Reply To: How to start collecting points for a Maldives and LA trip?

[KevinC]

If you stay at the Conrad with gold status you get free breakfast and hour of free drinks each day between 4 and 5pm. The Conrad used to be 95,000 points per night and is now 120,000. The Waldorf in Maldives was 120,000 and is now 150,000. Even with the new rates you could still save a lot of money versus paying for the rooms but you have to factor in the price of the transfers.

There is also a Hilton Curio in the Maldives – The SAii Lagoon which I’m not personally tempted by. It is fewer points (85,000) and much much cheaper in cash as well.

A new Hilton resort – The Amingiri will open later this year.

Hilton status members get five nights for the price of four using points.

If you want to pay for a hotel room in the Maldives rather than use large numbers of points, it is worth looking at the Secret Escapes site.