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Post #515 is an EXTENSIVE review w/ pics. Link
Food menus: Kitchen, In-Room Dining, Fire, Fish
Prices may change (sometimes substantially) so not necessarily up to date.
Excursions and activities pricing
Food menus: Kitchen, In-Room Dining, Fire, Fish
Prices may change (sometimes substantially) so not necessarily up to date.
Excursions and activities pricing
W Maldives [Master Thread]
#16
Join Date: May 2002
Location: SNA
Programs: STARS/LUMINOUS, PRIVE, FSPP, STARS, MO FAN Club, PEN Club, Bellini Club
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I am not from NYC, but have been to the Maldvies a few times. I would recommend Emirates airlines. You can fly JFK-DXB-MLE. Unfortunately, the most convenient options is only available 1 or 2 times a week and you may have to do JFK-HAM-DXB-MLE. Another decent option but with not as convenient connections is Qatar Airways. For the cheapest option, you could do whatever to LHR and then Sri Lankan Air from LHR to MLE. Let me know if you have other questions. Never been to the W though.
#17
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, NY, USA
Programs: SPG GL, AA GL
Posts: 2,591
Can someone describe the BBQ station is in each villa? Where do you buy the meat?
I think this thread needs to be re-started. The first 10 pages are irrelevant(when will it open, how much, what cat...etc).
I think this thread needs to be re-started. The first 10 pages are irrelevant(when will it open, how much, what cat...etc).
#18
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 106
Can anyone comment on the gym at the resort? plenty of machines?
#21
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Programs: Etihad Guest
Posts: 1,549
Unless you're American, or a gay 28-35 year old (see other posters comments on previous page) go to the St Regis or Bora Bora Nui on Bora Bora instead. They are better properties on a far more beautiful island, and they don't just appeal to the Paris Hilton / Britney Spears end of the market in the way W Maldives does.
#22
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: HKG
Programs: AA 3MM EXP, SQ Solitaire, LH SEN, CX DM, Hyatt CC, Marriott LT Titanium
Posts: 3,180
The BBQ station is basically just a foreman grill on your deck or outdoor area of your villa... You order the meat and other items from room service menu..
#23
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Miami
Programs: Hilton Diamond, AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 420
anybody use cash and points here? just curious as to what the difference is. ive noticed rooms are 2450/night in high season, 3250 on the water.
#24
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: LAX
Programs: UA 1K MM, AS MVPG, SPG PLAT 100
Posts: 1,497
#25
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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and maybe a quick shower during 1 day or 2.
Im thinking maybe next summer when i go with the gf , we may take the flight from MLE and spend a night or two there before flying home.
#26
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 106
Best starwood experience ever at W Retreat & Spa Maldives
W Retreat & Spa offers loads of daily activities and excursions. Diving trips, snorkeling, all varieties of motor and hand powered boating, etc... If you ever didn't want to just relax on your gigantic private deck on the Indian Ocean with your own plunge pool, there are almost too many activities to choose from. They have a library with a couple of iMacs for internet, a DVD, CD and book collection that you can borrow, billiards, foosball, and a great work out facility. We did a day trip to a local island and a fishing trip. We caught some red snappers that the chefs cooked up for us in one of the restaurants that evening for dinner.
There are 200+ staff on the island. When we arrived there were only ~25 units occupied, so the staff:guest ratio was 4:1!! The staff are top notch, the type of personal custom service that could put Ritz and Four Seasons to shame. Never have I seen a staff so wanting to go above and beyond for their guests. The GM makes a point to greet and meet all of the guests.
It is not easy to get to the Maldives from the US (we had to fly through Germany and Dubai), so most of the guests were coming from Europe and Asia. It was well worth the near 2 days of travel to get there.
Bottom line: the level of service at this property, the facilities and the location are unbeatable if you can finesse the transportation to the Male.
#27
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA LT PLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,564
#28
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Well, for 90,000 starpoints (and that's just for standard beach bungalow, overwater is even more) or $2000 a night, I'd expect the service to be exceptional
#29
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 106
Food wasn't cheap, but wasn't outrageous either. Breakfast is included every day, our lunches averaged ~$20 a person and dinner at FISH our average entree price was $25, and dinner at FIRE was a fixed $65 all you can eat grill. The rooms also have pretty well stocked mini bars, full wine fridges with ~12 different bottles, and a nice selection of snack food as well. They actually offered to stock our room with whatever type of snack foods we prefer.
#30
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA LT PLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,564
Food wasn't cheap, but wasn't outrageous either. Breakfast is included every day, our lunches averaged ~$20 a person and dinner at FISH our average entree price was $25, and dinner at FIRE was a fixed $65 all you can eat grill. The rooms also have pretty well stocked mini bars, full wine fridges with ~12 different bottles, and a nice selection of snack food as well. They actually offered to stock our room with whatever type of snack foods we prefer.