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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 24, 2021, 7:32 am
#91
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WA villas are actually listed as 279 sqm for the reef villas and 283 sqm for the overwater both of which are over 3000 sqf. They do include the outdoor space but I'm assuming that so does the Ritz which does make the WA villas nearly double in size.
May 24, 2021, 7:43 am
#92
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Probably also the bicycle parking area to reach those sizes. But then again sounds nice to have a higher measurement. I'll wait to see it before I call judgement. Have been to the WA, but RC booking is still a good bit of.
May 24, 2021, 7:51 am
#93
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That makes sense. Lol, the entire time I assumed the OWV were on the separate pontoon and that the lagoon villas were attached to the two main islands. Wonder if the OWV attached to the island will have an additional land entrance like the reef villas at WA.
May 24, 2021, 8:11 am
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May 24, 2021, 9:58 am
#95
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Also found this excerpt pretty interesting,
“The Ritz-Carlton Maldives is located within the Fari Islands, an archipelago featuring three luxury private resorts and a marina. The Marina is built around with a vibrant Fari Beach Club, high-end boutiques, art studio, Fari Lagoon Coral Adoption & Marine Biology Center and a selection of upscale restaurants.
With around-the-clock boat transfers between The RitzCarlton Maldives and Fari Marina, guests are spoilt with an array of meaningful experiences.”
Last edited by ALGU; May 24, 2021 at 10:06 am
May 24, 2021, 2:40 pm
#96
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Could you clarify where you found this information? I found a pre-opening review here that says the ocean villas are on the circular quay and that all the lagoon villas are sunrise and attached to the two main islands. They even have a more detailed resort map with room numbering.
I also assumed that lagoon view meant the villas facing "Lagoon Quay" which on the map in your previous post was printed on the same side as the sunset beaches thus further giving veracity that those were the lagoon/sunset villas as they are the only ones facing the lagoon + sunset that are not beach villas.
I might be wrong and hopefully we can have someone that will actually be on site very soon to clarify where all the villa types are located and what views they have.
May 25, 2021, 12:47 am
#97
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I made my assumption based on the fact that on the hotel website the Lagoon Pool Villa states that it has sunset views (https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...s/rooms-suites) and when you click into the room to see a full description it again says "spectacular sunset views" (https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...oon-pool-villa). The article you linked that states that all lagoon villas are on the sunrise side is directly contradicting this and I would rather say that the hotel website is correct because if someone is booking Lagoon villa and is expecting a sunset view they will be non too pleased to get a sunrise view instead..
May 25, 2021, 10:58 am
#98
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I also assumed that lagoon view meant the villas facing "Lagoon Quay" which on the map in your previous post was printed on the same side as the sunset beaches thus further giving veracity that those were the lagoon/sunset villas as they are the only ones facing the lagoon + sunset that are not beach villas.
May 29, 2021, 5:15 am
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They also posted some footage of the resort on their IG. I guess you need to choose your villas carefully since those on the pontoon, especially the lagoon facing ones, are facing the neighboring islands.
Last edited by ALGU; May 29, 2021 at 5:21 am
May 29, 2021, 5:18 am
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