perks in the "honeymoon journey" rate package if you book for 4+ days.
If you offer your cash rates at a discount, it's because you have plenty of availability and if you still do not allow points under those conditions then what will it take?
And September rates are somewhat low relatively speaking because it's low season, you can find cash rates barely above $1,000 for the GV and they even pay for the plane transfer for 2 adults (which is significant savings) and other perks in the "honeymoon journey" rate package if you book for 4+ days.
If you offer your cash rates at a discount, it's because you have plenty of availability and if you still do not allow points under those conditions then what will it take?
Aug 27, 2018, 4:06 am
#1258
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,837
You might be right. But I do not understand why Sheraton Maldives is showing points but St.Regis is not despite entry level rooms being available. What is it about the IT element which is different for StR than Sheraton?
Aug 27, 2018, 4:16 am
#1259
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: MAN and LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC LT Gold, HH Dia, MR LT Plat, IHG Diamond Amb, Amex Plat
Posts: 13,771
Aug 27, 2018, 5:08 am
#1260
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 787
Look in the next few weeks (September for example) and you will see lots of GVs available for cash, and nothing at all for points
And September rates are somewhat low relatively speaking because it's low season, you can find cash rates barely above $1,000 for the GV and they even pay for the plane transfer for 2 adults (which is significant savings) and other perks in the "honeymoon journey" rate package if you book for 4+ days.
If you offer your cash rates at a discount, it's because you have plenty of availability and if you still do not allow points under those conditions then what will it take?
And September rates are somewhat low relatively speaking because it's low season, you can find cash rates barely above $1,000 for the GV and they even pay for the plane transfer for 2 adults (which is significant savings) and other perks in the "honeymoon journey" rate package if you book for 4+ days.
If you offer your cash rates at a discount, it's because you have plenty of availability and if you still do not allow points under those conditions then what will it take?