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Anonymous wrote:You can get ocean front condos on St Augustine Beach and Crescent Beach FL during that week after New Years Day. We just booked something for 4 or 5 nights beginning New Years Eve for $1200 total on airbnb. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms.

Is it warm?

DP but I think north Florida weather is hit or miss in winter. I have been there when it was 90 degrees at Christmas and also when it was in the 40’s overnight.

Anonymous wrote:Florida resort prices are out of control. You're better off going to the Caribbean.

They are just as much. Plus the airfare is way more. Weather is more predictable though. But you have to deal with customs and immigration.

Anonymous wrote:My family vacations in Europe now because US hotel prices have become way too crazy. Seriously.

European cities are just as bad. Just booked hotels in London and Paris and both were over $500 for a run of the mill, nothing special hotel. Nice hotels were $1000-$1200. And this is a random week in June.

Florida resort prices are out of control. You're better off going to the Caribbean.

We are skiers and the hotel room we booked is 900 per night. It is ski in/out and includes breakfast and dinner with the room for the 3 of us at the base of Alta, UT. Food being included takes a bit of the sting out of the price. If you want the convenience of being right on the beach in a nice place, you need to pay.

We usually do an AirBnB which is cheaper per night and we usually do a fair amount of cooking ourselves. That said, I'm looking forward to not doing that for this trip. My husband has always wanted to stay at one of the hotels at the base of Alta, so we are doing it this year.

This is sooo Dcumlandia: being confused when the beachfront Ritz Carlton isn’t in the $500 range during winter break…

Anonymous wrote:Yes and it’s ridiculous. It’s happening because people pay it, but it’s not worth it.

Yes "they" pay because we have the money.

My family vacations in Europe now because US hotel prices have become way too crazy. Seriously.

Yes and it’s ridiculous. It’s happening because people pay it, but it’s not worth it.

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Anonymous wrote:*laughs in Fairfield Inn*

Is there nothing decent between Fairfield inn and $1000 a night??

Everyone has more money post COVID so none of us are going to get away with paying a comfortable price now for things that were not for is a comfortable price before.

Anonymous wrote:You can get ocean front condos on St Augustine Beach and Crescent Beach FL during that week after New Years Day. We just booked something for 4 or 5 nights beginning New Years Eve for $1200 total on airbnb. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms.

Is it warm?

You can get ocean front condos on St Augustine Beach and Crescent Beach FL during that week after New Years Day. We just booked something for 4 or 5 nights beginning New Years Eve for $1200 total on airbnb. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms.

Anonymous wrote:*laughs in Fairfield Inn*

Is there nothing decent between Fairfield inn and $1000 a night??

*laughs in Fairfield Inn*

Anonymous wrote:You’re looking at the most expensive bonvoy properties during peak season, and you wonder why it’s expensive?

Yes that is a typical price for beachfront or resort luxury properties in Dec/Jan. The price is the price.

These are a big step down from ritz and four seasons.