Comments on: Review: Boat Transfer and Maldivian Domestic Flight from the Park Hyatt Maldives to Male

By: SPC

SPC — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:58:30 +0000

Will international carry-ons fit into the overhead space on the Maldivian prop plane? Hate checking bags period.

By: Gary Leff

Gary Leff — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 01:34:48 +0000

In reply to TJ.

@TJ – no overnight in MLE. You’ll probably catch a flight to Kooddoo around 530pm. A Park Hyatt representative will meet you after customs and walk you to the domestic terminal and into the lounge, and come get you when it’s time to board. Flight is ~ an hour. Then the boat ride is around 30 minutes. Time on the island is one hour ahead of MLE. Roughly speaking without unexpected delays you arrive at the resort ~ 820pm.

By: TJ

TJ — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 00:58:05 +0000

just booked my first PH Maldives trip! – about how long is the trip (plane, boat, waiting, etc) from MLE? no Qatar award space on the early flight, had to get the one that arrives at 3:00pm – won’t have to overnight in MLE right?

By: Gary Leff

Gary Leff — Fri, 15 May 2015 19:49:46 +0000

In reply to Carrie. @Carrie I didn't experience any while I was there

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 15 May 2015 19:27:14 +0000

Gary, thanks for the write-ups. Were there a lot of mosquitoes at Kooddoo airport?

By: Ethan

Ethan — Fri, 15 May 2015 14:48:03 +0000

On our Maldives trip (Not to the Hyatt) we had a seaplane transfer from Male, and that was one of the highlights of the trip for me. Paid about the same ($500/person) for that transfer.

By: Gary Leff

Gary Leff — Fri, 15 May 2015 13:47:49 +0000

In reply to BP. @BP they have always billed it to my room folio though I seem to recall others with different experiences

By: BP

BP — Fri, 15 May 2015 13:03:07 +0000

@Gary — does the PH charge for the roundtrip transfer before you arrive, or does it go on the room charge?

By: Gary Leff

Gary Leff — Fri, 15 May 2015 10:47:37 +0000

In reply to Mike. @Mike we probably arrived about an hour prior to departure, it didn't feel like much... they check you in pretty slowly, tag bags, go through security slowly (even though there's no wait) then sit in the departure hall..

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 15 May 2015 02:51:32 +0000

During your visits to the PH Maldives, how long was your wait in the Kooddooo airport when you departed? On our trip, the departure letter with the estimated time frame forgot about the hour difference between the resort time and airport time so we arrived over an hour early and had to wait and wait.