Yep you are reading that right. I went all the way to the Maldives with points and miles.
For the hotels I paid 150k points per night for the Waldorf Astoria and 120k points per night for the new Hilton Amingiri. You also have to pay for a boat transfer to each location. The Waldorf was $899 and the Hilton was $300. I did have a Hilton credit from the Aspire card that took $250 off the Waldorf cost.
What did I spend on this trip:
$770 at the Waldorf
$700 at the Hilton
Both of those totals include all of my boat transfers, food, drinks and activities during my stay. At the Hilton they have a resident artist and activities that you can make your own souvenir with sea shells and sand. I also did a snorkeling trip that was the highlight of the whole trip. It was $75 plus the taxes and fees (22%) that brought it to $92 and then I tipped the crew because they were fantastic.
I was a mermaid on a much needed break and you could too!
