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As reported last night by Dan’s Deals, The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island currently has Water Villas available for standard award redemptions for just 95,000 points per night. If you have Hilton elite status (which you get with a number of credit cards), you can get the 5th night free for a net cost of 76,000 points per night for a five night stay! That’s pretty terrific for a Maldives over-water Bungalow.
The Deal
- Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Water Villas available as a standard award redemption at 95K per night (5th night free for elites)
- Direct link to Conrad Maldives site to check for availability
Quick Thoughts
As Dan reports, standard awards at this property are normally only available for Beach Villas. The fact that you can get a water villa for the standard award price makes this one stand out. When searching, both room types are currently available as a standard award:
The reason it shows a rate change is because I logged in and searched a 5-night stay. As a Hilton elite member, the fifth night is free for me on award stays, bringing the total down to 380K for 5 nights — or just 76K per night on average:
It’s hard to know whether this is a temporary change or a long-term adjustment. With the new Hilton credit cards coming out next month, it will be very interesting to see if these remain as standard award rooms — though I wouldn’t anticipate that and would advise booking sooner rather than later if interested.
Keep in mind the cancellation policy — it was 21 days in advance on the dates I checked. Rooms are bookable through mid December 2018.
H/T: Dan’s Deals
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[…] Hilton Overwater Bungalow for 76K Points/Night: This is not just any overwater bungalow either. This is in the Maldives at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. Usually award nights are 95K per night for a beach villa. Now you can see availability for overwater bungalows for 95K too. If you’re a Hilton elite, you could get your 5th night free, dropping your per night stay to 76K points! […]
Well this is certainly a very very good improvement.
Now if they can only improve the redemption value for their US properties.
Sounds like a great deal as 76000 points is only around $300/night!
I hope this is a permanent change…was planning a return trip to Park Hyatt Maldives over the conrad in Feb 2019…if this is permanent, may have to re-evaluate as I have enough points for both! Will be interesting to see if this is temporary/an error, or sticks long term,,,it could be a response due to the new maldives properties that have opened and the Waldorf scheduled to open in 2019