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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 is 30 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."

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Oct 21, 2022, 2:20 am

#1441

Kayano

Join Date: Apr 2015

Programs: SPG Plat 100

Posts: 48

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilvala

St Regis is coming out to be 369k for the same dates , never stayed at any St Regis so wonder if the difference would be worth 100k more

I think it depends

If it is a special occasion and you would be able to enjoy the resort (i.e. travelling without small children), then I would consider St. Regis. Just have in mind that sea plane transfer to St. Regis is almost double the price of Le Meridien. Plus at St. Regis you should try to book Beach Villa or Over Water Villa in order not to be stuck in their base Garden Villa (it is in the middle of the island without any views). I think Le Meridien remains a very good deal. Plus they seem to make effort into upgrading status customers into better villas, once they open send pier with OWVs there will be even higher chance to score an upgrade there.

Oct 21, 2022, 7:09 am

#1442

Sam P. Goodman

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: SMF

Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, SPG LTP

Posts: 1,526

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kayano

I think it depends

I've not looked closely at onsite cost comparisons, but imagine you would also pay more for most food, drink, activites, etc. at StR too so take that into consideration along with the points difference.

Oct 21, 2022, 9:57 am

#1443

Redgte

Join Date: Oct 2022

Posts: 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam P. Goodman

That would be my first thought as well. I don't know if the StR offers meal plans either. For only a 100k point difference I think that is a steal room wise for the StR. For our dates it was more than twice as many points as the LM so it wasn't an option.

With that little of a point difference I would definitely research the seaplane, food, and activities cost to see how much more that would increase the overall cost. I would also research the house reef quality if that is important.

Oct 21, 2022, 6:20 pm

#1444

dilvala

Join Date: May 2005

Posts: 234

Thanks!

Oct 26, 2022, 8:02 pm

#1445

hzclm828

Join Date: Aug 2014

Posts: 7

Resort map link is dead

Can anyone share the resort map link again? The one in the wiki is dead.

Thanks!

Oct 31, 2022, 9:11 am

#1446

Carpenter29

Join Date: Oct 2022

Posts: 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbuff

Directly with Marriott.

Did you sort this out? I got an email today, about 25 days in advance of stay, asking for seaplane payment. I am suspicious since I thought payment was made at checkout.

Oct 31, 2022, 11:42 am

#1447

martzipan

Join Date: Mar 2015

Posts: 308

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carpenter29

Did you sort this out? I got an email today, about 25 days in advance of stay, asking for seaplane payment. I am suspicious since I thought payment was made at checkout.

Seems like other resorts like to ask for advance payment for seaplane as well. I guess since they front the payment to the third party, they would like to get it from you ahead of time, too. A polite "I'd prefer to settle this at checkout" is typically followed by "Ok, as you wish".

YMMV, but it's definitely not a suspicious practice, just an unfortunate one.

Nov 1, 2022, 1:43 am

#1448

brownpaw

Join Date: Sep 2015

Posts: 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by hzclm828

Can anyone share the resort map link again? The one in the wiki is dead.

Thanks!

Here you go, fresh from the front desk this morning: gdrive link. I asked specifically for a link that they hosted but they said they only had the pdf to send so I just re-hosted it on gdrive.

I'm here now if anyone has any questions about anything.

Nov 1, 2022, 3:59 pm

#1449

tbuff

Join Date: Jun 2011

Posts: 322

Quote:

Originally Posted by brownpaw

Did you have to pay for the seaplane tramsfetransfer in advance?

Nov 1, 2022, 4:42 pm

#1450

Kcacademy

Join Date: Jan 2017

Posts: 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbuff

Did you have to pay for the seaplane tramsfetransfer in advance?

I did. I thought I paid for it when I booked in December but upon reveiw they never actually charged me.

I'm also here now if anyone needs anything.

Nov 1, 2022, 5:19 pm

#1451

Kayano

Join Date: Apr 2015

Programs: SPG Plat 100

Posts: 48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kcacademy

I'm also here now if anyone needs anything.

Any chance you could share the Room Service menu?

Nov 1, 2022, 7:16 pm

#1452

brownpaw

Join Date: Sep 2015

Posts: 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbuff

Did you have to pay for the seaplane tramsfetransfer in advance?

Yeah, about 3 weeks before arrival. I didn't really care though as it was confirmed awhile back that the advance payment link still codes as Marriott when used with a Marriott cc. I don't see why anyone is making a huge fuss about this unless you have thousands in gift cards to use that exceed all the other fees.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kayano

Any chance you could share the Room Service menu?

In-Room All Day Menu
In-Room Breakfast Menu

Kayano likes this.

Nov 1, 2022, 11:35 pm

#1453

BenA

Join Date: May 2009

Location: Seattle, WA

Programs: DL Diamond 1.7MM, Starlux Insighter, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC

Posts: 3,949

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kcacademy

I did. I thought I paid for it when I booked in December but upon reveiw they never actually charged me.

I'm also here now if anyone needs anything.

Is the new pier open yet? Enquiring minds want to know!

Nov 1, 2022, 11:43 pm

#1454

brownpaw

Join Date: Sep 2015

Posts: 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenA

Is the new pier open yet? Enquiring minds want to know!

I am on the new pier along with a handful of other guests right now. There's still some (not noisy) work being done on some of the adjacent bungalows though so they aren't all open yet.

Nov 2, 2022, 1:21 am

#1455

bobu

Join Date: Aug 2010

Posts: 542

Quote:

Originally Posted by brownpaw

I am on the new pier along with a handful of other guests right now. There's still some (not noisy) work being done on some of the adjacent bungalows though so they aren't all open yet.

How's the current and snorkeling on that side?

Or do you have to start on the other pier?