4 days, no kids, unlimited budget - where would you go?

[Anonymous]

Four Seasons Nevis

Ritz Carlton Amelia Island

NYC luxury hotel + show tickets, good meals. take the train and be there by lunchtime

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Four Seasons Nevis

Ritz Carlton Amelia Island

NYC luxury hotel + show tickets, good meals. take the train and be there by lunchtime

+1

[Anonymous]

Vegas luxury suite. book some great meals and sit by the pool

[Anonymous]

Agree with NYC luxury hotel idea.

This is just my opinion, but I wouldn't go anywhere outside this time zone, and I wouldn't go anywhere that required a lot of time on a plane or making connections. Four days goes fast, and it would be a shame to waste it on travel time. I have friends and family in Northern California so we travel there all the time, and it's one of my favorite places. I would not go there for a four day trip unless I had to.

I would also consider:

Grand Cayman, stay at the Ritz.
Key West. Flying into Key West requires one stop but it might otherwise be worth it for us. Stay at Southernmost, the Westin, or a nice B and B.
Second the suggestion of Little Palm Island in the Keys.

[Anonymous]

^^^agree about not taking a long flight.

Might consider New Orleans. Central time zone, but one hour is okay.

[Anonymous]

We're going to the Ebertfest film festival in mid-April from Wednesday-Sunday. We like movies, and the commentary on them should be interesting. It's in Champaign, IL.

[Anonymous]

Istanbul if willing to travel a bit
High-end Caribbean resort
Miami
Iceland
Arizona spa resort
Banff
Aman resort Turks and Caicos

[Anonymous]

Bermuda!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What time of year and what do you like to do, ie are you looking for relax on the beach, explore a foreign culture, try a new adventure, etc.

Lots of great options, the key is finding one that suits you and your travel window.

Sorry -- the time of year question is a good one. We'd likely go in May.

As for what to do, we're pretty open. We've done both cities and beach, foreign and domestic. We haven't done too much nature-y stuff, but if it was a cool trip, I'd consider almost anything (although I'd like to to be the sort of trip that we wouldn't take the kids on, at least for several years). That's sort of what we're struggling with. So I'm interested in the full gamut of ideas -- destination, resorts/hotels, activities, etc.

I was going to say skiing in Aspen but May is too late. If you reconsider and want to go in March, do that!

May, NYC would be fun and so easy.

They said they don't want to spend 10k so I think Aspen is out.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with NYC luxury hotel idea.

This is just my opinion, but I wouldn't go anywhere outside this time zone, and I wouldn't go anywhere that required a lot of time on a plane or making connections. Four days goes fast, and it would be a shame to waste it on travel time. I have friends and family in Northern California so we travel there all the time, and it's one of my favorite places. I would not go there for a four day trip unless I had to.

I would also consider:

Grand Cayman, stay at the Ritz.
Key West. Flying into Key West requires one stop but it might otherwise be worth it for us. Stay at Southernmost, the Westin, or a nice B and B.
Second the suggestion of Little Palm Island in the Keys.

Key West is most popular for gays and heavy drinkers.

Much better fly into Miami and drive to Isla Morada --much prettier and quieter. Stay Cheeca.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:buenos aires! But I also love the Sonoma suggestion

Buenos Aires is a great idea for someone who can sleep on a place. I don't think the budget they described would support business seats, though, and coach to buenos aires is a little brutal for four days.

[Anonymous]

Dublin. Ireland is more friendly than London and it's an easy direct flight.

[Anonymous]

Plus, am I the only one who luxuriates in long flights without kids? I can read a whole novel, or watch three movies, and eat whatever I want, and no one bothers me. It's wonderful.

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Anonymous wrote:Paris
Italy
Caribbean

Europe is too far for four days--half your time would be traveling.

Caribbean, Bermuda, Quebec City, New Orleans, NYC....

My #1 vote is for Paris or Italy! Take the red eye, and enjoy your days there. I think it is enough time. Take advantage of this opportunity, and go somewhere truly great...in the end, it will just be a few hours more that some other places, and much better. Also, Costa Rica if you like "adventure" type activities and relaxing by a beach/pool. Also, Puerto Rico for a warm weather destination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Paris
Italy
Caribbean

Europe is too far for four days--half your time would be traveling.

Caribbean, Bermuda, Quebec City, New Orleans, NYC....

My #1 vote is for Paris or Italy! Take the red eye, and enjoy your days there. I think it is enough time. Take advantage of this opportunity, and go somewhere truly great...in the end, it will just be a few hours more that some other places, and much better. Also, Costa Rica if you like "adventure" type activities and relaxing by a beach/pool. Also, Puerto Rico for a warm weather destination.

Paris is suffering- restaurants in serious decline and Arabs everywhere.....

Not what it once was.