Ultimate Guide to Le Meridien Maldives: Luxurious Island Escape with Marriott Bonvoy Points

[@thetranquiltraveller]

That was a great walkthrough video! Maldives is on the list and Le Meridien is now up there.

[@PointsPassport]

So glad you enjoyed it! 🙌 the Maldives should definitely be on your list

[@omndrew]

Thank you for your detailed video! Glad you put in the extra costs such as the sea plane really helped me.

[@PointsPassport]

You’re so welcome! Thanks for the feedback, I’m super glad to hear you found the sea plane cost breakdown helpful!

[@antoinedsaintexupery]

Loved the video. Very detailed and straight to the point! One new subscriber here!

[@dammdanyal]

Amazing video. Would you be able to rank the top four Marriott properties for the value please?

[@PointsPassport]

thanks! I've been to 5 of the 7 Marriott Maldives properties. We're planning to do a comparison video in the future. I haven't been to the Ritz Carlton Maldives, which is suppose to be spectacular. Each one ranks differently for different categories, so I'll just do it overall 1. St Regis Maldives & Ritz Carlton Maldives (tie) 2. W Maldives (new renovation in 2025) 3. JW Marriott Maldives 4. Westin Maldives & Le Meridien Maldives (tie) 5. Sheraton Maldives

[@largefarva4712]

This makes the list, thanks.

[@PointsPassport]

You’re so welcome! I’m glad you found this helpful. Lmk if you have any questions

[@970_5oh]

If you book with points, can you upgrade to full board on food with cash?

[@Paulshizzle]

If the night rate is 60k, and I have free night awards up to 50k, can i still book this by just using bonvoy points to cover the difference?

[@PointsPassport]

yep, if you have an FNA cert (Free Night Award) you can top it off with an additional 15K Bonvoy points. I usually do this with the Bonvoy Business's 35K FNA (to max it out at 50K), and the Bonvoy Brilliant's 85K FNA (to max it out at 100K)

[@harshdeep8055]

Points will guarantee you free room but what about food?? How expensive is this?

[@PointsPassport]

the food in the Maldives definitely adds up, since everything has to be imported from neighbor countries and then distributed to each resort islands. the logistics are really interesting. anyway, my perspective on the Maldives is that you book it on points so you can spend the money on food. if you have Marriott Platinum elite status (which you can get automatically from the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card), you'll get free breakfast. those breakfast spreads are insane and go until about 10:30, so you can easily make it to dinner to help keep the cost down. the other option is to pay for full or half board, which after trying both approaches on two different trips, I'd highly recommend

[@harshdeep8055]

@@PointsPassport thanks for your reply sir. Just one question, any idea if I only book rooms than how much is the average charges to convert it into all inclusive??

[@ahmedalhameli9292]

@@harshdeep8055 you can take food with you like instant noodles or snacks but be aware you have limits with seaplane each person with 25 KG if you exceed limit, they will charge you 5.80$ per KG

[@ahmedalhameli9292]

@@harshdeep8055 420$ half board 480$ full board it will get expensive during Dry season