I'm trying to plan for our annual Oct/Nov trip, usually out of the country for 2008. I'm not going to have enough points for an actual award after burning another 265 in Feb for Cabo Hilton.

I have always heard that Costa Rica was great and was relatively inexpensive. I did a search and found the above referenced hotel. To my amazement, I put in some arbitrary dates (end of Oct) and the BEST rate I could find was $359 per night! Say what? Am I missing something here?

It also stated that it is an all inclusive, which my husband says he will never do because all the food taste the same, but I thought if the price was decent, maybe we could just eat breakfast and an occassional lunch or something and explore the island for local fare. But at $359 a night...are you serious? What, is this the Taj Mahal?

Boy, maybe I misunderstood Costa Rica with another island!

Any insight into these prices? Heck, the five star Grand Lido Resorts aren't that much per night!!!!

Dawn