St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Master Thread]
Jul 6, 2017, 5:47 am
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Jul 6, 2017, 7:51 am
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My understanding: you can redeem points for many levels... a "base" redemption puts you into a "Garden Villa"... an "Overwater Villa" is an upgrade from a "Garden Villa," and a "Beach Villa" is an upgrade from an "Overwater Villa".
GV < OWV < BV in terms of category and pricing at this hotel.
BV is not the same as GV
I just picked a random week in September to check rates... from Sep 9-16, on the SPG website, a GV costs $1127/night, OWV costs $1279/night, BV costs $1431/night. Have you redeemed points at the base level for a BV?
Correct. Unless people have been able to redeem at the "base rate" for Beach Villas recently, I'm not sure where the confusion lies. I'm guessing people are confusing the hierarchy or room names at other resorts in the Maldives (Conrad) with those at the St Regis.
Jul 6, 2017, 10:39 am
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GV < OWV < BV in terms of category and pricing at this hotel.
BV is not the same as GV
I just picked a random week in September to check rates... from Sep 9-16, on the SPG website, a GV costs $1127/night, OWV costs $1279/night, BV costs $1431/night. Have you redeemed points at the base level for a BV?
Correct. Unless people have been able to redeem at the "base rate" for Beach Villas recently, I'm not sure where the confusion lies. I'm guessing people are confusing the hierarchy or room names at other resorts in the Maldives (Conrad) with those at the St Regis.
BV is not the same as GV
I just picked a random week in September to check rates... from Sep 9-16, on the SPG website, a GV costs $1127/night, OWV costs $1279/night, BV costs $1431/night. Have you redeemed points at the base level for a BV?
Correct. Unless people have been able to redeem at the "base rate" for Beach Villas recently, I'm not sure where the confusion lies. I'm guessing people are confusing the hierarchy or room names at other resorts in the Maldives (Conrad) with those at the St Regis.
Jul 6, 2017, 11:38 am
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I have added the above info to the wiki in a new section titled 'Villa Category & Upgrade Information'.
In addition, there were a couple of things in the wiki that needed correction:
* kids seaplane price is 60% of the adult price, not 50%
* excess baggage is charged an additional fee of 5.60 USD per kilogram, not 4 USD/kg
* added seaplane daily operating time (6:00 AM - 3:30 PM)
* fixed a couple of typos
In addition, there were a couple of things in the wiki that needed correction:
* kids seaplane price is 60% of the adult price, not 50%
* excess baggage is charged an additional fee of 5.60 USD per kilogram, not 4 USD/kg
* added seaplane daily operating time (6:00 AM - 3:30 PM)
* fixed a couple of typos
Jul 6, 2017, 12:39 pm
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Have you redeemed points at the "base level" for a Beach Villa? If so, I stand corrected, and things have changed since I last made a reservation.
My understanding: you can redeem points for many levels... a "base" redemption puts you into a "Garden Villa"... an "Overwater Villa" is an upgrade from a "Garden Villa," and a "Beach Villa" is an upgrade from an "Overwater Villa".
GV < OWV < BV in terms of category and pricing at this hotel.
BV is not the same as GV
I just picked a random week in September to check rates... from Sep 9-16, on the SPG website, a GV costs $1127/night, OWV costs $1279/night, BV costs $1431/night. Have you redeemed points at the base level for a BV?
Correct. Unless people have been able to redeem at the "base rate" for Beach Villas recently, I'm not sure where the confusion lies. I'm guessing people are confusing the hierarchy or room names at other resorts in the Maldives (Conrad) with those at the St Regis.
My understanding: you can redeem points for many levels... a "base" redemption puts you into a "Garden Villa"... an "Overwater Villa" is an upgrade from a "Garden Villa," and a "Beach Villa" is an upgrade from an "Overwater Villa".
GV < OWV < BV in terms of category and pricing at this hotel.
BV is not the same as GV
I just picked a random week in September to check rates... from Sep 9-16, on the SPG website, a GV costs $1127/night, OWV costs $1279/night, BV costs $1431/night. Have you redeemed points at the base level for a BV?
Correct. Unless people have been able to redeem at the "base rate" for Beach Villas recently, I'm not sure where the confusion lies. I'm guessing people are confusing the hierarchy or room names at other resorts in the Maldives (Conrad) with those at the St Regis.
I don't understand why anyone would choose a BV over an OWV.
Jul 6, 2017, 2:55 pm
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Overall, the GV is a little larger than the BV.
Jul 7, 2017, 4:48 am
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Yeah it was a garden villa. Sorry didn't realise the beach villa was a higher category then OWB. Glad to hear that I will get upgraded though to a OWB.
Does this hotel have kids policies for OWB? Mine will be both under 10.
Does this hotel have kids policies for OWB? Mine will be both under 10.
Jul 7, 2017, 8:30 am
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In principle but not in practice we found. Which is a shame as I like nothing more than an area free from shrieking sprogs.
Jul 7, 2017, 2:09 pm
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In the Maldives, air con is notoriously ineffective at times when the temps are very high--as the inevitably get quite often--because the Indian Ocean is considerably warmer and therefore more volatile (evaporates more). That puts a lot more pressure on air con systems on all overwater villas in the Maldives.
For someone like me who craves and requires excellent air con, I would never risk it in the Maldives to stay overwater.
I speak with experience as one who was upgraded to the Royal Overwater Villa at the StR Bora Bora--and occasionally had air con issues even there. The Pacific is nowhere near as warm as the Indian Ocean, however, so I know how likely it would be to experience air con challenges in the Maldives.
If you don't care about air con, however, your contention is obviously cogent.
For someone like me who craves and requires excellent air con, I would never risk it in the Maldives to stay overwater.
I speak with experience as one who was upgraded to the Royal Overwater Villa at the StR Bora Bora--and occasionally had air con issues even there. The Pacific is nowhere near as warm as the Indian Ocean, however, so I know how likely it would be to experience air con challenges in the Maldives.
If you don't care about air con, however, your contention is obviously cogent.
Jul 7, 2017, 4:04 pm
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FAMILY PLAN POLICY
We recommend that families reserve a Family Villa with beach access. Children who are 11 years old or younger sleep for free in the existing bedding of a room with a paying adult.Overwater Villas, Sunset Overwater Villas, and St. Regis Suites cannot accommodate guests younger than 8 years old; a legal guardian must sign a waiver for 8- to 12-year-olds. Children of any age must not be left unsupervised.It is our pleasure to offer rollaway beds and cribs upon request. Cribs are complimentary while rollaway beds are subject to a supplementary fee. For more information, please contact our Reservations Department at [email protected].
We recommend that families reserve a Family Villa with beach access. Children who are 11 years old or younger sleep for free in the existing bedding of a room with a paying adult.Overwater Villas, Sunset Overwater Villas, and St. Regis Suites cannot accommodate guests younger than 8 years old; a legal guardian must sign a waiver for 8- to 12-year-olds. Children of any age must not be left unsupervised.It is our pleasure to offer rollaway beds and cribs upon request. Cribs are complimentary while rollaway beds are subject to a supplementary fee. For more information, please contact our Reservations Department at [email protected].
Jul 8, 2017, 3:18 am
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Those next door to us had a very young child (toddler I would say), so regardless of what the website says the actuality is very different.
The aircon at Vommuli in the OWV is excellent and very effective as it has been in every other OWV, I have stayed in.
The aircon at Vommuli in the OWV is excellent and very effective as it has been in every other OWV, I have stayed in.
Jul 8, 2017, 5:37 am
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I must admit my Sprogs are very well mannered. I feel as a parent you need to respect that your children should behave in situations like these. I have lost count of the number of times people have given us the looks when we pull up into First or business with two toddlers but then turn around at the end of the flight with the biggest I didn't even realise you were there smiles.