Originally Posted by
kymbakitty
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
Costa Rica is about as wide open as it gets. They have hotels and resorts of all different shapes and sizes. The Hilton seems to be located in the same region as the FS and Marriott (both very nice and very expensive). I have stayed at the FS and it was incredible.
There are other parts of Costa Rica though that are much much cheaper and can be just as fun, if not better. We stayed in Manuel Antonio for a wedding that we were attending there of some very good friends. The hotel was small and very personal. There was a woman who worked the cabana bar/grill by the pool who was fantastic. When everyone would gather for a pre-dinner drink, she would ask what we wanted for breakfast the next day. Then she would get up at 4:30am to go the market and buy fresh food for breakfast that day. I have never had service like this, even at a FS (although not saying its overall better), not to mention the two level suite we had for less than $200 a night.