Maldives via Qsuites
Our delayed honeymoon and babymoon combined — Qatar Qsuite to the Maldives, five nights on free-night certificates, Doha stopover on the way home.
Maldives + Doha
This was our delayed honeymoon and babymoon combined — and a worked example of what Qsuite + Marriott free-night certificates can do together. Qatar Qsuite is, by most accounts, the best business class product flying today: fully-enclosed suites, doors, even a 'double bed' configuration for couples. The hard part isn't deciding to book it; it's finding the availability and the right transfer route.
We repositioned Seattle → Dallas-Fort Worth (spent a few hours getting BBQ at Terry Black's — non-negotiable), then DFW → Doha → Malé in Qatar Business Q-Suite for 140k Avios total (70k each) and ~$400 in taxes (~$200 each). Stayed five nights at Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa using five 40k Marriott free-night certificates plus a small point top-off.
Return: MLE → DOH → ORD for another 140k Avios + ~$400 total, this time booked with a one-night Doha stopover. Visited the city, stayed at the Hyatt Regency Doha for $107 cash (no point hotels worth it in the city for one night). Then a cash positioning flight ORD → SEA to close the loop.
How it was booked.
| Route / Stay | Carrier / Program | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| SEA-DFW (positioning) | Domestic carrier | Cash |
| DFW-DOH-MLE | Qatar Airways (Qsuite Business) | 140k Avios total + ~$400 (70k + ~$200 each) |
| Le Méridien Maldives · 5 nights | 5 × 40k Marriott free-night certificates + points top-off | All-inclusive resort, ocean villa |
| MLE-DOH-ORD | Qatar Airways (Qsuite Business) | 140k Avios total + ~$400 (70k + ~$200 each) · 1-night Doha stopover |
| Hyatt Regency Doha · 1 night | Cash | $107 |
| ORD-SEA (positioning) | Domestic carrier | Cash |
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