{"id":178596,"date":"2024-09-29T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=178596\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:02:22","slug":"waldorf-astoria-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/hotels\/hilton-honors\/waldorf-astoria-maldives\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Travelers Guide to the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among award travelers, one of the most well-known and aspirational Hilton Honors<\/a> properties is the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi. After reading and writing about this property for years, I was thrilled to finally stay at the Waldorf Astoria Maldives this August.<\/p>\n

Awards cost a whopping 150,000 Hilton points per night<\/em>\u00a0— and that's if you can find standard award availability. But savvy award travelers know you can redeem Hilton free night certificates<\/a> at almost any Hilton property — including the Waldorf Astoria Maldives.<\/p>\n

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When standard award space opened in late 2023, my wife Katie and I snagged two back-to-back nights using free night certificates. (While we had to call to book, you can now book Hilton free night certificates via chat<\/a>). Then, when an adjacent standard award night opened, we splurged the 150,000\u00a0 Hilton Honors points to string together three consecutive nights at one of the most luxurious — and expensive — Hilton properties in the world.<\/p>\n

It was surreal to write this story while enjoying the views I'd seen in pictures so many times. So, here's what you need to know if you too want to make a dream trip to the Waldorf Astoria Maldives come true.<\/p>\n

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