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Possible routings to MLE and costs:

JFK-AUH-MLE (EY) -- 45/67.5/90 AA
JFK-DOH-MLE (QR) -- 45/67.5/90 AA
JFK-FRA-SIN-MLE (SQ) -- East Coast: (Including 15% off booking online) 46,750/91,375/116,875; West Coast: 89,250/144,500/229,500
JFK-DXB-MLE (EK) -- 42.5/82.5/150 AS
JFK-IST-MLE (TK) -- 42.5/70/90 UA (United routing allows a stopover in TLV)
JFK-VIE-MLE (OS) -- 42.5/80 UA
JFK-LGW-MLE (BA) -- 45/90/135 BA
JFK-ICN-CMB-MLE (KE) -- 60/107.5/137.5 KE
JFK-HKG-MLE (CX) -- 57.5/85/112.5 AA
JFK-HKG-MLE (CX) -- 50/70 AS
TLV-IST-MLE (TK)-- 20/35 UA
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Conrad Upgrades:

Upgrade from King Beach Villa to King Water Villa US$ 200 + 10% service charge + 12% T GST per night.
Upgrade from King Beach Villa to King Deluxe Beach Villa US$ 210+ 10% service charge + 12% T GST per night.
Upgrade from King Beach Villa to King Superior Water  Villa US$ 250 + 10% service charge + 12% T GST per night.
Upgrade from King Beach Villa to King Retreat Water Villa US$ 400 + 10% service charge + 12% T GST per night.
Upgrade from King Beach Villa to King Deluxe Water Villa US$ 480 + 10% service charge + 12% T GST per night.
Upgrade from King Beach Villa to Family Water Villa US$ 720 + 10% service charge + 12% T GST per night. ( 2 bedrooms)

Airport transfer fee: $560 including tax

PH Upgrades:

Upgrade from Park Villa to Park Pool Villa $USD 252.56++ per villa per night
Upgrade from Park Villa to Park Water Villa $USD 405++ per villa per night ( Villa Number 38-44)
Upgrade from Park Villa to Park Water Sunset Villa $USD 610++ per villa per night ( Villa number 45-51)

Airport transfer fee: $520 RT per person

SR:
Airport transfer fee: $745 RT per person

Author Topic: Maldives Master Thread  (Read 1116253 times)

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2940 on: August 04, 2016, 04:00:11 PM »
Seeing reports that points availability has been pulled, possibly even C&P. Have not confirmed firsthand though.
Hotel info would be nice.
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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2941 on: August 04, 2016, 04:01:24 PM »
Hotel info would be nice.
Definitely a valid point. Added

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2942 on: August 04, 2016, 04:02:30 PM »
Seeing reports that points availability in st regis has been pulled, possibly even C&P. Have not confirmed firsthand though.

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2943 on: August 04, 2016, 04:06:41 PM »
Nice that DDF/DD readers got a massive jump before this one died.
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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2944 on: August 04, 2016, 07:36:19 PM »
Nice that DDF/DD readers got a massive jump before this one died.

Wondering if those that are doing  award cancellations will open up for awards redemption?.

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2945 on: August 04, 2016, 07:38:33 PM »
Unlikely.
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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2946 on: August 04, 2016, 07:47:04 PM »
Did anyone even confirm its dead?
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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2947 on: August 04, 2016, 08:26:02 PM »
Yes - Premier I believe is a step or two below Sunset.  By the time I got around to booking, paid upgrades were not available but was assured that they would find me something.  Hoped that Diamond status counted for something (officially it doesn't but it certainly didn't hurt me).  Stayed in newly renovated beach villa for 3 nights, and Premier for last two. 

Separately, could be that we had one of the first (if not the first) MLE/Conrad DO with eli5757 as we overlapped a few nights and shared drinks at the Gold/Diamond happy hour...


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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2948 on: August 04, 2016, 09:04:57 PM »

Great to be a part of DDF History. Just got home 3 hours ago. What a trip! Truly amazing!
Trip report ?!
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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2949 on: August 05, 2016, 01:56:28 PM »
Trip report ?!

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2950 on: August 07, 2016, 06:36:15 PM »
Did anyone even confirm its dead?
I just called SPG 3 times and asked about numerous dates. Seems they released the awards again. 90K for an OWB and 120K for a Beach Villa.
The rack rate also seems to have jumped a couple hundred.

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Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2951 on: August 07, 2016, 06:38:00 PM »
Holy cow! Ugh!

120k a night is basically like not having award availability.
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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2952 on: August 07, 2016, 06:39:39 PM »

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2953 on: August 08, 2016, 05:53:56 AM »
Interesting part from the map, that the sunset villas are exactly the same... besides for facing the sunset. But they charged 250% of the points....
I also wonder what the St regis suites will be. They were even more and are not even facing to the sunset. From the pics they seem same size

 

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2954 on: August 08, 2016, 04:47:51 PM »
W Maldives... Or any of these hotels...

Am I ordering from Pom microwave or oven heatable meals?

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« Reply #2955 on: August 08, 2016, 04:48:41 PM »
W Maldives... Or any of these hotels...

Am I ordering from Pom microwave or oven heatable meals?
Someone mentioned in another thread that they dont make microwave meals anymore, true?

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BTW I don't think they do microwave anymore.

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2956 on: August 08, 2016, 05:07:27 PM »
W Maldives... Or any of these hotels...

Am I ordering from Pom microwave or oven heatable meals?

Oven heatable...

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« Reply #2957 on: August 08, 2016, 05:21:38 PM »
Someone mentioned in another thread that they dont make microwave meals anymore, true?

Edit:Found it.

On their menu I got today they do

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2958 on: August 08, 2016, 05:34:09 PM »
Oven heatable...

I saw you put in your TR that the Conrad arranged for a new knife, cutting board, pan and spatula for you.  They said they'll also provide new stuff for me but how did it practically work for you?  Sorry for my ignorance but I've never been somewhere so remote and asked a hotel to do this kind of stuff for me.  Did you have to ask for those utensils when you got there?  Did the island host bring it up and they had it all ready at the breakfast?  Did you need to ask for the stuff?  Did they keep it at one restaurant for you or how did it work?  Since it's included in the breakfast, if it's not a problem for them, I was hoping they could even cut fresh sashimi for me but I don't want to ask for stuff if they won't understand or it'll make a big thing with them.  I was just wondering if they seemed used to these requests and offered to proactively help you with your food once you got there.

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Re: Maldives Master Thread
« Reply #2959 on: August 09, 2016, 02:51:08 PM »
Where's the link to the tr?