Marriott hotels maldives

[tillyedwards1]

hello

would like to go to the Maldives for the first time and being a titanium bonvoy member , I would like to stay at a Marriott hotel however dont have a massive budget.

from looking the Sheraton full moon has some ok deals ( they seem to be the cheapest 0 for our dates in jan ( hoping thats a good time to go ) has anyone stayed there … would you recommend ?

advise appreciated

thanks

[Guernsey Globetrotter]

Hi @tillyedwards1 – I haven’t stayed here but there is a dedicated thread on Flyertalk for this resort that is probably worth a read (albeit the most recent posts are from Sep 24) https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marriott-marriott-bonvoy/906299-sheraton-full-moon-resort-spa-maldives-master-thread-28.html.

January is traditionally one of the best months weather wise but I do know that this year there was some quite variable (indeed stormy even) weather in that month.

[YC]

Points redemption at some of the marriotts can be good (transfers from Amex/buy points) but the seaplane/meals can still add up quite significantly. Not stayed at the sheraton but given its proximity to the airport, a lot of people use it as a 1 nighter if arriving late-ish to not burn a night at a more expensive hotel.

Weather wise, I have similarly heard that the weather patterns are changing and best time to go is more like feb-april.

[BBbetter]

YC wrote:

Points redemption at some of the marriotts can be good (transfers from Amex/buy points) but the seaplane/meals can still add up quite significantly.

It’s actually pretty bad value.
If you take the full cash price and deduct seaplane transfers and food costs, the points are terrible value.