Author Topic: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?  (Read 145187 times)

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #520 on: February 15, 2013, 01:02:16 PM »
@AJK Did you ever finish that TR?

Unfortunately, not yet.
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #521 on: September 28, 2014, 09:15:12 AM »

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #522 on: September 28, 2014, 09:37:58 AM »
Why isn't NAN (Fiji) as popular a destination as the ones in the title/OP?

I noticed Fiji on the latest PointBreaks list and it got me wondering.

Not as nice and the hotels are pretty average

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #523 on: September 28, 2014, 09:45:19 AM »
Not as nice and the hotels are pretty average
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #524 on: September 28, 2014, 11:53:46 AM »
What about KUL? Some of the cheapest OWB's there starting at under 200 a night..

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #525 on: September 29, 2014, 01:19:09 AM »
What about KUL? Some of the cheapest OWB's there starting at under 200 a night..

KUL as in Kuala Lumpur?!!!

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #526 on: September 29, 2014, 01:54:46 AM »
KUL as in Kuala Lumpur?!!!

Yup, there is a huge OWB complex just half hour from airport there.

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #527 on: October 31, 2014, 03:26:39 AM »
Don't need to prove anything right now.  I'll do it myself in a 5 star hotel in an OWB with a pool for less than half of that and post a TR :D

I think I won this one, huh?
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #528 on: October 31, 2014, 03:30:36 AM »
I think I won this one, huh?

Yes... IF you ever get around to finishing your darn TR. >:D

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #529 on: October 31, 2014, 03:32:02 AM »
I'm currently working on two/three others :)
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #530 on: October 31, 2014, 09:47:40 AM »
Nah, I won by taming you down and making you a total addict ;)

But man that HH deal for 37K sure was sweet.
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #531 on: January 09, 2015, 07:43:29 AM »
Just read the first ~300 posts through your landing back home. I can't figure out how you ended up deciding on MLE over BOB. It seems like you were just looking for people's opinions and then went with MLE once you realized award availability was easier to find. Am I wrong?
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #532 on: January 11, 2015, 04:07:18 AM »
Just read the first ~300 posts through your landing back home. I can't figure out how you ended up deciding on MLE over BOB. It seems like you were just looking for people's opinions and then went with MLE once you realized award availability was easier to find. Am I wrong?

As I've often repeated 'round these parts MLE is better in certain regards:

1) Better premium cabins, especially F (which doesn't exist at all with BOB)
2) Easier to secure OWB with private pool
3) More options for routing, making awards easier
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #533 on: January 11, 2015, 06:33:30 AM »
As I've often repeated 'round these parts MLE is better in certain regards:

1) Better premium cabins, especially F (which doesn't exist at all with BOB)
2) Easier to secure OWB with private pool
3) More options for routing, making awards easier
I didn't update my post here, but I did piece that info together from reading through the threads last night.

I'd be okay with the lower quality cabins, but flight/IC Thalasso availability and cost of the last leg are keeping me from BOB and the longer flight time, cost of the last leg and cost of securing an OWB are keeping me from MLE. It looks beautiful, but unless some of those things change, those restrictions will probably hold me back.

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Bora Bora or Maldives?
« Reply #534 on: April 20, 2015, 04:11:24 PM »
Want to start planning my bar trip, and I've always wanted to go to either one of these, but don't know which one to go too. Would probably go in the month of August (if that makes a difference for the weather). As for points, I have AA points for the flights, and a lot of UR points that I plan on using for the hotel. Anyone have any insight? Thanks!!!

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Re: Bora Bora or Maldives?
« Reply #535 on: April 20, 2015, 04:14:23 PM »
Want to start planning my bar trip, and I've always wanted to go to either one of these, but don't know which one to go too. Would probably go in the month of August (if that makes a difference for the weather). As for points, I have AA points for the flights, and a lot of UR points that I plan on using for the hotel. Anyone have any insight? Thanks!!!
There are currently 3 existing threads in the subject

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Re: Bora Bora or Maldives?
« Reply #536 on: April 20, 2015, 04:15:25 PM »
There are currently 3 existing threads in the subject

Sorry. Didn't see any that compared them. Can you please point me to them?

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Re: Bora Bora or Maldives?
« Reply #537 on: April 20, 2015, 04:18:14 PM »
Just go through both master threads and see which one you like better.

Bora Bora Master Thread
Maldives Master Thread

Also read through the trip reports and that can help also.
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #538 on: April 20, 2015, 04:19:54 PM »
Just go through both master threads and see which one you like better.

Bora Bora Master Thread
Maldives Master Thread

Also read through the trip reports and that can help also.
There are no BOB TR's unfortunately

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #539 on: April 20, 2015, 04:59:13 PM »
I've seen that June-August is the least popular time for the Maldives because of the weather. Is it that it's just not as good, or is it not worth going in August at all? Because other sites seem to indicate that weather in the Maldives is always unpredictable, and often times you'll have a random downpour here and there, but it usually clears up pretty quickly.