St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Master Thread]
Sep 9, 2018, 12:26 am
#1426
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,337
Are you referring to this article? https://thepointsguy.com/2017/02/hot...egis-maldives/
....Now this was TPG's final verdict, no where do i see him seeking out a GM for "several days"...
....Now this was TPG's final verdict, no where do i see him seeking out a GM for "several days"...
Wouldn't be surprised if Snuggs is naysaying STR Maldives while trying to get some 60k award stays. Delusional to think one can affect bookings here. Why else would one be bashing/trolling this STR FT thread?
Sep 9, 2018, 3:56 am
#1427
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 49
Hi I’m new here.
Everybody thanks for sharing all the info on this forum..
i just want want to share little things that I know...
GV is available for 60,000, and I have booked 5 nites for 240,000.
OWV right now is at 197,500 points per night...
so 5 nights is 790,000 exactly......
(Both booked and confirm as of today)
questions...
1: I have gold status.... would it be worth it for me to take up the platinum challenge???
And what the chances of upgrading to OWV with platinum member, since there is only 4 GV but heaps of OWV??
i thought 10 days of breakfast will save me quite a bit....
2: I’m thinking of trying out JW Marriott Maldives, does anyone have any info on it? I know it was use to be called Viceroy Maldives..... do you guys think I should go for 5 days St Regis and 5 days JW marriotts?
3: how about Westin? That just opened?? It is in preserved biosphere area? So reef will be amazing??
4: I’m travelling with 2 kids of 6 and 4....
I guess I’m just thinking should I try 5 days in 2 diffeeent resorts or just all 10 days in 1 resorts!!
thanks in advance for anyone’s comment and feed back!
i just want want to share little things that I know...
GV is available for 60,000, and I have booked 5 nites for 240,000.
OWV right now is at 197,500 points per night...
so 5 nights is 790,000 exactly......
(Both booked and confirm as of today)
questions...
1: I have gold status.... would it be worth it for me to take up the platinum challenge???
And what the chances of upgrading to OWV with platinum member, since there is only 4 GV but heaps of OWV??
i thought 10 days of breakfast will save me quite a bit....
2: I’m thinking of trying out JW Marriott Maldives, does anyone have any info on it? I know it was use to be called Viceroy Maldives..... do you guys think I should go for 5 days St Regis and 5 days JW marriotts?
3: how about Westin? That just opened?? It is in preserved biosphere area? So reef will be amazing??
4: I’m travelling with 2 kids of 6 and 4....
I guess I’m just thinking should I try 5 days in 2 diffeeent resorts or just all 10 days in 1 resorts!!
thanks in advance for anyone’s comment and feed back!
Sep 9, 2018, 4:35 am
#1428
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 12,210
Do remember there is no way to go in between resorts unless you do a private charter. Factor in the flights and transfer to and from MLE every time you transfer resorts.
Sep 9, 2018, 7:06 am
#1430
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 123
Are there any reviews of the Garden Villa? Cant seem to find any online. Also what are the odds of a Plat Premier with Ambassador being upgraded? Should i speak to my ambassador? (Although she hasn't been great at all for my 200+ nights this year.)
Sep 9, 2018, 7:33 am
#1431
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: West Coast, USA
Programs: Skywards Platinum
Posts: 3,747
Your odds are 2% if you want an upgrade for free. 98% if you are willing to pay $390/night.
Sep 9, 2018, 8:54 am
#1433
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 794
Lunch and dinner range from very good to mediocre.
Sep 9, 2018, 9:55 am
#1435
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 65
"SPG Platinum members are only entitled to continental breakfast, but we were allowed to order anything, including specialty egg dishes."
Only continental; which makes me think there is a separate section? Or am I reading too much into it? lol
Edit: NVM, i re-read it, i guess he meant plats are normally only entitled to continental breakfast but at STR Maldives its way beyond continental breakfast...
Only continental; which makes me think there is a separate section? Or am I reading too much into it? lol
Edit: NVM, i re-read it, i guess he meant plats are normally only entitled to continental breakfast but at STR Maldives its way beyond continental breakfast...
Last edited by outlawashere; Sep 9, 2018 at 10:11 am
Sep 9, 2018, 11:03 am
#1436
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
11K for a 140km one way journey, eh. Must be on their gold plated yacht which runs on gold instead of 4-stroke, LOL. I swear they must have someone sitting in the office who throws a few semi-loaded dice and adds some zeros to the total whenever someone asks for a quote for something they don't have a price for.
Sep 9, 2018, 2:03 pm
#1438
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chicagoland
Programs: AA exp 3mm Hertz 5*
Posts: 334
Yep, that's the article Snuggs was misrepresenting, and you backed up my point. Takes awhile for new properties to get up to "brand standards" and Maldives resorts don't enforce lack of reservations usually for on site guests (not many rooms, dinner restaurants usually can handle all the guests at staggered times, and where else would one go??). If OMAAT (who is even more particular than TPG) and TPG say its one of the best resorts, I trust them.
Wouldn't be surprised if Snuggs is naysaying STR Maldives while trying to get some 60k award stays. Delusional to think one can affect bookings here. Why else would one be bashing/trolling this STR FT thread?
Wouldn't be surprised if Snuggs is naysaying STR Maldives while trying to get some 60k award stays. Delusional to think one can affect bookings here. Why else would one be bashing/trolling this STR FT thread?
Why is it you read the STR FT Thread and people you disagree with "Troll"
Sorry to disappoint you again Bucko, but as I said, I paid for the St Regis Suite. ... You know, hard western currency. As there is nothing to upgrade from that room to, I didn't ask.
Last edited by Snuggs; Sep 9, 2018 at 3:33 pm
Sep 9, 2018, 2:43 pm
#1439
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chicagoland
Programs: AA exp 3mm Hertz 5*
Posts: 334
I was in 517. The island under construction was blocked by the main resort, so east/south/east.
What disappointed me about the SR: No real privacy in the St Regis Suite. Limited sand beach area. You can't really go into the water from your deck because of the rocks and the rather swift current. Even the bikes felt like they had bene through the war.
In my experience, the SR service was generally excellent, though the service in the room just average. A bowl of fruit rotted away in our room during our stay, and all attempts to put it where the staff would notice it went for naught. I requested in advance that the resort make a reservation in Mali on my last evening. The day before they advised me that the restaurant was closed that day. Again, hardly five star. I think the St Regis was a late comer to the Maldives and should have passed, or done more to make up for the fact that the better locations were all taken.
My visit to SRV was nahhhh. I didn't bother to express my disappointment as presumably a five star facility is aware of the issues. I have never asked a hotel for points as compensation, for good reason. 1) I would never return 2) I rarely use points myself, I give them away to my friends and staff.
To those that have had experiences of what TPG wrote, I applaud you. It's certainly possible I could have failed to properly interpret a review. Then again, it's entirely possible that they could have been edited.
What disappointed me about the SR: No real privacy in the St Regis Suite. Limited sand beach area. You can't really go into the water from your deck because of the rocks and the rather swift current. Even the bikes felt like they had bene through the war.
In my experience, the SR service was generally excellent, though the service in the room just average. A bowl of fruit rotted away in our room during our stay, and all attempts to put it where the staff would notice it went for naught. I requested in advance that the resort make a reservation in Mali on my last evening. The day before they advised me that the restaurant was closed that day. Again, hardly five star. I think the St Regis was a late comer to the Maldives and should have passed, or done more to make up for the fact that the better locations were all taken.
My visit to SRV was nahhhh. I didn't bother to express my disappointment as presumably a five star facility is aware of the issues. I have never asked a hotel for points as compensation, for good reason. 1) I would never return 2) I rarely use points myself, I give them away to my friends and staff.
To those that have had experiences of what TPG wrote, I applaud you. It's certainly possible I could have failed to properly interpret a review. Then again, it's entirely possible that they could have been edited.
Sep 9, 2018, 4:25 pm
#1440
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 787
11K for a 140km one way journey, eh. Must be on their gold plated yacht which runs on gold instead of 4-stroke, LOL. I swear they must have someone sitting in the office who throws a few semi-loaded dice and adds some zeros to the total whenever someone asks for a quote for something they don't have a price for.
https://www.travelforsenses.com/st-r...-luxury-yacht/