🐠 Need your opinion. Planning a 4 day trip to Maldives in late October. For those who have visited, any Marriott/other property you specifically recommend? Planning to get those over water rooms/villas. Thanks!

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JW Marriott has the over water villas. Waldorf Astoria also looks magical but that’s not Marriott

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Park Hyatt was amazing and the food was great.

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For that kind of trip, take more than four days!

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Just do 7 days. More enjoyment.

St regis. The bfast spread (included for platinums) is unreal. Stayed in overwater. 5 nights was sufficient.

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I bookmarked The Patina recently after seeing it in a magazine in a spa’s quiet room… it’s new.

I’d ask this question on TripAdvisor / travel blogs

Le meridien was awesome and newest Marriott. Also cheapest points but that was before the Marriott update. Did 5 nights for 150k

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