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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]
Aug 15, 2022, 10:01 am
#1051
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,105
Aug 15, 2022, 10:56 am
#1053
Company Representative, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: Feb 2019
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy
Posts: 99
Hi, elite upgrades are based on availability on the day of arrival. Upgrades may include rooms with desirable views, rooms on high floors, corner rooms, rooms with special amenities, rooms on Executive Floor.
Aug 15, 2022, 11:30 am
#1054
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,340
Why do you prefer the sunset side?
Aug 15, 2022, 11:35 am
#1055
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,340
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Aug 15, 2022, 6:32 pm
#1056
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 106
The cons on sunset side didn't bother me as much as the sunrise side. I was fine with boat traffic and views of other islands on Sunset. I enjoyed looking at them actually. It would be boring for me to look at nothing but the ocean for a week. If you get villa like 300, 301, 302 you also get a clear view of the estate. The pool was cold all day as the sun started to hit the pool like 2 or 3 pm but I pefer to swim in the ocean so it didn't matter. The water on the sunset side was much more beautiful (with less sea life). I like swimming and don't care about snorkeling. I understand why most people like sunrise more though. I hardly saw people swimming ha
What I didn't like most about sunrise villas was...sunrise. It was quite glary and hot in the morning. I woke up early and wouldn't be able to enjoy the views if in sunrise villa. I would need to keep the curtains closed. I normally left the door wide open from early morning until the late afternoon. It got a bit hot around 4-5pm on the sunset side. The ocean also looked really ugly during low tide on the sunrise side with the reef exposed. That could last until 11am-12pm. We first thought we shouldn't have paid for the sunset upgrade but after seeing what sunrise side looked like each monring, we were glad we did.
What I didn't like most about sunrise villas was...sunrise. It was quite glary and hot in the morning. I woke up early and wouldn't be able to enjoy the views if in sunrise villa. I would need to keep the curtains closed. I normally left the door wide open from early morning until the late afternoon. It got a bit hot around 4-5pm on the sunset side. The ocean also looked really ugly during low tide on the sunrise side with the reef exposed. That could last until 11am-12pm. We first thought we shouldn't have paid for the sunset upgrade but after seeing what sunrise side looked like each monring, we were glad we did.
Aug 16, 2022, 5:39 pm
#1057
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: AA EXP, UA Silver (Thanks Marriott!), Marriott Lifetime Titanium & Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 642
The cons on sunset side didn't bother me as much as the sunrise side. I was fine with boat traffic and views of other islands on Sunset. I enjoyed looking at them actually. It would be boring for me to look at nothing but the ocean for a week. If you get villa like 300, 301, 302 you also get a clear view of the estate. The pool was cold all day as the sun started to hit the pool like 2 or 3 pm but I pefer to swim in the ocean so it didn't matter. The water on the sunset side was much more beautiful (with less sea life). I like swimming and don't care about snorkeling. I understand why most people like sunrise more though. I hardly saw people swimming ha
What I didn't like most about sunrise villas was...sunrise. It was quite glary and hot in the morning. I woke up early and wouldn't be able to enjoy the views if in sunrise villa. I would need to keep the curtains closed. I normally left the door wide open from early morning until the late afternoon. It got a bit hot around 4-5pm on the sunset side. The ocean also looked really ugly during low tide on the sunrise side with the reef exposed. That could last until 11am-12pm. We first thought we shouldn't have paid for the sunset upgrade but after seeing what sunrise side looked like each monring, we were glad we did.
What I didn't like most about sunrise villas was...sunrise. It was quite glary and hot in the morning. I woke up early and wouldn't be able to enjoy the views if in sunrise villa. I would need to keep the curtains closed. I normally left the door wide open from early morning until the late afternoon. It got a bit hot around 4-5pm on the sunset side. The ocean also looked really ugly during low tide on the sunrise side with the reef exposed. That could last until 11am-12pm. We first thought we shouldn't have paid for the sunset upgrade but after seeing what sunrise side looked like each monring, we were glad we did.
Water was beautiful and had a decent amount of rays, fish, etc to look at.
Pool temp was comfortable morning and night.
Few of the nights we left the entire villa open and really enjoyed waking up with the sun.
From our villa, 327, we had views of Patina and Villa off the far left of our back deck.
Not disputing your opinion, please don’t take it as such. I would just hate to see someone miss the wonderful aspects of the sunrise side.
Aug 16, 2022, 6:44 pm
#1058
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,105
That paints a terrible picture of the sunrise side. We stayed the last week of a June and couldn’t be happier with our sunrise villa!
Water was beautiful and had a decent amount of rays, fish, etc to look at.
Pool temp was comfortable morning and night.
Few of the nights we left the entire villa open and really enjoyed waking up with the sun.
From our villa, 327, we had views of Patina and Villa off the far left of our back deck.
Not disputing your opinion, please don’t take it as such. I would just hate to see someone miss the wonderful aspects of the sunrise side.
Water was beautiful and had a decent amount of rays, fish, etc to look at.
Pool temp was comfortable morning and night.
Few of the nights we left the entire villa open and really enjoyed waking up with the sun.
From our villa, 327, we had views of Patina and Villa off the far left of our back deck.
Not disputing your opinion, please don’t take it as such. I would just hate to see someone miss the wonderful aspects of the sunrise side.
That being said, there are clear plusses and minuses to facing either the sunrise or the sunset, and I fully appreciate any point of why people prefer the one or the other. Personally, I like to wake with the sunrise, or even before. We did sunrise yoga every morning, so we even beat the sun out of bed.
Aug 16, 2022, 8:33 pm
#1059
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 106
That paints a terrible picture of the sunrise side. We stayed the last week of a June and couldn’t be happier with our sunrise villa!
Water was beautiful and had a decent amount of rays, fish, etc to look at.
Pool temp was comfortable morning and night.
Few of the nights we left the entire villa open and really enjoyed waking up with the sun.
From our villa, 327, we had views of Patina and Villa off the far left of our back deck.
Not disputing your opinion, please don’t take it as such. I would just hate to see someone miss the wonderful aspects of the sunrise side.
Water was beautiful and had a decent amount of rays, fish, etc to look at.
Pool temp was comfortable morning and night.
Few of the nights we left the entire villa open and really enjoyed waking up with the sun.
From our villa, 327, we had views of Patina and Villa off the far left of our back deck.
Not disputing your opinion, please don’t take it as such. I would just hate to see someone miss the wonderful aspects of the sunrise side.
Aug 17, 2022, 7:20 am
#1061
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,025
Aug 21, 2022, 3:48 pm
#1062
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bethesda, MD
Posts: 22
We have a one bedroom beach villa booked for next month. We plan on spending as much time outside as possible. However in the event of rain or we just want to be inside a bit, is there a comfortable lounging space in the room to watch TV or read? From various photos and YouTube videos it looks as if the chairs and sofa near the TV may not be the most comfortable place relax in the room?
Aug 21, 2022, 5:13 pm
#1063
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 1
Afternoon tea
Looks like afternoon tea is no longer serve....
nvm it can be ordered a la carte. I think folks were abusing it when it was free for marriott members.
Some times you just want a nice varieties of snacks before dinner.
nvm it can be ordered a la carte. I think folks were abusing it when it was free for marriott members.
Some times you just want a nice varieties of snacks before dinner.
Last edited by Kevin W; Aug 22, 2022 at 12:04 am
Aug 21, 2022, 11:01 pm
#1064
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Maui, HI
Posts: 135
We have a one bedroom beach villa booked for next month. We plan on spending as much time outside as possible. However in the event of rain or we just want to be inside a bit, is there a comfortable lounging space in the room to watch TV or read? From various photos and YouTube videos it looks as if the chairs and sofa near the TV may not be the most comfortable place relax in the room?
Aug 22, 2022, 5:48 am
#1065
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 218