Sep 4, 2015, 4:52 am
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Transportation Resort Charge Policy
The resort will arrange combined speedboat transfers to and from Male International Airport and the fee is 136 USD per person (inclusive of the 12% GST and 10% Service Charge). International flight details are required to arrange transfers.
Some rate plans are inclusive of the transfer fee. Please check the rate description. Other terms and conditions may apply.
As of March 2021, hotel website states speedboat transfer is complimentary.
Information for Guests with Children
Due to the design and the general layout of our Water Bungalow, Water Villa, Water Suite and Ocean Villa children below the age of 12 cannot be accommodated in these room types. Children above the age of 12 are allowed when staying with a parent (maximum of 2 pax per room including child).
Please contact the resort for further information.
Mandatory Transportation Information
The resort is just a short 20 - 25 minutes speed boat ride away from Male' Airport.
Please contact the resort at sheraton dot maldives at sheraton dot com for transportation arrangements or fill in your details here.
New Green Tax Beginning November 1, 2015
Beginning November 1, 2015, a new Green Tax of 6 USD per day per person will go into effect. This will be in addition to the 10% Service Charge and the 12% Goods and Services Tax.
Mandatory New Year's Eve Dinner: December 31, 2015
There will be a compulsory New Year's Eve dinner supplement for all guests staying over or arriving on December 31, 2015. The rate is 431 USD per adult and 172 USD per child ages 2 to 11. This will be automatically added to the room bill. Please contact the resort for further information.
Reaching out to the hotel
[email protected]
The resort will arrange combined speedboat transfers to and from Male International Airport and the fee is 136 USD per person (inclusive of the 12% GST and 10% Service Charge). International flight details are required to arrange transfers.
Some rate plans are inclusive of the transfer fee. Please check the rate description. Other terms and conditions may apply.
As of March 2021, hotel website states speedboat transfer is complimentary.
Information for Guests with Children
Due to the design and the general layout of our Water Bungalow, Water Villa, Water Suite and Ocean Villa children below the age of 12 cannot be accommodated in these room types. Children above the age of 12 are allowed when staying with a parent (maximum of 2 pax per room including child).
Please contact the resort for further information.
Mandatory Transportation Information
The resort is just a short 20 - 25 minutes speed boat ride away from Male' Airport.
Please contact the resort at sheraton dot maldives at sheraton dot com for transportation arrangements or fill in your details here.
- Transportation is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
- The cost for the combined roundtrip transfer service from/to MLE International Airport is 136 USD per person.
- Please note that all speedboat transfers are subject to weather conditions and may not be able to operate in extreme weather.
- Advance notice for changes is required at (960) 665 0225 x4.
New Green Tax Beginning November 1, 2015
Beginning November 1, 2015, a new Green Tax of 6 USD per day per person will go into effect. This will be in addition to the 10% Service Charge and the 12% Goods and Services Tax.
Mandatory New Year's Eve Dinner: December 31, 2015
There will be a compulsory New Year's Eve dinner supplement for all guests staying over or arriving on December 31, 2015. The rate is 431 USD per adult and 172 USD per child ages 2 to 11. This will be automatically added to the room bill. Please contact the resort for further information.
Reaching out to the hotel
[email protected]
Sheraton Full Moon Resort & Spa, Maldives [Master Thread]
Nov 6, 2013, 1:55 am
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1) You can transfer 20K spg points into 25K Virgin Atlantic miles. You need to create a VA account if you don't have one, obv. (MUST be in increments of 20K to get the 20K + 5K bonus for the transfer)
2) After about 5-7 business days, you can transfer the 25K VA miles into 25K HH points.
It will help if you are a Hilton Plat. for Conrad availability; I briefly looked, and couldn't find any availability for a lowly Gold up to a year out.
Finally, correct me if I'm wrong Maldives folk, but isn't September during one of the monsoon seasons?
2) After about 5-7 business days, you can transfer the 25K VA miles into 25K HH points.
It will help if you are a Hilton Plat. for Conrad availability; I briefly looked, and couldn't find any availability for a lowly Gold up to a year out.
Finally, correct me if I'm wrong Maldives folk, but isn't September during one of the monsoon seasons?
Conrad... 95k per night... A HORRIBLE redemption rate!
Question to the folks: What makes the Sheraton Full Moon so much worse than the Conrad?
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Nov 6, 2013, 8:01 am
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Kids policy
Q1. Hotel website says: "kids are not ENCOURAGED to stay @ overwater bungalows and villa"
Anybody stayed with kids (say 5 & 7 y. o.)? How strict is the policy? My kids swim well...
Q2. Would they charge kids for breakfast? At many hotels I have recently stayed, Plat breakfast amenity was extended to me, Mrs + both kids for free.
Anybody stayed with kids (say 5 & 7 y. o.)? How strict is the policy? My kids swim well...Q2. Would they charge kids for breakfast? At many hotels I have recently stayed, Plat breakfast amenity was extended to me, Mrs + both kids for free.
Nov 11, 2013, 12:32 pm
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As a dad myself, I probably wouldn't recommend it. However you could probably get away with it if you were confident they wouldn't get out in the night.
No idea on the breakfast - although it was buffet offering only (no a la carte) and $22 USD per Person in 2012.
Nov 11, 2013, 2:06 pm
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I found the current on the north side of the property (where the water villa's are located) to be quite strong. I know this because we spent 30 exhausting minutes trying to snorkel there.
As a dad myself, I probably wouldn't recommend it. However you could probably get away with it if you were confident they wouldn't get out in the night.
No idea on the breakfast - although it was buffet offering only (no a la carte) and $22 USD per Person in 2012.
As a dad myself, I probably wouldn't recommend it. However you could probably get away with it if you were confident they wouldn't get out in the night.
No idea on the breakfast - although it was buffet offering only (no a la carte) and $22 USD per Person in 2012.
From other threads I get that Plats get full buffet as a Plat amenity for 2 adults. Question is whether kids also get this for free or maybe reduced fee.
Nov 11, 2013, 9:16 pm
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I must be missing something... everyone is saying to transfer 20K SPG for 25K (or 50K) HH points. The quote above seems to suggest that you can get one night at the Conrad for this amount. I looked online and its 95K for one night at the lowest level room and 500K for the ocean villa. How is everyone getting these low redemption rates and why is the transfer from VS to HH such a good idea?
Nov 11, 2013, 11:30 pm
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I must be missing something... everyone is saying to transfer 20K SPG for 25K (or 50K) HH points. The quote above seems to suggest that you can get one night at the Conrad for this amount. I looked online and its 95K for one night at the lowest level room and 500K for the ocean villa. How is everyone getting these low redemption rates and why is the transfer from VS to HH such a good idea?
Thank you for pointing out this. I verfied the information.
20k SPG = 25k Virgin Atlantic (Source)
25k VA = 50k HHonors (Source)
Hence, we have two nights at Sheraton versus one night at Conrad. This is a much better rate than what I thought. And yet, I have my doubts that the Conrad is twice as "good" as the Sheraton.
Then, for Diamond (and probably also for Gold) members, it costs 76k pN if you book five nights at HHonors.
Nov 11, 2013, 11:35 pm
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I must be missing something... everyone is saying to transfer 20K SPG for 25K (or 50K) HH points. The quote above seems to suggest that you can get one night at the Conrad for this amount. I looked online and its 95K for one night at the lowest level room and 500K for the ocean villa. How is everyone getting these low redemption rates and why is the transfer from VS to HH such a good idea?
Thank you for pointing out this. I verfied the information.
20k SPG = 25k Virgin Atlantic (Source)
25k VA = 50k HHonors (Source)
Hence, we have two nights at Sheraton versus one night at Conrad. This is a much better rate than what I thought. And yet, I have my doubts that the Conrad is twice as "good" as the Sheraton.
Then, for Diamond (and probably also for Gold) members, it costs 76k pN if you book five nights at HHonors.
20k SPG = 25k Virgin Atlantic (Source)
25k VA = 50k HHonors (Source)
Hence, we have two nights at Sheraton versus one night at Conrad. This is a much better rate than what I thought. And yet, I have my doubts that the Conrad is twice as "good" as the Sheraton.
Then, for Diamond (and probably also for Gold) members, it costs 76k pN if you book five nights at HHonors.
Nov 11, 2013, 11:45 pm
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Can you please give us some ideas why you are under the impression that the Conrad is so much better than the Sheraton and why the Sheraton is not worth to be the main destination?
I saw so far the Holiday Inn, the Hilton and the Conrad. In my case all of them were ok. But having the high price in mind I would not go to the Conrad because it is simply not two or three times as good as the other two hotels. So maybe I am missing something.
And as a side queston: Do the Platinum members get some benefit (beside the Intnernet, the breakfast and the occasonal upgrade) at the Sheraton, e.g. a happy hour in the eveing?
I saw so far the Holiday Inn, the Hilton and the Conrad. In my case all of them were ok. But having the high price in mind I would not go to the Conrad because it is simply not two or three times as good as the other two hotels. So maybe I am missing something.
And as a side queston: Do the Platinum members get some benefit (beside the Intnernet, the breakfast and the occasonal upgrade) at the Sheraton, e.g. a happy hour in the eveing?
Nov 12, 2013, 8:31 am
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Nov 12, 2013, 11:41 am
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Sheraston (Platinum)
120'000 Starpoints + USD 106,06
Conrad (Diamond)
565'250 HHonors points (i.e. ~ 275k SPG points via Virgin Atlantic)
Based on what one can see on the SPG website, it seems that the Sheraton is an old and very basic hotel. On the other hand, I would expect at least an upgrade to the Cottage in Sheraton which makes the room comparable to the Conrad standard room. Water Bungalow seems to be nicer in Conrad (~80 m2) than in the Sheraton (~52 m2).
And yet, I still did not see some substantial points which are against the Sheraton and in favour of the twice as expensive Conrad.
Nov 13, 2013, 1:17 am
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having said that, i really liked the sheraton as well....for a quick 3 day getaway it was great & i would not hesitate to go back again....however, for a more luxurious & longer holiday i would pick the conrad any day....
Nov 30, 2013, 3:51 am
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the conrad is far superior in terms of pretty much everything....it feels more exclusive, it has a more luxurious atmosphere, the condition of the property & the surrounding area is better, rooms are better, etc....
having said that, i really liked the sheraton as well....for a quick 3 day getaway it was great & i would not hesitate to go back again....however, for a more luxurious & longer holiday i would pick the conrad any day....
having said that, i really liked the sheraton as well....for a quick 3 day getaway it was great & i would not hesitate to go back again....however, for a more luxurious & longer holiday i would pick the conrad any day....
Food was bland at both Vilu dinner and Rangali Bar lunch. Mandhoo dinner was great.
The hotel is great, but it isn't perfect. If we ever return to Maldives, we would probably opt for another chain because, although great, it wasn't special enough to return to.
Nov 30, 2013, 3:55 am
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I just came back from 4 nights at conrad.
Food was bland at both Vilu dinner and Rangali Bar lunch. Mandhoo dinner was great.
The hotel is great, but it isn't perfect. If we ever return to Maldives, we would probably opt for another chain because, although great, it wasn't special enough to return to.
Food was bland at both Vilu dinner and Rangali Bar lunch. Mandhoo dinner was great.
The hotel is great, but it isn't perfect. If we ever return to Maldives, we would probably opt for another chain because, although great, it wasn't special enough to return to.
Jan 11, 2014, 10:49 pm
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Maybe it's me... I live at hotels and I have probably stayed in 400 hotels over the last 10 years and I loved the Sheraton. Maybe my experience with Plat, free 7 nights because of a promo and the GM showing us a good time made things better, but I'm not jaded enough to rate the hotel down. It seems that a couple of us, want to rate the hotel down .. just because.
That being said, I would return there with my Plat ... I wouldn't go to the Park Hyatt ... simply because I had a phenomenal experience my first time.
That being said, I would return there with my Plat ... I wouldn't go to the Park Hyatt ... simply because I had a phenomenal experience my first time.