May 7, 2021, 10:45 am
Last edit by: jason8612
Hotel email:
[email protected]
Resort Shared Seaplane Transfer:
Prices are inclusive of tax and fees and to be paid upon check-out.
420 USD per adult (12 years and above)
210 USD per child (ages between 2 and 11.99 years)
Baggage
Complimentary for infants (below 2 years)
Standard baggage is30 25kg including hand luggage. Excess weight will be charged at 5.60 USD per kg (per round trip).
Max dimensions are 158 cm and 32 kg. Infants do not have baggage allowance.
Hours
Operate between 06:00 to 16:00.
For check-in, last international flight must arrive at or before 15:30.
For check-out, first international flight must depart at or after 09:00.
Complete Details can be found here.
COVID Related Topics
Testing
Testing available at 120++ USD pp and reservations should be made no later than 72 hours prior to departure.
Quarantine/Isolation Policy
What happens if I test positive for COVID? Current policy can be found here.
Contact Tracing
Where can I find the list of properties under contract tracing? Here.
What happens if a resort is listed under contract tracing?
Guests must travel directly between MLE airport and the property post arrival and pre departure via international flight ONLY.
Inter-island transfers will be ceased and guests will not be able to arrive from, depart to, another island in the Maldives.
Water Sports & Diving Menu
Spa, Beauty, & Fitness Menu
F&B Menu
Latitude Menu
Riviera Menu
Tabemasu Menu
Turquoise Menu
Velaa Lunch Menu
Velaa Dinner Menu
Waves Menu
Wine Master List
Mini Bar Menu
Meal Plans
Prices are inclusive of tax and fees
Bed and Breakfast per night
30 USD per adult (12 years and above)
15 USD per child (ages between 3 and 11.99 years)
Half Board per night
95 USD per adult (12 years and above)
47.50 USD per child (ages between 3 and 11.99 years)
Complimentary for infants (below 3 years)
Full Board Plus per night
155 USD per adult (12 years and above)
77.50 USD per child (ages between 3 and 11.99 years)
Complimentary for infants (below 3 years)
All-Inclusive per night
230 USD per adult (12 years and above)
115 USD per child (ages 3 and 11.99 years)
Complimentary for infants (below 3 years)
Details can be found here.
F&B Bonvoy Discounts
General Members & Silver Elite 10%
Gold Elite 15%
Platinum, Titanium, & Ambassador Elite 20%
Full Details can be found here.
Resort Map
Can be found here.
Room total can be found here.
Beach Bungalow and Beach Villa are categorized by location. See the resort map for more information.
Paid/confirmed upgrades
Rates per night as of 08-May-2021
From Sunrise OWV to Sunset OWV 50++ USD
From Sunrise OWV to Sunset OWV w/ pool 250++ USD
Terms
Must be for entire duration of reservation
Requires non-refundable payment at time of confirming
Availability and rates subject to change
Can you apply SNAs at this property? No.
Late Checkout Policy (subject to availability)
General Members: None
Silver Elite: "Priority"
Gold Elite: 2pm
Platinum & Titanium Elite: 4pm
Ambassador Elite: 4pm or "Your24"
Welcome Gift
General Members & Silver Elite: None
Gold Elite: 500 points per stay
Platinum, Titanium, and Ambassador Elite: Welcome Gift: 1000 points per stay OR amenity per stay OR breakfast at Turquoise Restaurant per day for 2 persons (member + 1)
Drone Restrictions
"We strictly prohibit the operation of any type of UAV or drones for any purpose within and above the premises of the resort as our guests' privacy is of our utmost concern. This prohibition extends to devices launched from the resort or from outside the boundaries of the resort. If you wish to take photographs or videos, you may do so at the common areas of our resort."
[email protected]
Resort Shared Seaplane Transfer:
Prices are inclusive of tax and fees and to be paid upon check-out.
420 USD per adult (12 years and above)
210 USD per child (ages between 2 and 11.99 years)
Baggage
Complimentary for infants (below 2 years)
Standard baggage is
Max dimensions are 158 cm and 32 kg. Infants do not have baggage allowance.
Hours
Operate between 06:00 to 16:00.
For check-in, last international flight must arrive at or before 15:30.
For check-out, first international flight must depart at or after 09:00.
Complete Details can be found here.
COVID Related Topics
Testing
Testing available at 120++ USD pp and reservations should be made no later than 72 hours prior to departure.
Quarantine/Isolation Policy
What happens if I test positive for COVID? Current policy can be found here.
Contact Tracing
Where can I find the list of properties under contract tracing? Here.
What happens if a resort is listed under contract tracing?
Guests must travel directly between MLE airport and the property post arrival and pre departure via international flight ONLY.
Inter-island transfers will be ceased and guests will not be able to arrive from, depart to, another island in the Maldives.
Water Sports & Diving Menu
Spa, Beauty, & Fitness Menu
F&B Menu
Latitude Menu
Riviera Menu
Tabemasu Menu
Turquoise Menu
Velaa Lunch Menu
Velaa Dinner Menu
Waves Menu
Wine Master List
Mini Bar Menu
Meal Plans
Prices are inclusive of tax and fees
Bed and Breakfast per night
30 USD per adult (12 years and above)
15 USD per child (ages between 3 and 11.99 years)
Half Board per night
95 USD per adult (12 years and above)
47.50 USD per child (ages between 3 and 11.99 years)
Complimentary for infants (below 3 years)
Full Board Plus per night
155 USD per adult (12 years and above)
77.50 USD per child (ages between 3 and 11.99 years)
Complimentary for infants (below 3 years)
All-Inclusive per night
230 USD per adult (12 years and above)
115 USD per child (ages 3 and 11.99 years)
Complimentary for infants (below 3 years)
Details can be found here.
F&B Bonvoy Discounts
General Members & Silver Elite 10%
Gold Elite 15%
Platinum, Titanium, & Ambassador Elite 20%
Full Details can be found here.
Resort Map
Can be found here.
Room total can be found here.
Beach Bungalow and Beach Villa are categorized by location. See the resort map for more information.
Paid/confirmed upgrades
Rates per night as of 08-May-2021
From Sunrise OWV to Sunset OWV 50++ USD
From Sunrise OWV to Sunset OWV w/ pool 250++ USD
Terms
Must be for entire duration of reservation
Requires non-refundable payment at time of confirming
Availability and rates subject to change
Can you apply SNAs at this property? No.
Late Checkout Policy (subject to availability)
General Members: None
Silver Elite: "Priority"
Gold Elite: 2pm
Platinum & Titanium Elite: 4pm
Ambassador Elite: 4pm or "Your24"
Welcome Gift
General Members & Silver Elite: None
Gold Elite: 500 points per stay
Platinum, Titanium, and Ambassador Elite: Welcome Gift: 1000 points per stay OR amenity per stay OR breakfast at Turquoise Restaurant per day for 2 persons (member + 1)
Drone Restrictions
"We strictly prohibit the operation of any type of UAV or drones for any purpose within and above the premises of the resort as our guests' privacy is of our utmost concern. This prohibition extends to devices launched from the resort or from outside the boundaries of the resort. If you wish to take photographs or videos, you may do so at the common areas of our resort."
Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa, Thilamaafushi, Maldives [Master Thread]
Oct 31, 2021, 8:43 pm
#691
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 271
Nov 1, 2021, 12:01 am
#693
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SAN
Programs: AS MVP 100K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite, UA 1MM,
Posts: 1,710
I have never seen a meal plan that has allowed this. In fact, almost all plans are built to prohibit this. Otherwise, many folks would do it.
Nov 1, 2021, 4:31 pm
#694
Moderator, Hertz; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: KRK
Programs: UA 1MM, BA GGL, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond and others
Posts: 12,691
For myself, I would still do the a la carte as with free breakfast (as an elite), I was quite full till dinner time. The dinner portions were more than enough to fill me up.
Nov 5, 2021, 12:25 pm
#695
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: Marriott Titanium (Lifetime Platinum), AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 310
So, regarding the all-inclusive plan... curious about a few things.
1) Am I correct in interpreting the document as lunch is whatever you want from the menu, but dinner is a fixed 3-course menu? Or are they just saying you can choose an appetizer, entree, and dessert?
2) Given the 4 day minimum someone said, and it having to be for the remainder of your stay... in theory if we have an 8 night stay, we could do a la carte for the first 4 nights, see how it goes, and then opt to do all-inclusive for the last 4 nights?
We've done a few of these more "luxury" all-inclusive add-ons before (what I mean by that is it's an all inclusive option on an otherwise a la carte setup, not a hotel designed for ALL all inclusive), and usually find them to be worth it, but the seemingly picky restrictions on only certain cocktails being included and the set menus seem odd, if I'm interpreting that correctly.
Would love to hear from someone who's actually chosen to do the all-inclusive option and how it went. Also, the 375ml bottles being included in the mini-bar could possibly sway our decision haha.
1) Am I correct in interpreting the document as lunch is whatever you want from the menu, but dinner is a fixed 3-course menu? Or are they just saying you can choose an appetizer, entree, and dessert?
2) Given the 4 day minimum someone said, and it having to be for the remainder of your stay... in theory if we have an 8 night stay, we could do a la carte for the first 4 nights, see how it goes, and then opt to do all-inclusive for the last 4 nights?
We've done a few of these more "luxury" all-inclusive add-ons before (what I mean by that is it's an all inclusive option on an otherwise a la carte setup, not a hotel designed for ALL all inclusive), and usually find them to be worth it, but the seemingly picky restrictions on only certain cocktails being included and the set menus seem odd, if I'm interpreting that correctly.
Would love to hear from someone who's actually chosen to do the all-inclusive option and how it went. Also, the 375ml bottles being included in the mini-bar could possibly sway our decision haha.
Nov 5, 2021, 3:20 pm
#696
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SAN
Programs: AS MVP 100K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite, UA 1MM,
Posts: 1,710
So, regarding the all-inclusive plan... curious about a few things.
1) Am I correct in interpreting the document as lunch is whatever you want from the menu, but dinner is a fixed 3-course menu? Or are they just saying you can choose an appetizer, entree, and dessert?
2) Given the 4 day minimum someone said, and it having to be for the remainder of your stay... in theory if we have an 8 night stay, we could do a la carte for the first 4 nights, see how it goes, and then opt to do all-inclusive for the last 4 nights?
We've done a few of these more "luxury" all-inclusive add-ons before (what I mean by that is it's an all inclusive option on an otherwise a la carte setup, not a hotel designed for ALL all inclusive), and usually find them to be worth it, but the seemingly picky restrictions on only certain cocktails being included and the set menus seem odd, if I'm interpreting that correctly.
Would love to hear from someone who's actually chosen to do the all-inclusive option and how it went. Also, the 375ml bottles being included in the mini-bar could possibly sway our decision haha.
1) Am I correct in interpreting the document as lunch is whatever you want from the menu, but dinner is a fixed 3-course menu? Or are they just saying you can choose an appetizer, entree, and dessert?
2) Given the 4 day minimum someone said, and it having to be for the remainder of your stay... in theory if we have an 8 night stay, we could do a la carte for the first 4 nights, see how it goes, and then opt to do all-inclusive for the last 4 nights?
We've done a few of these more "luxury" all-inclusive add-ons before (what I mean by that is it's an all inclusive option on an otherwise a la carte setup, not a hotel designed for ALL all inclusive), and usually find them to be worth it, but the seemingly picky restrictions on only certain cocktails being included and the set menus seem odd, if I'm interpreting that correctly.
Would love to hear from someone who's actually chosen to do the all-inclusive option and how it went. Also, the 375ml bottles being included in the mini-bar could possibly sway our decision haha.
Great questions, I am interested in these perspectives as well. Especially since I like the vacation cocktails a little too much. ha ha
One note - read the fine print on the mini bar inclusions. They include the half bottles of wine, but they dont restock those every day if you consume them.
Nov 6, 2021, 4:22 pm
#697
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 33
So, regarding the all-inclusive plan... curious about a few things.
1) Am I correct in interpreting the document as lunch is whatever you want from the menu, but dinner is a fixed 3-course menu? Or are they just saying you can choose an appetizer, entree, and dessert?
2) Given the 4 day minimum someone said, and it having to be for the remainder of your stay... in theory if we have an 8 night stay, we could do a la carte for the first 4 nights, see how it goes, and then opt to do all-inclusive for the last 4 nights?
We've done a few of these more "luxury" all-inclusive add-ons before (what I mean by that is it's an all inclusive option on an otherwise a la carte setup, not a hotel designed for ALL all inclusive), and usually find them to be worth it, but the seemingly picky restrictions on only certain cocktails being included and the set menus seem odd, if I'm interpreting that correctly.
Would love to hear from someone who's actually chosen to do the all-inclusive option and how it went. Also, the 375ml bottles being included in the mini-bar could possibly sway our decision haha.
1) Am I correct in interpreting the document as lunch is whatever you want from the menu, but dinner is a fixed 3-course menu? Or are they just saying you can choose an appetizer, entree, and dessert?
2) Given the 4 day minimum someone said, and it having to be for the remainder of your stay... in theory if we have an 8 night stay, we could do a la carte for the first 4 nights, see how it goes, and then opt to do all-inclusive for the last 4 nights?
We've done a few of these more "luxury" all-inclusive add-ons before (what I mean by that is it's an all inclusive option on an otherwise a la carte setup, not a hotel designed for ALL all inclusive), and usually find them to be worth it, but the seemingly picky restrictions on only certain cocktails being included and the set menus seem odd, if I'm interpreting that correctly.
Would love to hear from someone who's actually chosen to do the all-inclusive option and how it went. Also, the 375ml bottles being included in the mini-bar could possibly sway our decision haha.
1. no, same it seems that you can pick anything off the menu for each course each meal (she said anything but I assume it excludes the more expensive items)
2. Yes. We did a la carte the first day and I’m thinking of doing a meal plan for the back 5 or 6 nights I’m here. Will update once I’m on it what new information I can shed
Nov 6, 2021, 6:14 pm
#698
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: HHonors Diamond, United Premier Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite
Posts: 30
All-inclusive
They seem to be adjusting and adapting the meal plan. Checking in on a redemption booking, we were offered half board and all inclusive only . The full board plus wasn’t offered. She did honour eventually after querying and referencing the previous mentions here. They have released the all inclusive menu at Veela. The offering is somewhat complicated at veela , lunch for full board consist of 2 choices from the main menu . 3 course Dinner for full board plan at Veela is the same list from all inclusive menu. Drinks for full board is any selection from all inclusive menu .
Some posting of the food ordered from main menu . They were really good . The portions are not too tiny.
Some posting of the food ordered from main menu . They were really good . The portions are not too tiny.
Now I see a post from earlier today that says it's no longer a limited menu. Can anyone confirm? phasher99 Great news!
Last edited by ADKOP; Nov 6, 2021 at 6:33 pm
Nov 8, 2021, 7:17 am
#699
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 706
Even after 3 weeks since checkout hotel didn’t post the points / stay credit themselves and also ghosted me when I emailed to ask.
Nov 10, 2021, 1:13 am
#700
Join Date: Apr 2013
Programs: HHonors Diamond; Royal Ambassor
Posts: 478
Checked out last sunday, was told that i will get no points if paying with giftcards.
Check out process took about 3 hours, gave them the gift card codes before breakfast, after breakfast the final bill wasn´t ready yet, after another 2 hours i could finally pay.
Check out process took about 3 hours, gave them the gift card codes before breakfast, after breakfast the final bill wasn´t ready yet, after another 2 hours i could finally pay.
Nov 10, 2021, 2:16 am
#701
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 542
You won't get your credit card points but there's no reason why you wouldn't get Marriott points for the stay.
Nov 10, 2021, 9:10 am
#702
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 706
Nov 10, 2021, 9:12 am
#703
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 706
I also used my Amex Brilliant card for the $300 Marriott travel credit and the point multiplier was correct there. Just FYI in general - keep your receipts and check your cc statements after your stay here
Nov 10, 2021, 6:27 pm
#705
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Portsmouth, NH
Programs: AA EXP, MRT Lifetime Titanium Elite, UAL, DL, SPG
Posts: 40
We were just there in September! Fantastic place! Dharvjit cooks the most mazing Indian food in the morning for breakfast! Wish we were still there.