[PREOPENING] Excited for upcoming St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort [Archived]
Aug 1, 2016, 9:30 am
#91
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
I'm trying to reach 130K SPG points but I'm afraid by the time I do so, Starwood will charge 90K or award rooms will no longer be available.
Aug 1, 2016, 11:06 am
#93
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond. SPG Plat. Marriott Plat.
Posts: 522
Other than that yes its a wonderful resort, I had some staff issues as well as management issues (we had a bad ant problem in our Sunset water villa). They moved us back to the beach villa but wouldn't refund us for the money I paid for the OWV.
Shelling out 500$ a night with tax for the OWV just isn't worth it imo.
Cant beat the natural beauty of that resort though
Side note- Our OWV was brutally hot in May with a fair amount of rain and cloud cover. Cant imagine what its like in peak heat/sun. The AC just doesn't work plain and simple in their pursuit of being a super eco friendly resort
Side note 2- You know what rates the PH goes for and will always go for. This St. Regis deal may be a one time limited thing so hop on it while you can... it looks like it will be stunning and St Regis never disappoints
Aug 1, 2016, 11:06 am
#94
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond. SPG Plat. Marriott Plat.
Posts: 522
Booked 7 nights in Feb for the St Regis. Pumped. Averaged out to like 27k a night. Phenomenal
Aug 1, 2016, 12:42 pm
#95
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 731
Its a beautiful resort, don't get me wrong... but as you may find many other saying their beach villa or pool villa > OWV. They OWV is brutally hot, even if you keep the shades drawn all day (and isn't the point to not do that?). Our Sunset water villa was run down. Creaky bed, stains on the window panels, and overall grimy feeling compared to beach villa.
Other than that yes its a wonderful resort, I had some staff issues as well as management issues (we had a bad ant problem in our Sunset water villa). They moved us back to the beach villa but wouldn't refund us for the money I paid for the OWV.
Shelling out 500$ a night with tax for the OWV just isn't worth it imo.
Cant beat the natural beauty of that resort though
Side note- Our OWV was brutally hot in May with a fair amount of rain and cloud cover. Cant imagine what its like in peak heat/sun. The AC just doesn't work plain and simple in their pursuit of being a super eco friendly resort
Side note 2- You know what rates the PH goes for and will always go for. This St. Regis deal may be a one time limited thing so hop on it while you can... it looks like it will be stunning and St Regis never disappoints
Other than that yes its a wonderful resort, I had some staff issues as well as management issues (we had a bad ant problem in our Sunset water villa). They moved us back to the beach villa but wouldn't refund us for the money I paid for the OWV.
Shelling out 500$ a night with tax for the OWV just isn't worth it imo.
Cant beat the natural beauty of that resort though
Side note- Our OWV was brutally hot in May with a fair amount of rain and cloud cover. Cant imagine what its like in peak heat/sun. The AC just doesn't work plain and simple in their pursuit of being a super eco friendly resort
Side note 2- You know what rates the PH goes for and will always go for. This St. Regis deal may be a one time limited thing so hop on it while you can... it looks like it will be stunning and St Regis never disappoints
We're booked for St. Regis in Feb. as well- looks gorgeous and very happy to hop on the offer so thanks for the info.
Good to hear about the OWV at PH. We stayed in a beach villa in Jan '14 and were thinking of upgrading to one in Feb '17, but now we'll probably stick with a beach villa. We loved the reef, fish, etc. here and would like to try another place but I'm not sure one will compare as nicely. We stayed in Baros for a week this year in a pool OWV and it was stunning, excellent food, and service and while the reef was spectacular, PH's reef was better still.
Aug 1, 2016, 2:18 pm
#96
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 286
Booked 6 nights Jan. 4-10 in an overwater bungalow at this insane rate. They are charging a 10% resort fee which hasn't been mentioned anywhere here that I've seen.
Aug 1, 2016, 2:24 pm
#97
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,098
Blogs are now onto this...expect it to die soon
Aug 1, 2016, 2:46 pm
#98
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond. SPG Plat. Marriott Plat.
Posts: 522
We're booked for St. Regis in Feb. as well- looks gorgeous and very happy to hop on the offer so thanks for the info.
Good to hear about the OWV at PH. We stayed in a beach villa in Jan '14 and were thinking of upgrading to one in Feb '17, but now we'll probably stick with a beach villa. We loved the reef, fish, etc. here and would like to try another place but I'm not sure one will compare as nicely. We stayed in Baros for a week this year in a pool OWV and it was stunning, excellent food, and service and while the reef was spectacular, PH's reef was better still.
Good to hear about the OWV at PH. We stayed in a beach villa in Jan '14 and were thinking of upgrading to one in Feb '17, but now we'll probably stick with a beach villa. We loved the reef, fish, etc. here and would like to try another place but I'm not sure one will compare as nicely. We stayed in Baros for a week this year in a pool OWV and it was stunning, excellent food, and service and while the reef was spectacular, PH's reef was better still.
Aug 1, 2016, 7:22 pm
#100
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
None of my confirmation emails say this!
[edit] my confirmation says:
Taxes
Room rate includes the following:
Gst:
12.0 % Per Room / Per Night
Room rate excludes the following:
Green Tax:
6.0 Usd Per Person / Per Night
Hotel Charges
Room rate includes the following:
Service Charge:
10.0 % Per Room / Per Night
So I see nothing about a resort fee and I'm sure as hell not paying it.
Aug 1, 2016, 8:36 pm
#101
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 286
Maybe they misquoted the Room rate service charge as a resort fee when I called?
Any idea of any activities to be offered at this resort? Seems like one could go stir crazy on a small island for 6-7 days.
Any idea of any activities to be offered at this resort? Seems like one could go stir crazy on a small island for 6-7 days.
Aug 1, 2016, 8:45 pm
#102
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,026
Damn can only accumlate enough points for 5 night stay in a few weeks. hope the deal will still be alive by then
Looking for early may booking. Hows the weather then? I know Nov-April is peak?
Looking for early may booking. Hows the weather then? I know Nov-April is peak?
Aug 1, 2016, 9:05 pm
#103
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
Has anybody run into any dates that are sold out or otherwise not available? If this is like Intercontinental Thalasso, then there are only a couple award nights available for each date. My AMEX SPG statement closes in 2+ weeks. I don't know if I should wait that long or just buy $600 worth of points now. I'm looking at February.
Aug 1, 2016, 10:00 pm
#104
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Guangzhou
Programs: SPG
Posts: 1,021
We have checked hotel's website and there is no mention of a resort fee. It seems that the reservation associate gave you incorrect inforamtion.
Best Regards,
Christina Zhou
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Aug 2, 2016, 7:13 am
#105
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plt
Posts: 2,607
As another data point the Beach Suites are 240K for 5 days. Selling for about $6K a night on the website so potentially even a better value in terms of dollars per point