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[quote=Anonymous]We are now confined to school vacation schedule (before we always just traveled off season to avoid crowds etc), and are blown away by prices for hotels or beach rentals in places like Rehoboth or Bethany. Maybe our expectations are skewed bc we grew up lower middle class (road trips to Disney land, econolodge stays, sneaking into hotel room bc parents wouldn't tell them it was 4/room, etc).

So we have some what fancier tastes now, I'll confess, like staying at marriott properties or similar c generally consistently clean and smoke free (we have asthma in family), but hotels in summer seem like $200/night plus and beach rentals are a week commitment for like $2k minimums for an ok place near the beach.

We have a few friends that do these vacations every summer, another recommended a resort in cape may for $400 night, etc. we are blown away by these numbers and end up staying 40 mon from the beach to stay under $200 but in decent hotel (Hampton inn)

So I guess we wonder do people pay these huge vacation costs even for local beaches and weekend getaways, bc time is really the most precious commoditiy??  For reference out HHI is $250k, but we have crazy inside beltway housing costs and expectation of helping out our families as they get older. So $200/night vacations seem very pricey, but in truth we can find the money and not go into debt or anything. But is there something we are missing for how people vacation? Like a priceline for VRBO That we missed the memo for?

Thanks!![/quote]

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