St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Master Thread]
Dec 11, 2018, 8:48 am
#1891
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 15
Mosquitos and Zika at StR?
Hello I have a booking for mid April in a GV. Anyone been there recently or around April timeframe that can speak to the amount of mosquitos or any Zika warnings? Does the resort take precautions? I read of biweekly fumigating (fog?). When you arrived to MLE are there any signs or governmental warnings issued? Thanks in advance!
Dec 11, 2018, 10:28 am
#1892
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Toronto
Programs: HGP Globalist, SPG P100, Hilton Dia
Posts: 425
I just tried to make a redemption. Does anyone know what is this local fee 278USD per night for on top of the government taxes & fees? There is no mention of any amenity included in this fee like Hawaii or New York hotels on the website either.
Dec 11, 2018, 12:01 pm
#1893
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 30
Hello I have a booking for mid April in a GV. Anyone been there recently or around April timeframe that can speak to the amount of mosquitos or any Zika warnings? Does the resort take precautions? I read of biweekly fumigating (fog?). When you arrived to MLE are there any signs or governmental warnings issued? Thanks in advance!
Dec 11, 2018, 2:00 pm
#1894
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,723
One of my reservations was inexplicably cancelled (without my permission). I had no intention of cancelling, and was hoping to add an additional day. Starwood CS had no clue what happened to the reservation, and requested that the StR reach out to me. My points are missing. Has this occurred to anyone else?
Last edited by iluvdoco; Dec 11, 2018 at 3:18 pm Reason: Grammar
Dec 11, 2018, 5:19 pm
#1895
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 114
On their Instagram story right now they are saying that the Whale Bar will turn into the Whale Bar & Grill in 6 days. Looks like during the day the deck of the Whale Bar will now have several tables and you can get grilled meats/veggies there and then at night they go back to the lounge chairs. Looks pretty good. Hopefully the price is not bad too. This is a good idea, they currently weren't really using that space in the daytime very well.
Dec 11, 2018, 5:27 pm
#1896
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 65
One of my reservations was inexplicably cancelled (without my permission). I had no intention of cancelling, and was hoping to add an additional day. Starwood CS had no clue what happened to the reservation, and requested that the StR reach out to me. My points are missing. Has this occurred to anyone else?
keep us posted please
Dec 11, 2018, 5:43 pm
#1897
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,026
On their Instagram story right now they are saying that the Whale Bar will turn into the Whale Bar & Grill in 6 days. Looks like during the day the deck of the Whale Bar will now have several tables and you can get grilled meats/veggies there and then at night they go back to the lounge chairs. Looks pretty good. Hopefully the price is not bad too. This is a good idea, they currently weren't really using that space in the daytime very well.
Dec 11, 2018, 5:52 pm
#1898
formerly known as daveland
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: NY, NY, USA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, Delta Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 2,969
Somewhere buried deep in the Starwood T&C there used to be a statement that said "if you no-show for a non-cancelable points reservation, you can elect to pay the cancellation fee in the form of points forfeited". I expect this carries to the new clusterf' that Starriott is.
Dec 11, 2018, 6:05 pm
#1899
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 40
They are now including the price of the seaplane transfer into the "local fees" section. Not sure if that's what you are seeing, but it should be like $695 x number of people on your reservation.
Dec 11, 2018, 6:58 pm
#1900
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cockeysville, MD
Programs: Marriott Rewards Lifetime Titanium, Amex Plat, Hertz Gold 5*, National Exec, AA Plat
Posts: 9,467
So, it seems the Garden Villa is now the only room available on points-unless one pays to upgrade to a better room. . The resort only has for of them, thus only four point redemptions avail per day. Unless people pay for upgrades which may free up to Garden Villas and if the release award inventory.
Dec 11, 2018, 7:25 pm
#1902
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cockeysville, MD
Programs: Marriott Rewards Lifetime Titanium, Amex Plat, Hertz Gold 5*, National Exec, AA Plat
Posts: 9,467
One of my reservations was inexplicably cancelled (without my permission). I had no intention of cancelling, and was hoping to add an additional day. Starwood CS had no clue what happened to the reservation, and requested that the StR reach out to me. My points are missing. Has this occurred to anyone else?
Here's the new header:
- Please note – Heads up: your original confirmation number of XXXXX has changed to the new number below.
- Please note – Seaplane transportation to resort-daylight hours only. Roundtrip shared transfer fees USD 695 age 12 and older, USD 399 age 2-11, free for less than 2 years. Prices include tax.
- Please note – Mandatory guest dinner on Dec 24 and Dec 31 2018. Rates from USD 395 for child 12 years and younger, USD 895 for adults.
Dec 11, 2018, 7:43 pm
#1903
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,723
My two reservations "migrated" to Marriott. They were showing in Marriott.com before, but today have a note that the confirmation numbers have changed now that they are in the Marriott system. My guess is that one of yours got stuck.
Here's the new header:
Here's the new header:
- Please note – Heads up: your original confirmation number of XXXXX has changed to the new number below.
- Please note – Seaplane transportation to resort-daylight hours only. Roundtrip shared transfer fees USD 695 age 12 and older, USD 399 age 2-11, free for less than 2 years. Prices include tax.
- Please note – Mandatory guest dinner on Dec 24 and Dec 31 2018. Rates from USD 395 for child 12 years and younger, USD 895 for adults.
Dec 11, 2018, 8:54 pm
#1904
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
Though I guess I should clarify, our issues were around points bookings changing to show as cash bookings, not being cancelled altogether, so possible you have a different issue. But nonetheless might have the same solution.
Dec 11, 2018, 9:03 pm
#1905
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,723
Similar problems occurred with my booking, and those of a few others, at the W Maldives when that hotel switched booking systems a few weeks ago. In that case, the only way to fix it was to reach out to the property directly, not contact Marriott central reservations, which made no sense at all but did ultimately work and the property was able to fix my booking. So I’d suggest getting the property in the loop as well.
Though I guess I should clarify, our issues were around points bookings changing to show as cash bookings, not being cancelled altogether, so possible you have a different issue. But nonetheless might have the same solution.
**UPDATE**: The StR reached out to me on their own and were able to reinstate my reservation! Wasn't expecting this welcome news.
Last edited by iluvdoco; Dec 11, 2018 at 9:16 pm