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1 Year Accomodation in an Over-Water Bungalow for $41,334 @ Anantara Veli Maldives

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1 Year Accomodation in an Over-Water Bungalow for $41,334 @ Anantara Veli Maldives
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7effect on 09/11/2020 - 11:36 anantara.com (21718 clicks)
Last edited 09/11/2020 - 17:16 by 1 other user

I really hope an OzBargainer takes this up.

Package includes:
Unlimited nights luxury accommodation in an Over Water Bungalow for the duration of 2021.
Daily breakfast for two persons.
Shared return transfers between Anantara Veli and Malé as often as required.
25% savings on dining and spa.

As far as I can tell, there's no cashback offer….HOWEVER….pay with a Qantas credit card and you'll have enough points for flights to Singapore (a stone's throw away from the Maldives!)

UPDATE: 3.5% Cashback: https://www.cashrewards.com.au/anantara-hotels-and-resorts (Full credit to Joey4)

UPDATE 2.0: 4.2% Cashback: https://www.shopback.com.au/anantara-hotels-and-resorts (Thanks arctan)

"Neither of those work. Per the terms "Bookings can only be made by contacting [email protected]" i.e. you book via email. You can't book online, so no cashback tracking." (odysseus on the ball)

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  • s3n on 09/11/2020 - 17:12
    +2

    Great stocking filler thanks bought 5

  • Chicken Kyiv on 09/11/2020 - 17:41

    just when I thought all the good ideas had been taken

  • 1tightwad on 09/11/2020 - 17:48
    +1

    You'd be better to just work there….
    Very few guests?

  • UFO on 09/11/2020 - 17:59

    Sub let options :) ?

    • ThePasserby on 09/11/2020 - 18:13
      +2

      yeah but you can't get aliens in.

      • UFO on 09/11/2020 - 20:31

        I'll let my homies know then :)

  • ThePasserby on 09/11/2020 - 18:12
    +1

    I mean it's half the price of an $80k high yield investment car…

  • bigbadboogieman on 09/11/2020 - 18:17

    Must visit Maldives atleast once in life.

  • MEDBEDb on 09/11/2020 - 18:19
    +1

    With the Sydney rent prices this sounds like a real bargain :D

  • bigbadboogieman on 09/11/2020 - 18:21
    +1

    Must visit Maldives atleast once in life. Been there in 2011 best damn time of my life.

  • gromit on 09/11/2020 - 18:26

    If it wasn't for our dogs I would actually seriously consider this. have spent the last 8 months working from home already and a few others I work with have rented places on the coast to work from, gotten used to doing workshops and presentations over teams now and all the technical work never really needed me to be there in person even before the pandemic.

  • reactor-au on 09/11/2020 - 18:33

    Does anyone know what the WiFi is like there?

    • ChadHominem on 09/11/2020 - 19:07
      +2

      They use coconut routers

      • sachz on 09/11/2020 - 19:59
        +2

        very stable 2G connection i hear….

      • xoom on 09/11/2020 - 22:52
        +2

        2 tin cans attached with fishing line. Super fast broadband.

        • nonpop on 11/11/2020 - 18:30
          +2

          So they used NBN architecture it seems

  • Kiro on 09/11/2020 - 19:27

    If your a full time blogger can you tax deduct this. It's essentially what you do for work

  • cristobaljames on 09/11/2020 - 19:31

    Nice deal OP..
    Leisure centre looks a bit basic but what a beautiful location!

    Maldives is the closest I've been to heaven on earth..
    The fish market on Malé (capital city) doesn't even smell fishy and the quality of fish on offer is superb.

  • EarthMan on 09/11/2020 - 19:37
    +1

    Good deal, but even paradise can get boring without people and activities at least a couple of times a week. I hear some people book a yearly cruise package (back in the days pre- covid19) which can even be much cheaper and you get all meals paid for too not to mention nightly entertainment (although that would get boring being repeated)

    • gromit on 09/11/2020 - 20:35
      +2

      horses for courses, I don't get bored easily or lonely and don't need other people. My wife would happily paint for a year while I read books and swam between working online. Even being stuck at home for the last 8 months hasn't bothered me in the slightest so being stuck in such a beautiful location would be no problem for us. I love cruises too, I don't get bored on them either however the intermittent appalling internet connectivity makes it non viable as a work location.

  • qq123456a on 09/11/2020 - 19:37

    if that could be sharing.. it may be a good deal…
    I mean 1 Feb - 20 Feb, I live there then someone comes in from 21 Feb - 1 Mar and continue…, you know what I mean, if you still dont get it, I meant "groupon"
    whoever wants in just pay $200 per day and book your dates.

  • aldoboy on 09/11/2020 - 19:38
    +1

    Where to find a wifecare? Asking for a friend..

    • sachz on 09/11/2020 - 19:59
      +1

      maybe ask ur current wife?

  • sachz on 09/11/2020 - 19:58

    amazing this got over 500+ votes!?

    im guessing over 500+ people are actually buying this thing, then….??????

    • sancrumble on 09/11/2020 - 20:07

      Its 12931 (clicks) people.. gonna be ozb meetup 2021 :D

    • payless69 on 10/11/2020 - 14:37
      +1

      499 from Melbourne…

  • MalamuteMayhem on 09/11/2020 - 20:14

    Confused.. why is the single week stay cheaper at $649? have I got the wrong room?
    https://www.anantara.com/en/veli-maldives/rooms/accommodatio…

    • Savitar on 09/11/2020 - 21:03

      Thanks per NIGHT!! Ouch….it’s normally much more expensive

  • DrPopkorne on 09/11/2020 - 20:21

    I don't get cashback, can someone explain why it's good?

  • Hansi on 09/11/2020 - 20:26
    +2

    Wow you could buy some Australian local property for that and live rent free for the rest of your life!

  • krisspy on 09/11/2020 - 20:28
    +1

    It's been a great pleasure ozb it's time for me to relocate to the maldives

  • popsiee on 09/11/2020 - 21:26
    +1

    So great you cant even leave the country and this has 600 + upvotes !
    I give up with this place some times .

  • yellowfever on 09/11/2020 - 22:31
    +18

    I have stayed here on a over water bungalow for our honeymoon for 6 nights. It was $4500USD including boat transfer. Around $6K AUD.
    Breakfast included, plus the offer we had was inclusive dinner (half board). It was good value at the time for Maldives. Alcohol & water was extra. We BYO bottled water from Aust.
    Seeing this deal at $112/ night over 365 days is a steal. I would seriously consider it!
    The breakfast and dinner was amazing. The dinner at the couple island is a alternating theme. We did not eat lunch at all. Perhaps a fruit and drink during the day to get by.

    There is a main resort island, with infinity pool, bar, beach volley ball, and the main accommodation bures which is for families.
    The 2nd island is a 1 min free boat ride away. It runs all day every 15 mins. It's actually quite lovely experience catching this boat everyday to visit the main resort island.
    The 2nd island is for couples only, and is where all the overwater bungalows are, which is the main feature. You can just step out of your door and into the crystal water, anytime you want. Sometimes you see a turtle nearby, sometimes a reef shark, or perhaps Nemo and their friends.

    Its very clean, water and views are amazing. Coral and fish species were beautiful. Every single day looked the same, as beautiful as the previous. I have never seen a place that matches or outperforms its own postcard. It was truly picturesque.

    The bad points:
    - The WIFI was crap at the time. Enough to do light browsing. It is not time restricted. But it's so slow, around 5mbps I reckon. I would have thought they are so close to several potential fibre cable networks in the deep sea, their internet could drastically improve.
    - TV was also crap. Could not even get a clear signal for the Australian Open Men's final. The TV was still using analogue signal! I had to catch a boat 1 min ride across to the other Anantara island and head to the "bar" to watch the tennis.
    - You cannot bring any alcohol into the country, even if its Duty Free. It must stay at the airport. or dump it. We learnt the hard way. And buying alcohol at the resort is rather expensive. You can't win if you want to enjoy drinking.
    - Water is expensive. We knew this before coming so we brought our own with us.
    - There is very little to do. You have to get creative after 3 days, or just switch yourself to "rest mode". After paying over $1K a night to be at this place, you start to realise playing with hermit crabs has become your most expensive vacation pet, and you can't even eat it.
    - Eventually you get bored of being in such a lovely blissful place. You'll become bored because we are so used to civilisation world, with entertainment, Netflix, Youtube, cafes, loud night life, unlimited food choices, street foods and markets etc. that you would get back at home or urban type holiday. But if you give all that up and take a step back, pick up a book, find a hammock, relax and just take in the beautiful scenery from dream someone has put to reality, it is worth giving this place a visit, even for 365 days.

    • uniqualz on 10/11/2020 - 12:48
      +1

      I don't spose those BYO water bottles could be filled with Vodka or Gin, could they?

      • payless69 on 10/11/2020 - 14:41

        You could try if you dare! Perhaps they have another "Male Hilton" as some call the holes if you disobey.

    • Telios on 10/11/2020 - 13:03
      +2

      You cannot bring any alcohol into the country, even if its Duty Free. It must stay at the airport. or dump it. We learnt the hard way. And buying alcohol at the resort is rather expensive. You can't win if you want to enjoy drinking.

      Half of Australia: Yeah nahhhh

    • dts2956m on 13/11/2020 - 10:06

      haha flashbacks… I had my honeymoon in the Maldives and had read that bottled water was US$5 for 300ml etc etc.
      We took our own water there, but our resort had FREE water lol

  • kzrocky on 09/11/2020 - 22:53
    +2

    30 Days visa for australians.
    Good luck extending. You may have to leave Maldives and then come back.
    30 x 12 flights to ? = $$$

    Wilson

    • yuisakas on 24/11/2020 - 09:48

      I'm also curious about the visa just don't flight every month just for the visa

  • brentsbits on 10/11/2020 - 00:09
    +1

    Includes breakfasts. Lunch and Dinner is gonna kill you.

    • Andard on 11/11/2020 - 11:41

      stock up at breakfast

  • Angelscrap on 10/11/2020 - 08:55

    How many of them available?

  • badsadlad on 10/11/2020 - 09:59
    +1

    imagine paying 41k a year rent for amazing exotic Maldives over-water bungalow with free brakfasts…
    now imagine paying 30k a year rent to live in a shithole australia 3bedroom over-crowded suburb
    what a brutal contrast

    • samfisher5986 on 10/11/2020 - 10:02
      +1

      If you want something as remote as Maldives in Australia for dirt cheap, you can do it.

      • Ozpit on 10/11/2020 - 13:00
        +1

        Nah, Tassie is quite expensive these days.

  • PwntException on 10/11/2020 - 11:19

    So y'all are rich rich.

    Is the internet better than NBN?

    • AssBargain on 10/11/2020 - 12:40
      +2

      implying that NBN is good in the first place…

  • timestomper on 10/11/2020 - 13:39
    +3

    Has anyone actually contacted the report to find out if you can stay the entire time (Assuming visa is sorted)?

  • Gaz1 on 10/11/2020 - 15:31

    Of course to make the most use would mean staying in the wet season too.

  • sa-ozzie on 11/11/2020 - 02:01

    Looks better than most of the dives I’ve been in

  • Cheep Charlie on 11/11/2020 - 09:42
    +6

    Pay for the year , and on day 365 , do a Trump , and refuse to leave.

    • jv on 14/11/2020 - 00:52

      Pay for the year , and on day 365

      It's not for 365 days.

      valid for stays from 1 January 2021 to 23 December 2021 and it is non-extendable.

    • funnysht on 18/11/2020 - 22:27

      Even better do an israel…..i'll stop there.

  • db2k on 11/11/2020 - 13:50

    If this can be shared with 4x groups then it's an absolute bargain for 3 month blocks?!

    • nightelves on 12/11/2020 - 16:17

      I'm in! Let me know if you decide to go ahead.

      • db2k on 12/11/2020 - 18:27

        I know right, if it's 4x groups of 2 people so basically $10k for a couple if you go two times a year you are already winning …

        I dont know what type of activities they have, like boat/yacht hire to go snorkeling/diving — and if it would be safe if just 2 people went???

        • jv1988 on 12/11/2020 - 20:20

          Should work if you share the same name:

          "The names of both guests must be provided at the time of payment and are not able to be changed.
          Only these two named guests will be allowed to stay in the bungalow."

  • dts2956m on 13/11/2020 - 16:24

    Cheapest Aussie wine?
    Penfolds Rawson's Retreat Chardonnay, US$85 a bottle
    https://www.anantara.com/uploads/minor/anantara/documents/an…

  • amorn on 14/11/2020 - 14:17

    why is this deal? so popular?

    • xoom on 14/11/2020 - 16:17

      Don't see the bargain? Possible wfh and claim tax break? What is not to like?

      * above statement may have been made in jest for comedic relief.

  • billybob2015 on 14/11/2020 - 22:46
    +1

    Damn, $7us for soft drink and $9us for a bottle of water

  • tonyyang on 15/11/2020 - 22:24

    Good deal for someone can work from home the whole year.

  • Jared17 on 16/11/2020 - 02:06

    Damn I'm just short about $35000

  • Tiredman on 17/11/2020 - 11:39

    Went to Maldives for 3 weeks few years ago for honeymoon and i didn't know there could be too much of a good thing! Started missing home at the end and ready to go home. Absolute paradise though. Crazy how beautiful it is. Damn i miss it now.

  • funnysht on 18/11/2020 - 22:25

    i can afford…1 day.

  • Samsungnote10 on 21/11/2020 - 10:27

    https://luxuryescapes.com/au/offer/pullman-maldives-maamutaa…

    2.5 nights in this maldives hotel for $17,999 or 1 year OP's hotel??????????

  • Dr Prepper on 22/11/2020 - 00:48

    Injustice- How is my blocked post about cheap coffins at Costco a troll post and this one not? Ozbargainers bury/burn corpses too

  • davwin29 on 22/11/2020 - 23:58

    This looks like it's over. Can't find the same deal now.

    • xoom on 23/11/2020 - 06:08
      +1

      Ozbargained.

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