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]
Jan 26, 2022, 11:58 am
#931
Join Date: Dec 2021
Posts: 12
Quarantine insurance
Does anyone know if Le Meridien has been under contact tracing, and if so for how long? How long does contact tracing typically take?
We have 10 days scheduled on a local island after LM, so would need to stay until contact tracing lifted. Pretty much every other Marriott property was on the contact tracing list last night.
We are looking at insurance that covers quarantine, but most policies only cover $150/day. So at current rate of $525, less 30% discount and $150 day from travel insurance, we are still looking at $3000 (before food) for a 14 day quarantine, and double that if only one of us tests positive and we have to quarantine separately. I think our chase Sapphire will cover $500 with trip interruption insurance included, but still researching.
What have others done? Counted on points as a backup, planned on self insuring the difference, paid for a plan with higher coverage? Just went and didn't worry about it?
$6000 worst case scenario is freaking my husband out a little, so it would be really helpful to hear what others did. Thanks!!
We have 10 days scheduled on a local island after LM, so would need to stay until contact tracing lifted. Pretty much every other Marriott property was on the contact tracing list last night.
We are looking at insurance that covers quarantine, but most policies only cover $150/day. So at current rate of $525, less 30% discount and $150 day from travel insurance, we are still looking at $3000 (before food) for a 14 day quarantine, and double that if only one of us tests positive and we have to quarantine separately. I think our chase Sapphire will cover $500 with trip interruption insurance included, but still researching.
What have others done? Counted on points as a backup, planned on self insuring the difference, paid for a plan with higher coverage? Just went and didn't worry about it?
$6000 worst case scenario is freaking my husband out a little, so it would be really helpful to hear what others did. Thanks!!
Jan 26, 2022, 2:07 pm
#934
Join Date: Dec 2021
Posts: 12
Would $6000 bankrupt us? Make us miss bills? No. Could I write a check for that right now? Yes, and it would come out of our travel budget; and that is 2-3 international trips (using miles and points) for us that we would prefer not to lose. We are trying to be responsible and plan for all the possibilities.
Congratulations if you are at a place in your life where $6000 is chump change.
Thank you to everyone on this thread who took the time to share information from their research and experiences, it has made all the difference in planning our trip in May. We are very excited for our first trip to the Maldives.
Jan 26, 2022, 2:09 pm
#935
Join Date: Dec 2021
Posts: 12
Thank you! Exactly the kind of information I was hoping for! I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
Jan 27, 2022, 11:52 am
#936
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: MSP
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, UA Silver, Hertz 5*
Posts: 913
Jan 28, 2022, 1:32 pm
#937
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 192
Does anyone know if Le Meridien has been under contact tracing, and if so for how long? How long does contact tracing typically take?
We have 10 days scheduled on a local island after LM, so would need to stay until contact tracing lifted. Pretty much every other Marriott property was on the contact tracing list last night.
We are looking at insurance that covers quarantine, but most policies only cover $150/day. So at current rate of $525, less 30% discount and $150 day from travel insurance, we are still looking at $3000 (before food) for a 14 day quarantine, and double that if only one of us tests positive and we have to quarantine separately. I think our chase Sapphire will cover $500 with trip interruption insurance included, but still researching.
What have others done? Counted on points as a backup, planned on self insuring the difference, paid for a plan with higher coverage? Just went and didn't worry about it?
$6000 worst case scenario is freaking my husband out a little, so it would be really helpful to hear what others did. Thanks!!
We have 10 days scheduled on a local island after LM, so would need to stay until contact tracing lifted. Pretty much every other Marriott property was on the contact tracing list last night.
We are looking at insurance that covers quarantine, but most policies only cover $150/day. So at current rate of $525, less 30% discount and $150 day from travel insurance, we are still looking at $3000 (before food) for a 14 day quarantine, and double that if only one of us tests positive and we have to quarantine separately. I think our chase Sapphire will cover $500 with trip interruption insurance included, but still researching.
What have others done? Counted on points as a backup, planned on self insuring the difference, paid for a plan with higher coverage? Just went and didn't worry about it?
$6000 worst case scenario is freaking my husband out a little, so it would be really helpful to hear what others did. Thanks!!
Jan 30, 2022, 8:31 pm
#938
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SAN
Programs: AS MVP 100K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite, UA 1MM,
Posts: 1,711
Just leaving the resort today and will post more details soon. We were one of the first to rent the newly available bicycles. We did inquire about the F&B discount even though we knew it wasn’t available any longer. The response was that all resorts in the Maldives are excluded from the discount.
After having been there for a week, and really enjoying it, I remarked that it would be nice to have bikes to get around (to from the OWV) like many of the staff use. However, would I rent one for $10 a day? Absolutely not. The island is small, you can walk the perimeter of it in about 30 minutes, although much of that is on foot paths only, and the pathways are not so extensive you would be using these things for more than an hour before you have navigated every path twice. An odd decision on their end to charge for them. My guess is these will be available to borrow at no cost soon when this plan doesn't have many takers.
Feb 1, 2022, 4:36 pm
#940
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: MSP
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, UA Silver, Hertz 5*
Posts: 913
Has anyone used gift cards at this resort? There is currently a promo for my Amex cards which gives a 20% discount and could pick up enough to cover the seaplane, diving, other incidentals, etc.
Feb 1, 2022, 7:37 pm
#941
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,523
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33632033-post585.html
Last edited by margarita girl; Feb 3, 2022 at 3:25 am
Feb 2, 2022, 7:14 pm
#942
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: ZRH
Programs: QR Gold / M&M FTL / Marriott Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 656
Feb 6, 2022, 12:31 pm
#943
Join Date: Dec 2021
Programs: Marriott, Hilton, AAdvantage, IHG, Delta, MileagePlus
Posts: 12
Anyone staying this week?
I'm here for a few more days if anyone else is around! First time poster who is grateful to this thread in my preparations.
Enjoying my stay immensely so far and will share more thoughts afterward. I'm also a diver should anyone else be getting some scuba action in while they're here! Several rays on this morning's dives.
Enjoying my stay immensely so far and will share more thoughts afterward. I'm also a diver should anyone else be getting some scuba action in while they're here! Several rays on this morning's dives.
Feb 6, 2022, 11:49 pm
#944
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: BC, Canada
Programs: Marriott LTP
Posts: 138
COVID quarantine policy
Per the link out of the Wiki, and communication with the property, the policy is stated as:
· A confirmed Covid-19 positive guest will require to be self-isolated and undergo a 14 days quarantine period as per the Health Protection Agency’s quarantine guidelines.
· For the confirmed Covid-19 positive guests, we are pleased to extend 30% discount on the best available rate for the accommodation and 50% discount on Food & Beverages during the quarantine period.
· Should there be a case where one guest from a sharing room is confirmed Covid-19 positive, both guests are required to be isolated in separate accommodations and are required to undergo a 14 days quarantine period as per the Health Protection Agency’s quarantine guidelines.
· Upon completion of the 14 days quarantine period, the direct contact guest would require to take a PCR test and must present a Negative result to be able to travel.
If I am reading this correctly, it appears that if the day before departure, only one of my family tests positive, then we would be separated into 2 different rooms, and all of us forced to quarantine for 14 days?
Does anyone know any more practical details about how this would be implemented?
Specifically:
- would all of us be required to stay in our two separate rooms and just order room service for 14 straight days?
- would we have to pay for both rooms (with 30% off)?
- if we are in an overwater villa, would we be allowed to snorkel?
- if only my 12-year old son tests positive, how do they handle the isolation requirement?
- could we test again sooner than 14 days, and travel if we are now negative and symptom-free?
- if we are symptom-free, can you challenge the positive test as a false positive and test again?
· A confirmed Covid-19 positive guest will require to be self-isolated and undergo a 14 days quarantine period as per the Health Protection Agency’s quarantine guidelines.
· For the confirmed Covid-19 positive guests, we are pleased to extend 30% discount on the best available rate for the accommodation and 50% discount on Food & Beverages during the quarantine period.
· Should there be a case where one guest from a sharing room is confirmed Covid-19 positive, both guests are required to be isolated in separate accommodations and are required to undergo a 14 days quarantine period as per the Health Protection Agency’s quarantine guidelines.
· Upon completion of the 14 days quarantine period, the direct contact guest would require to take a PCR test and must present a Negative result to be able to travel.
If I am reading this correctly, it appears that if the day before departure, only one of my family tests positive, then we would be separated into 2 different rooms, and all of us forced to quarantine for 14 days?
Does anyone know any more practical details about how this would be implemented?
Specifically:
- would all of us be required to stay in our two separate rooms and just order room service for 14 straight days?
- would we have to pay for both rooms (with 30% off)?
- if we are in an overwater villa, would we be allowed to snorkel?
- if only my 12-year old son tests positive, how do they handle the isolation requirement?
- could we test again sooner than 14 days, and travel if we are now negative and symptom-free?
- if we are symptom-free, can you challenge the positive test as a false positive and test again?