St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Master Thread]
Apr 21, 2019, 7:25 am
#2731
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 3
Just finished a stay with my husband and 22 month old and no charge for her - but maybe that’s because she was under 2.
Apr 21, 2019, 8:27 am
#2732
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Programs: OZ *G, HHonors Gold, Aclub Plat
Posts: 1,025
When are you going? I'm in the same boat... going in June with 2 kids as well. Havent gotten any communication on extra charges... it would suck...
Apr 21, 2019, 1:30 pm
#2734
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: CPH
Programs: SAS Gold, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold
Posts: 162
The charge is for extra bedding. It's $100++ and inclusive of breakfast. If you use existing bedding (sleep with you or on sofa bed) the charge is $35++ for kids 4 and over for the breakfast and free for kids under.
Apr 21, 2019, 3:02 pm
#2735
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Programs: OZ *G, HHonors Gold, Aclub Plat
Posts: 1,025
Thanks a bunch! $35++ aint bad all things considered..
Apr 21, 2019, 4:13 pm
#2736
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 14
Going in June as well. I emailed to combine two reservations and inquired about kids. Saw downthread the cost is $35++, I'll take that over $100++!
Apr 21, 2019, 4:16 pm
#2737
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 14
Kids will be using existing bedding for sure, thanks for the info!
Apr 21, 2019, 6:14 pm
#2738
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Phoenix
Programs: United, Hawaiian, American, Southwest, Asia Miles, Qantas, Lufthansa, Alaska, Emirates, Delta, Swiss
Posts: 25
Recently returned from our second stay at the St Regis Maldives and it is quite possibly my favorite resort. If you prepare yourself for the food cost ahead of time you'll be fine. Just remember that you can always tell your butler that you want to order something that isn't on the menu and they can help arrange it. Several times at dinner I simply wanted a burger or pizza while dining at Alba for dinner and they arranged it. The snorkeling around Whale Bar was outstanding as it's where the octopus tend to hang out, just make sure you're moving slowly so you don't scare them. The resort manager Dominic is incredibly nice and a cool guy, very helpful. Happy to answer any specific questions anyone might have about the resort or excursions.
Apr 21, 2019, 9:54 pm
#2740
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 114
Recently returned from our second stay at the St Regis Maldives and it is quite possibly my favorite resort. If you prepare yourself for the food cost ahead of time you'll be fine. Just remember that you can always tell your butler that you want to order something that isn't on the menu and they can help arrange it. Several times at dinner I simply wanted a burger or pizza while dining at Alba for dinner and they arranged it. The snorkeling around Whale Bar was outstanding as it's where the octopus tend to hang out, just make sure you're moving slowly so you don't scare them. The resort manager Dominic is incredibly nice and a cool guy, very helpful. Happy to answer any specific questions anyone might have about the resort or excursions.
What did you try and do differently the second time?
Apr 21, 2019, 11:23 pm
#2741
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 44
So if I have two separate but consecutive bookings I could upgrade just one of those bookings and split time between GV and OWV?
Apr 22, 2019, 12:32 am
#2742
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 153
With that being said, it's definitely worth looking into. I've wondered what would happen if you had two consecutive bookings, one of which was in a GV and the other of which was in an OWV, both booked directly with points. Surely they couldn't force you to pay to upgrade the GV booking nor could they force downgrade the OWV booking. I was in this situation (5 nights GV, 1 night OWV) and when I asked about upgrading my GV booking to SOWV, they quoted me the price for the full 6 nights (5x $492, 1x $120) so it seems they recognize the consecutive bookings but as always, YMMV.
Apr 22, 2019, 12:35 am
#2743
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 153
Not personally traveling through CMB en route to the Maldives but the attacks certainly wouldn't stop me from connecting there even if I was and I think that shouldn't be a controversial opinion. This also personally wouldn't stop me from going into Colombo/Sri Lanka generally if I was already interested but that's a more personal and, I'm sure, controversial opinion.
Apr 22, 2019, 2:47 am
#2744
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: CPH
Programs: SAS Gold, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold
Posts: 162
Apr 22, 2019, 3:08 am
#2745
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,089
I *think* the answer is no because they'll treat your two bookings as one combined booking even if the bookings aren't actually combined (this is what I was told about my two bookings which couldn't be combined because they were booked on different rates) and they generally require an entire booking to upgraded.
With that being said, it's definitely worth looking into. I've wondered what would happen if you had two consecutive bookings, one of which was in a GV and the other of which was in an OWV, both booked directly with points. Surely they couldn't force you to pay to upgrade the GV booking nor could they force downgrade the OWV booking. I was in this situation (5 nights GV, 1 night OWV) and when I asked about upgrading my GV booking to SOWV, they quoted me the price for the full 6 nights (5x $492, 1x $120) so it seems they recognize the consecutive bookings but as always, YMMV.
With that being said, it's definitely worth looking into. I've wondered what would happen if you had two consecutive bookings, one of which was in a GV and the other of which was in an OWV, both booked directly with points. Surely they couldn't force you to pay to upgrade the GV booking nor could they force downgrade the OWV booking. I was in this situation (5 nights GV, 1 night OWV) and when I asked about upgrading my GV booking to SOWV, they quoted me the price for the full 6 nights (5x $492, 1x $120) so it seems they recognize the consecutive bookings but as always, YMMV.
