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Anonymous wrote:Looking to go in the US somewhere on a beach. Looking at the week before Christmas which is a lot more reasonable than the week after. Weekends in January. Everything seems to be so expensive and there’s nothing in between that and just a regular hotel. Is this the new norm? No $500 a night hotels anymore?

We just booked a one bedroom villa at the Hyatt Vacation Club at Hacienda Del Mar in Puerto Rico for the week after Christmas at $495.20 / night. It’s on the beach and seems pretty decent.

Awesome. Construction noise at 7:30 am on vacation. Sounds lovely.

Construction crews next door to the resort will be off for the holidays – not returning to the jobsite until January 6, long after we’ve returned home. Will be whisper quiet during our stay, especially thanks to all the morons like you that believe everything you read at face value and avoid the resort entirely as a result.

DH and I have lost count of the number of spectacular vacations we’ve enjoyed at the grace of the masses’ unbridled fear and stupidity! 🙏

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Anonymous wrote:Looking to go in the US somewhere on a beach. Looking at the week before Christmas which is a lot more reasonable than the week after. Weekends in January. Everything seems to be so expensive and there’s nothing in between that and just a regular hotel. Is this the new norm? No $500 a night hotels anymore?

We just booked a one bedroom villa at the Hyatt Vacation Club at Hacienda Del Mar in Puerto Rico for the week after Christmas at $495.20 / night. It’s on the beach and seems pretty decent.

Awesome. Construction noise at 7:30 am on vacation. Sounds lovely.

Anonymous wrote:We rather do Airbnb and get a larger place with more room for less and we can hire help

You hire help on vacation? Which third world country is this?

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty much the norm now. I now assume $700 is the starting point for a decent place in season. I am mostly looking at ski resorts rather than beach resorts and the nice but not Four Seasons/Ritz level are $700-1000/night.

Ok thanks. I don’t ski but glad to see it’s in line. Was looking at ritz for spring break and it was $1400 for a mid one.

So you want the ritz, two queens, multiple restaurants etc etc for under $500? You clearly don’t travel much.

No, I want a level under ritz for under $700. Now I know that it’s not going to happy until I go to a Hilton, which I’m not doing.

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

That's crazy money. Maybe makes sense if you're net worth is north of 5 mil.

I have the cash, but just not even close to being worth it. You can stay at an awesome hotel or Airbnb for under $100 a night in other countries.

I assure you that many of us with that net worth still find it ridiculous. I’m the PP who is salty about prices in London and Paris. But rather than paying luxury prices we just downgraded our hotels to keep the price in check. It’s still $500/night though.

In London and Paris you don't need pools and spas and multiple hotel restaurants. You just need a decent hotel. I actually prefer some of the smaller hotels in London.

Can you list some? Planning a trip there for next fall.

I’ve liked the St James and One Aldwych. Browns was lovely but expensive and the room quite small. For quirky but charming I like the Lime Tree in Belgravia although it has been sold since I was there a couple of years ago.

These are still expensive hotels though. Just small expensive hotels.

Yes, but not four seasons or claridges level while still being nice hotels in good locations.

But still at the $700 or above price point OP is complaining about.

FWIW, I'm not Op, and I am the PP who asked for the recs on the London hotels. And I appreciate them -- yes, they are expensive, but London is expensive and as that poster points out -- they are not Claridge's expensive.

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

That's crazy money. Maybe makes sense if you're net worth is north of 5 mil.

I have the cash, but just not even close to being worth it. You can stay at an awesome hotel or Airbnb for under $100 a night in other countries.

I assure you that many of us with that net worth still find it ridiculous. I’m the PP who is salty about prices in London and Paris. But rather than paying luxury prices we just downgraded our hotels to keep the price in check. It’s still $500/night though.

In London and Paris you don't need pools and spas and multiple hotel restaurants. You just need a decent hotel. I actually prefer some of the smaller hotels in London.

Can you list some? Planning a trip there for next fall.

I’ve liked the St James and One Aldwych. Browns was lovely but expensive and the room quite small. For quirky but charming I like the Lime Tree in Belgravia although it has been sold since I was there a couple of years ago.

These are still expensive hotels though. Just small expensive hotels.

Yes, but not four seasons or claridges level while still being nice hotels in good locations.

But still at the $700 or above price point OP is complaining about.

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

That's crazy money. Maybe makes sense if you're net worth is north of 5 mil.

I have the cash, but just not even close to being worth it. You can stay at an awesome hotel or Airbnb for under $100 a night in other countries.

I assure you that many of us with that net worth still find it ridiculous. I’m the PP who is salty about prices in London and Paris. But rather than paying luxury prices we just downgraded our hotels to keep the price in check. It’s still $500/night though.

In London and Paris you don't need pools and spas and multiple hotel restaurants. You just need a decent hotel. I actually prefer some of the smaller hotels in London.

Can you list some? Planning a trip there for next fall.

I’ve liked the St James and One Aldwych. Browns was lovely but expensive and the room quite small. For quirky but charming I like the Lime Tree in Belgravia although it has been sold since I was there a couple of years ago.

These are still expensive hotels though. Just small expensive hotels.

Yes, but not four seasons or claridges level while still being nice hotels in good locations.

I don’t pay those prices (but have a small famil). But I am hating more than expected this year. My B&B in St John is charging a cleaning fee, which is outrageous to me. It is not an AirBnB!

We rather do Airbnb and get a larger place with more room for less and we can hire help

Anonymous wrote:Dec and Jan are peak in Carribean.

January things are slow here. Tourism is lighter after Christmas / New Years. It picks up Feb and March for sb.

You could always try a Hilton garden inn

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

That's crazy money. Maybe makes sense if you're net worth is north of 5 mil.

I have the cash, but just not even close to being worth it. You can stay at an awesome hotel or Airbnb for under $100 a night in other countries.

I assure you that many of us with that net worth still find it ridiculous. I’m the PP who is salty about prices in London and Paris. But rather than paying luxury prices we just downgraded our hotels to keep the price in check. It’s still $500/night though.

In London and Paris you don't need pools and spas and multiple hotel restaurants. You just need a decent hotel. I actually prefer some of the smaller hotels in London.

Can you list some? Planning a trip there for next fall.

I’ve liked the St James and One Aldwych. Browns was lovely but expensive and the room quite small. For quirky but charming I like the Lime Tree in Belgravia although it has been sold since I was there a couple of years ago.

These are still expensive hotels though. Just small expensive hotels.

Anonymous wrote:Looking to go in the US somewhere on a beach. Looking at the week before Christmas which is a lot more reasonable than the week after. Weekends in January. Everything seems to be so expensive and there’s nothing in between that and just a regular hotel. Is this the new norm? No $500 a night hotels anymore?

We just booked a one bedroom villa at the Hyatt Vacation Club at Hacienda Del Mar in Puerto Rico for the week after Christmas at $495.20 / night. It’s on the beach and seems pretty decent.

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

That's crazy money. Maybe makes sense if you're net worth is north of 5 mil.

I have the cash, but just not even close to being worth it. You can stay at an awesome hotel or Airbnb for under $100 a night in other countries.

I assure you that many of us with that net worth still find it ridiculous. I’m the PP who is salty about prices in London and Paris. But rather than paying luxury prices we just downgraded our hotels to keep the price in check. It’s still $500/night though.

In London and Paris you don't need pools and spas and multiple hotel restaurants. You just need a decent hotel. I actually prefer some of the smaller hotels in London.

Can you list some? Planning a trip there for next fall.

I’ve liked the St James and One Aldwych. Browns was lovely but expensive and the room quite small. For quirky but charming I like the Lime Tree in Belgravia although it has been sold since I was there a couple of years ago.

We looked in FL for spring break and are going west instead, it’s a lot cheaper. Florida isn’t worth it.