I am going there over Labor Day, so can report back after that. In terms of getting a good buy: we used United Vacations. Got what we thought was a good deal on the airfare and hotel combined (and we also got a $75 additional promotional discount that United Vacations was running that may still be available. Also, look into flying First Class -- with United Vacations, I only paid $200 more roundtrip from California than if we were flying economy!