[PREOPENING] Excited for upcoming St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Archived]
#31
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 32
Just booked a garden villa for 5 nights in January for 126K points TOTAL. Considering the W is 90k/night for the basic room, that is an outrageously good deal.
Honeymoonin' in the Maldives!
Honeymoonin' in the Maldives!
#33
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next june, should be low season (USD$) >
1587 garden
1777 overwater
1967 beach
2109 sunset overwater
2347 'st regis suite'
2822 2BR
5387 2BR beach
11087 3BR caronline astor estate
20587 3BR john jacob astor estate
not a sham when giant pool villas vs hotels with tiny rooms
expensive cities have hotels that charge fortune for tiny rooms
some new luxury in maldives are all pool, getting rid of lower categories
maldives (and elsewhere) rates continue to skyrocket, especially holiday
boats can be arranged between maldives resorts (distances arent far)
Cheetah_SA, that is how (online) reservations, soft openings, etc, work
1587 garden
1777 overwater
1967 beach
2109 sunset overwater
2347 'st regis suite'
2822 2BR
5387 2BR beach
11087 3BR caronline astor estate
20587 3BR john jacob astor estate
not a sham when giant pool villas vs hotels with tiny rooms
expensive cities have hotels that charge fortune for tiny rooms
some new luxury in maldives are all pool, getting rid of lower categories
maldives (and elsewhere) rates continue to skyrocket, especially holiday
boats can be arranged between maldives resorts (distances arent far)
Cheetah_SA, that is how (online) reservations, soft openings, etc, work
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jul 24, 2016 at 1:01 am
#34
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: YVR
Posts: 640
Awesome deal and thanks for the heads up! I ended up booking 5 nights as well and looking forward to another February trip in the Maldives.
#35
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London
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wow this is too good a deal to pass up. just booked two 5 night stays in Dec and Jan. Thanks for the heads up!
#36
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currently SPG7S (upgraded room) will clearly not remain there since all pool villa
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...ml#post6854909
maldives rates are insane over xmas/nye
st regis holiday $2850, peak after that $2470
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...ml#post6854909
maldives rates are insane over xmas/nye
st regis holiday $2850, peak after that $2470
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jul 24, 2016 at 11:24 am
#37
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Be foreawarned, however, that almost all new hotels, even luxury hotels such as St Regis or FS or Pen or MO or even Aman, inordinately will have first year wrinkles and miscues that take time to iron out. It's fantastic to get hotel opening deals...but don't forget the reasons there are deals in the first place! Set expectations accordingly, especially when it comes to service and food/beverage.
#38
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I can't even find a single night on points. Did you call SPG to get this?
In any case congratz if it's true!
In any case congratz if it's true!
#39
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how far in advance can award be booked?
did they fix it already?
did they fix it already?
#40
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 243
I just canceled my park hyatt maldives booking to this for 32500 a night for an overwater villa. First off, I am confirmed in an overwater with out having to pay an upgrade like I would have at the Park Hyatt. Also, the hotel is only 1 45 min seaplane away from Male, while the Park Hyatt is a plane ride plus a boat ride. This helps us maximize our time in the Maldives after the rest of our honeymoon touring japan/singapore. Also, if I'm not mistaken ALL rooms here have their own pools.
So excited.
thanks everyone for all the info. I had a reminder to check back for points on this property late August but glad I stumbled on all this now.
#41
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London
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For 130K you could have an over water.
I just canceled my park hyatt maldives booking to this for 32500 a night for an overwater villa. First off, I am confirmed in an overwater with out having to pay an upgrade like I would have at the Park Hyatt. Also, the hotel is only 1 45 min seaplane away from Male, while the Park Hyatt is a plane ride plus a boat ride. This helps us maximize our time in the Maldives after the rest of our honeymoon touring japan/singapore. Also, if I'm not mistaken ALL rooms here have their own pools.
So excited.
thanks everyone for all the info. I had a reminder to check back for points on this property late August but glad I stumbled on all this now.
I just canceled my park hyatt maldives booking to this for 32500 a night for an overwater villa. First off, I am confirmed in an overwater with out having to pay an upgrade like I would have at the Park Hyatt. Also, the hotel is only 1 45 min seaplane away from Male, while the Park Hyatt is a plane ride plus a boat ride. This helps us maximize our time in the Maldives after the rest of our honeymoon touring japan/singapore. Also, if I'm not mistaken ALL rooms here have their own pools.
So excited.
thanks everyone for all the info. I had a reminder to check back for points on this property late August but glad I stumbled on all this now.
#42
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 32
This is a major 'to each his/her own' moment, but the overwater villas look too crowded to me. The resort told me that the garden villas are the most secluded and they look to have pretty large pools with them so I think that's most appropriate for us. I'm hoping to get bumped to a beach villa for 1-2 nights, but I'm not holding my breath.
We're honeymooning, as well! It's India for us first though. Have a great time!
We're honeymooning, as well! It's India for us first though. Have a great time!
#43
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 243
I doubt these rates will stay being that a night at the W Maldives is like 90K/night. My guess is this might just be the rates while its newly opened and they will adjust at some point to be more in line with the w. When I first starting looking at the award options for the Maldives, the W came up and I was shocked by how many points it was to redeem an award night there so when I came across the St Regis would be opening soon I assumed it would be more points than the W and didn't think it would be a possibility. I also now have less than 100 star points left in my account.
#44
Join Date: Nov 2014
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This is a major 'to each his/her own' moment, but the overwater villas look too crowded to me. The resort told me that the garden villas are the most secluded and they look to have pretty large pools with them so I think that's most appropriate for us. I'm hoping to get bumped to a beach villa for 1-2 nights, but I'm not holding my breath.
We're honeymooning, as well! It's India for us first though. Have a great time!
We're honeymooning, as well! It's India for us first though. Have a great time!
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This is a major 'to each his/her own' moment, but the overwater villas look too crowded to me. The resort told me that the garden villas are the most secluded and they look to have pretty large pools with them so I think that's most appropriate for us. I'm hoping to get bumped to a beach villa for 1-2 nights, but I'm not holding my breath.
We're honeymooning, as well! It's India for us first though. Have a great time!
We're honeymooning, as well! It's India for us first though. Have a great time!