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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]
May 12, 2022, 10:24 am
#856
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,720
I assume the person you’re referring to was referring to American Chinese cuisine. As you reference, if you go into a random restaurant in China it is very unlikely that they will have duck. This strikes me a bit like complaining that there are American chefs with restaurants overseas who do not carry hamburgers.
May 12, 2022, 2:18 pm
#857
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat
Posts: 184
The afternoon tea is still shown on their activities page on the hotel website (under "A Halo of Discoveries"): https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...ies/activities.
My initial email a couple days ago to collect the transfer charges also lists the afternoon tea under "Enjoy the following benefits at our courtesy: Daily Afternoon tea at La Locanda as from 16:00 – 17:00"
My initial email a couple days ago to collect the transfer charges also lists the afternoon tea under "Enjoy the following benefits at our courtesy: Daily Afternoon tea at La Locanda as from 16:00 – 17:00"
May 12, 2022, 3:02 pm
#858
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 26
The afternoon tea is still shown on their activities page on the hotel website (under "A Halo of Discoveries"): https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...ies/activities.
My initial email a couple days ago to collect the transfer charges also lists the afternoon tea under "Enjoy the following benefits at our courtesy: Daily Afternoon tea at La Locanda as from 16:00 – 17:00"
My initial email a couple days ago to collect the transfer charges also lists the afternoon tea under "Enjoy the following benefits at our courtesy: Daily Afternoon tea at La Locanda as from 16:00 – 17:00"
May 12, 2022, 5:20 pm
#859
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 61
The afternoon tea is still shown on their activities page on the hotel website (under "A Halo of Discoveries"): https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...ies/activities.
My initial email a couple days ago to collect the transfer charges also lists the afternoon tea under "Enjoy the following benefits at our courtesy: Daily Afternoon tea at La Locanda as from 16:00 – 17:00"
My initial email a couple days ago to collect the transfer charges also lists the afternoon tea under "Enjoy the following benefits at our courtesy: Daily Afternoon tea at La Locanda as from 16:00 – 17:00"
let’s see how that goes…
May 13, 2022, 1:26 am
#860
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 20
Anyone have issues with trying to pay the cash portion of your stay through the Bank of Maldives link? I'm trying to pay with a Visa and for some reason I keep getting an error. Not sure if me trying to do it after midnight is causing an issue, but will try again in the morning.
May 13, 2022, 9:11 am
#861
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 61
Anyone have issues with trying to pay the cash portion of your stay through the Bank of Maldives link? I'm trying to pay with a Visa and for some reason I keep getting an error. Not sure if me trying to do it after midnight is causing an issue, but will try again in the morning.
May 13, 2022, 12:00 pm
#864
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 20
Yeah my Chase isn't going through either! Will email them back and see what they say because I'd prefer to use this specific Chase card.
May 13, 2022, 8:56 pm
#865
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 53
Payments
We leave a week from Monday, stay 5 days in Baa Atoll before heading south to the ritz. Navy’s Ray season just started and I want to dive and snorkel on the UNESCO biosphere.
I’ve heard from the hotel as we were transferred from the St Regis but nothing about payment.
I’m curious when we’ll hear from. Them looking for payment.
thanks!
I’ve heard from the hotel as we were transferred from the St Regis but nothing about payment.
I’m curious when we’ll hear from. Them looking for payment.
thanks!
May 13, 2022, 10:17 pm
#866
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 47
We leave a week from Monday, stay 5 days in Baa Atoll before heading south to the ritz. Navy’s Ray season just started and I want to dive and snorkel on the UNESCO biosphere.
I’ve heard from the hotel as we were transferred from the St Regis but nothing about payment.
I’m curious when we’ll hear from. Them looking for payment.
thanks!
I’ve heard from the hotel as we were transferred from the St Regis but nothing about payment.
I’m curious when we’ll hear from. Them looking for payment.
thanks!
As for payment, I heard from them on May 1st. I’d shoot them a note. They’ve been great about responding within 24 hrs.
May 14, 2022, 2:40 pm
#867
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: AA EXP, UA Silver (Thanks Marriott!), Marriott Lifetime Titanium & Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 643
We will be at the RC from 20-26 June. I haven’t been asked for payment. We also changed from. 7 night stay at the STR and changed it to 6 nights at RC during the renovation transfer (we added a night to our stay on the way home at Al Maha).
Curious to see what happens With the 1 night points credited back (under the old scheme) and when they will reach out to us for money and from a hospitality standpoint.
Curious to see what happens With the 1 night points credited back (under the old scheme) and when they will reach out to us for money and from a hospitality standpoint.
May 15, 2022, 1:47 pm
#868
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 192
For the snorkel activities (Shark, Turtle, etc), do they provide life jackets for non/weak swimmers? Or is it recommended that they do not participate? For the lagoon view rooms, is the snorkeling right off the deck any good? If not anyone have recommendations on what hotels would be good for this?
May 15, 2022, 1:52 pm
#869
Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: YYZ
Programs: AP 50k, UA Silver, MB Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 245
For the snorkel activities (Shark, Turtle, etc), do they provide life jackets for non/weak swimmers? Or is it recommended that they do not participate? For the lagoon view rooms, is the snorkeling right off the deck any good? If not anyone have recommendations on what hotels would be good for this?
May 15, 2022, 2:28 pm
#870
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,349
For the snorkel activities (Shark, Turtle, etc), do they provide life jackets for non/weak swimmers? Or is it recommended that they do not participate? For the lagoon view rooms, is the snorkeling right off the deck any good? If not anyone have recommendations on what hotels would be good for this?