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June 2023 Item of Potential Interest: Link to thread alleging rape of solo female Chinese tourist at the property..
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Main details.
(Dec 2022) The RC Maldives has its entire "Sales Kit" online, incl. pricing for
activities, spa, weddings; and maps/pictures/video/logos/floor plans: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Ad23r_g_CovQo_
Some useful maps at these posts:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33274629-post89.html - also lists types of villas available
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33275048-post95.html - map with villa #'s
cmhsieh54's 8-page trip report (Dec 2022), in post #1204
Food & Beverage service
*There is no free breakfast amenity at this property for Marriott Bonvoy Platinum/Titanium/Ambassador.*
(Dec 2022) There is also no 'elite hour' (i.e. Happy Hour) or daily 'afternoon tea'.
(Dec 2022) The extremely comprehensive RC Maldives F&B guest webapp is here at this link, incl. all rest. menus
and room service prices:
https://mi.vserve-protecht.com/welco...JCZmpFZz0/1001
Unfortunately a scary-looking link, but it's legit. See post #1167.
Email address [email protected]
Transfer Prices
Shared Speedboat (45mins) - $901 per adult, $339 per child 3-11, 2 and under free
Private 48' Speedboat - $2800 per person
Yacht transfer no longer offered as a paid option as of February 2022, but there are reports of the
hotel offering it at their discretion
Shared Seaplane (10 mins) - $1,400 per adult, $700 per child 3-11, 2 and under free
Private Seaplane - $9.500
This cost applies to all guests, regardless of cash booking vs. points booking.
All prices are roundtrip, before 23.2% tax. See this website for latest updated
transfer prices: https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...iew/directions
Miscellaneous
Island time: The resort has the clock set one hour ahead of Malé, so the time is GMT +6 hours. Many resorts in the Maldives do this for sunset viewing purposes.
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands [Master Thread]
Jan 28, 2024, 10:00 pm
#1561
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,181
I had a pair of Dior B23 slip ons for the evenings. Basically sneakers, but in the nicer end of the sneakers scale. I didn't feel the need for a pair of heeled shoes, but I could argue that the slip ons was the sneakers version of a loafer.
I'd say people dressed fairly well for dinner, I even saw some ladies in high heels, which could not have been to practical on the sandy paths.
Jan 30, 2024, 5:47 am
#1562
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 17
Breskfast
So exactly how much is breakfast these days? Looking to stay at RC for honeymoon and love the privacy of the ocean water villas compare to StR, but the cost savings on breakfast alone make me wonder if it’s a bad choice to pick to RC
Jan 30, 2024, 8:37 am
#1563
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 9
65 for buffet, or you can do a la carte for like 30-60/pp, a benedict is like $25
Feb 15, 2024, 7:05 am
#1564
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: Marriott Platinum, IHG PA, Hilton Sucks, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 460
When were you last there at the RC to experience $65 pp for breakfast buffet? I got that price when I stayed during Xmas 2022. But there were reports this past April that the price had gone up, to around $82-ish (see post #1465 in this thread).
Last edited by cmhsieh54; Feb 15, 2024 at 7:11 am
Feb 15, 2024, 1:39 pm
#1565
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,181
The 65 was pre tax, the 82'ish is post tax, so the increase is not as steep as those two numbers makes it seem. 65 plus tax is 79'ish
Feb 16, 2024, 7:04 am
#1566
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, UA Silver, HH G, IHG P, Hyatt P
Posts: 56
Mar 8, 2024, 1:31 pm
#1567
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 9
Has anyone had any experience with drone video on the island? I think they said not to do it on resort property, but I could kayak out a bit and fly out from there.
On the south there's this Campus Jetty place, and also on the north west there's the Capella island, not sure if you can kayak there and fly drones for fun.
On the south there's this Campus Jetty place, and also on the north west there's the Capella island, not sure if you can kayak there and fly drones for fun.
Mar 11, 2024, 10:00 am
#1568
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,880
Has anyone had any experience with drone video on the island? I think they said not to do it on resort property, but I could kayak out a bit and fly out from there.
On the south there's this Campus Jetty place, and also on the north west there's the Capella island, not sure if you can kayak there and fly drones for fun.
On the south there's this Campus Jetty place, and also on the north west there's the Capella island, not sure if you can kayak there and fly drones for fun.
Mar 11, 2024, 11:11 am
#1569
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 9
Mar 11, 2024, 11:21 am
#1570
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,880
I'm afraid I don't recall the details. I was going to attend but it was at like 8:30am and I decided the inside of my eyelids were a better view.
Try reaching out to the hotel at [email protected].
Try reaching out to the hotel at [email protected].
Mar 11, 2024, 10:48 pm
#1572
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,880
Our Aris Meeha made a big deal about making dinner reservations in advance to get the times/restaurants we want, but the restaurants always felt empty. I think they do this to spread out guests so kitchens are never overwhelmed and the dining experience feels private.
Mar 17, 2024, 11:50 am
#1573
Join Date: Mar 2024
Posts: 1
May 25-May 30 - what OWV room range to request?
Hi - for a stay in late May, what OWV villas do you recommend my husband and I trying to request? Hard for us to tell what side is windier, what side has more sunlight on the pool for this time of year specifically? Do certain room ranges have more shallow water in front of it? I'm not a super confident swimmer in deep water, so was looking ideally to see if there was standing area near the OWV villas.
Trying to figure out if sunrise/sunset side is a better thing to try and request?
Trying to figure out if sunrise/sunset side is a better thing to try and request?
Mar 19, 2024, 6:04 pm
#1574
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,880
Hi - for a stay in late May, what OWV villas do you recommend my husband and I trying to request? Hard for us to tell what side is windier, what side has more sunlight on the pool for this time of year specifically? Do certain room ranges have more shallow water in front of it? I'm not a super confident swimmer in deep water, so was looking ideally to see if there was standing area near the OWV villas.
Trying to figure out if sunrise/sunset side is a better thing to try and request?
Trying to figure out if sunrise/sunset side is a better thing to try and request?
Mar 27, 2024, 5:24 am
#1575
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: Marriott Platinum, IHG PA, Hilton Sucks, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 460
For dinners, also during peak time (i.e. 7:30pm), on average I saw a total of 6-9 other diners.
On the Joali Maldives episode of "Amazing Hotels", there's some commentary that something like 85% of guests get room service to enjoy their villa. I wouldn't be surprised if it was similar numbers at this RC.
The comment by Rucksack that the most people you'll see is at Sunset in Eau Bar is very possible. And even then, it's only on the order of 25-30 or so people, if even that.
When my wife and I biked across the resort grounds, from one end to the other, maybe we'd run into a few people walking, a few more in the buggies, and a handful of staff. Sometimes you will see more staff than guests, it's true.