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 18, 2022, 9:25 am
#1426
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Southern Ontario
Programs: Marriott LT Platinum, MVC
Posts: 9
OK, quick question....I know all the meal plan questions have been beaten to death but I never see anyone talking about drinks too much. Myself and my wife will be there first week of December and would probably be having 6 drinks each per day, and thats a minumum. Mamossa at breakfast, beer with lunch, beer or two in the afternoon, some wine with dinner and of course a nice night cap! You get the idea. I can see it adding up quickly. We are leaning towards all inclusive but with the increases in price, should we be re evaluting that decision? Not too worried about the money but dont like throwing it away either!
Thanks
Thanks
Oct 18, 2022, 11:21 am
#1427
Join Date: Oct 2022
Posts: 52
OK, quick question....I know all the meal plan questions have been beaten to death but I never see anyone talking about drinks too much. Myself and my wife will be there first week of December and would probably be having 6 drinks each per day, and thats a minumum. Mamossa at breakfast, beer with lunch, beer or two in the afternoon, some wine with dinner and of course a nice night cap! You get the idea. I can see it adding up quickly. We are leaning towards all inclusive but with the increases in price, should we be re evaluting that decision? Not too worried about the money but dont like throwing it away either!
Thanks
Thanks
Oct 18, 2022, 12:14 pm
#1428
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Southern Ontario
Programs: Marriott LT Platinum, MVC
Posts: 9
Do you get the elite free breakfast? If so it sounds like just between a minimum of 6 drinks a day and a 3 course dinner you would pretty much be at the cost of AI. You can also try FB+ to see if that meets your needs and upgrade after a day of two if it doesn't. We were debating what to do for a while but decided to start with FB+ and upgrade just at the end of the trip to dine at Tabemasu and Riviera.
Oct 18, 2022, 1:44 pm
#1429
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 298
OK, quick question....I know all the meal plan questions have been beaten to death but I never see anyone talking about drinks too much. Myself and my wife will be there first week of December and would probably be having 6 drinks each per day, and thats a minumum. Mamossa at breakfast, beer with lunch, beer or two in the afternoon, some wine with dinner and of course a nice night cap! You get the idea. I can see it adding up quickly. We are leaning towards all inclusive but with the increases in price, should we be re evaluting that decision? Not too worried about the money but dont like throwing it away either!
Thanks
Thanks
The question is, will you both consume drinks to the tune of 150 USD per day (Compared to the FB+ package). So if you take two cocktails a day each (Sundowner and Nightcap) this would cost about 90 USD. Two beers outside of meals for each of you per day would add about 60 USD to your daily bill. Any alcohol for breakfast would put you over 150 USD so you'd have a chance to come out ahead with an AI package. Moreover, AI gives you more variety because more drinks are included compared to FB+.
Please correct me if my math is way off.
Oct 18, 2022, 7:44 pm
#1430
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
I had managed to snag a Sunrise OWV for 5 nights at 160K points pre-devaluation and will now have to cancel. Super bummed and I have been purchasing gift cards all year and now stuck with over $1.5K worth. The dates are Dec 25 -30. Not sure if the room is immediately available for points if canceled, but if anyone wants to coordinate with me, just send a PM. I can hold off for a couple of days but the deadline and get my points back is coming up.
Oct 19, 2022, 6:11 am
#1431
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Southern Ontario
Programs: Marriott LT Platinum, MVC
Posts: 9
Don't forget the sundowner at Riviera. Sounds like you would benefit from the AI package. This would give you the liberty to also enjoy a quick alcoholic drink from the minibar.
The question is, will you both consume drinks to the tune of 150 USD per day (Compared to the FB+ package). So if you take two cocktails a day each (Sundowner and Nightcap) this would cost about 90 USD. Two beers outside of meals for each of you per day would add about 60 USD to your daily bill. Any alcohol for breakfast would put you over 150 USD so you'd have a chance to come out ahead with an AI package. Moreover, AI gives you more variety because more drinks are included compared to FB+.
Please correct me if my math is way off.
The question is, will you both consume drinks to the tune of 150 USD per day (Compared to the FB+ package). So if you take two cocktails a day each (Sundowner and Nightcap) this would cost about 90 USD. Two beers outside of meals for each of you per day would add about 60 USD to your daily bill. Any alcohol for breakfast would put you over 150 USD so you'd have a chance to come out ahead with an AI package. Moreover, AI gives you more variety because more drinks are included compared to FB+.
Please correct me if my math is way off.
Oct 19, 2022, 8:59 am
#1432
Join Date: Oct 2022
Posts: 52
We do three meals as well. I know a lot of folks mention doing a big late breakfast and dinner but we tend to eat as we do at home. Early light breakfast and a small lunch. On vacation we do indulge at dinner! I looked at the menus and determined what I would likely eat/drink in one day (mimosa at breakfast, salad at lunch with cocktail, 3 course dinner with 2 glasses of wine) and came out to $192 so FB+ is perfect. AI for us is only needed to access the additional restaurants.
Oct 19, 2022, 1:34 pm
#1433
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: MSP
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, UA Silver, Hertz 5*
Posts: 913
Sucks that I have to end up canceling. Was really looking forward to the trip. And now I am stuck with a bunch of discounted gift cards that I had planned to use for the seaplane transfers, meals and diving.
Oct 19, 2022, 2:53 pm
#1434
Join Date: Oct 2022
Posts: 52
Does anyone happen to know if the second jetty of over water villas has opened? I believe I read they had decided to add more pool villas to that section so just curious if they are opened and how many additional pool villas there are. Thanks!
Oct 19, 2022, 6:23 pm
#1435
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
BTW, no issues for me getting correct number of points or paying for seaplane when checking out.
Oct 20, 2022, 5:53 am
#1436
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Southern Ontario
Programs: Marriott LT Platinum, MVC
Posts: 9
Hmm, I have been in contact with the resort and I was sent an email saying that i would get an email link to pay for the seaplane 2 weeks prior and it had to be paid 7 days ahead of time?
Oct 20, 2022, 6:04 am
#1437
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
Oct 20, 2022, 1:09 pm
#1438
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 234
just curious, is the hotel still worth the current price in points? I’m getting 259k points for 5 nights. Are there other options if you have transferable point at Amex, Chase etc?
Oct 20, 2022, 7:50 pm
#1439
Join Date: Dec 2020
Programs: British Airways Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Delta Platinum, Bonvoy Titanium, Singapore Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 152
Yes, I think so, especially if you're booking in peak months. It's a great resort and overall experience.
Oct 20, 2022, 8:35 pm
#1440
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 234