Dec 7, 2018, 8:29 am
Last edit by: razflyer
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]
Nov 22, 2018, 7:06 am
#391
In memoriam
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 692
They have changed the website. It now shows breakfast at $44/day, presumably that's $44++...or about $107/day of additional expenses for those not platinum. Seems like a bit of a bait-and-switch.
They take away the Sweet Spots...and now breakfast. And they crank the prices by 50%. Prices I think are fair game--you can't assume prices will be the same booking vs arrival. But advertised amenities like breakfast and sweet spots (free ice cream, soft drinks) are a different story in my view.
They take away the Sweet Spots...and now breakfast. And they crank the prices by 50%. Prices I think are fair game--you can't assume prices will be the same booking vs arrival. But advertised amenities like breakfast and sweet spots (free ice cream, soft drinks) are a different story in my view.
Nov 22, 2018, 9:46 am
#392
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist | Marriott Titanium | Hilton Diamond
Posts: 155
Nov 27, 2018, 6:11 pm
#396
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
I think that's just the mandatory seaplane cost. It previously showed up more clearly on the SPG.com booking engine but it was there; it is now labeled somewhat poorly with W having transitioned to the Marriott booking engine.
Nov 27, 2018, 6:15 pm
#397
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
Speaking of the transition of Ws from the SPG to Marriott booking engine, it looks like my 80K points/night Overwater Suite booking at the W Maldives become a cash booking for $1100+ per night in the transition. That'll be a fun one to see if Marriott can fix..... 
Nov 27, 2018, 8:28 pm
#398
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: Delta-DM, United-Platinum, American-Platinum, Marriott-Platinum, SPG-Platinum
Posts: 196
I seem to remember platinum members getting free breakfast but cant find it in this thread. Can anyone confirm? I emailed the hotel and they saw my platinum status and said they could "add breakfast" onto my reservation. I assume this means paid. Anyone know?
I wonder if the westin maldives has free breakfast for platinum members. Although the room rate is cheaper the rooms look great. And the glass floor is actually a good size unlike the W.
I wonder if the westin maldives has free breakfast for platinum members. Although the room rate is cheaper the rooms look great. And the glass floor is actually a good size unlike the W.
Nov 27, 2018, 11:18 pm
#399
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: Delta-DM, United-Platinum, American-Platinum, Marriott-Platinum, SPG-Platinum
Posts: 196
I also noticed my Spectacular Lagoon Oasis Ns: King Bed reservation is now showing Fabulous Overwater Oasis, Ocean View. I understand from the above posts these are two different room types with my original one being better. A little concerning. Anyone else see this?
Nov 27, 2018, 11:50 pm
#400
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: OZ Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ti/LTP, Hilton Diamond, Sixt AC, Hertz PC
Posts: 122
I’ve created a thread about this last night. My point reservation turned into ~$5300 + plane tickets. When called in, they’ve fixed the room rate but now I see I still have to deal with the newly added $1010 (resort fee + destination charge and tax)
Nov 28, 2018, 2:55 am
#401
In memoriam
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 692
Here is the info from my email confirmation when I made the reservation months ago...
And here is what I see now when I go in to look at the reservation on the Marriott site. Notice the message in the blue box at the top, where the reservation number has changed (why?) and now it shows as all cash. To be clear... I paid already with 100% points... no idea what all these numbers are!
Nov 28, 2018, 5:37 am
#402
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Hartford, CT
Programs: Marriott LTS
Posts: 195
I have a similar situation - my points reservation is now showing as a paid reservation. Very very confusing. When I booked it, I paid 100% points so as far as I am concerned, this is their screwup to fix.
Here is the info from my email confirmation when I made the reservation months ago...
And here is what I see now when I go in to look at the reservation on the Marriott site. Notice the message in the blue box at the top, where the reservation number has changed (why?) and now it shows as all cash. To be clear... I paid already with 100% points... no idea what all these numbers are!
Here is the info from my email confirmation when I made the reservation months ago...
And here is what I see now when I go in to look at the reservation on the Marriott site. Notice the message in the blue box at the top, where the reservation number has changed (why?) and now it shows as all cash. To be clear... I paid already with 100% points... no idea what all these numbers are!
Nov 28, 2018, 6:21 am
#403
In memoriam
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 692
Maldives properties impose what is called as a green tax a $6 per person per day charge - that is what is showing as resort fees which for 10 nights for 2 people is $120. I think the math is off here - the destination amenity fee is actually the seaplane fee which should be $839.22 before taxes. Since W just migrated to the new system its having some problems - which should be fixed soon.
Nov 28, 2018, 6:27 am
#404
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Hartford, CT
Programs: Marriott LTS
Posts: 195
I see what you mean. Though, again, this all feels a bit like a non-issue for me... other than a resort fee that I half-expected (since every resort seems to have one these days), these other items are a mystery to me. I booked with all points, I never paid cash or saw any cash-equivalent rates of any kind when making my booking. I assume these are some kind of internal values for the rooms that they use when reimbursing the property from points. Doesn't matter to me. Not my responsibility. I already paid. ;-) I think it's just a big screwup on their web site that somehow my points reservation changed into a new confirmation number with all these cash values attached. Ugh. I'll probably have to call them just to 100% confirm I'm still all set and nothing is even more screwed up.
