Just got back from a 12-day Maldives trip and wanted to share the full breakdown of points and costs for staying at multiple properties.
We flew HND to SIN to MLE in business class on ANA and Singapore Airlines, which was very comfortable.
We stayed across several hotels:
1 night at Amber Beach Hotel in Hulhumale (transit stop)
2 nights at Sheraton Full Moon
5 nights at W Maldives
2 nights at JW Marriott
Total points used came to about 929k, including Marriott points converted for flights and hotel stays:
~367k points for W Maldives
~260k points for JW Marriott
~126k ANA miles for flights (converted from Marriott points)
Cash spending was around $4.5k, mainly for:
Flight taxes and fees
Hotels and transfers (boat and seaplane)
In-room dining and extras like floating breakfast
A notable choice we made was not eating at resort restaurants at all. Instead, we brought packaged meals and instant rice from Japan, and mostly ate in the room or on the balcony, only occasionally ordering in-room dining. It significantly reduced food costs and still worked well for us.
Happy to answer questions if anyone is planning a similar Maldives points trip.
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