Advice/Comments Welcome - RDC or Dreams/GPC
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:31 pm
Thank goodness for online forums and bulletin boards!
I'm an active member in various cars and motorcycle forums, and was happy to have found this forum for PV! I've done a couple of searches, browsed the board a bit, so I have done some research. However, it's always great to post your own situation, and see the advice and comments from others!
I'll be heading to PV for either 4 or 5 nights on December 14th, and I'm still trying to book my vacation. I'm not sure which option would be best, because my goals and interests are a bit conflicting. Here are my choices:
1. Royal Decameron AI - $538 pp/5 nights including air
2. Dreams AI - $700 pp/4 nights including air
A coworker of mine recently spent 5 nights at Dreams for her honeymoon, and loved every minute of it. She told me the drinks, restaurants, lack of children, and overall experience was great. A part of me is really enticed by this 5 star resort type atmosphere, but another part of me is very interested in exploring the town, enjoying the local restaurants, and seeing everything that PV has to offer, not just staying in the resort the entire time.
RDC seems to fit the bill because it is cheap enough that I can grab some meals at the hotel, yet still go out and explore PV with the money saved over staying at Dreams. However, I would prefer to stay in a luxury type resort and am not in the mood for children running around wild, nor being herded like cattle and restricted in food and drinks. I'm still rather young (23, girlfriend 21) so money is a big part of the trip.
So to summarize: stay at 5 star resort? Or stay at a not as nice place, but have money saved to go try the local cuisine? Tough call.
On another note - i've checked numerous places - vacation outlet, orbitz, travelocity, hotels.com, expedia, and travelbyjen. any other places to look? Thanks!
I'm an active member in various cars and motorcycle forums, and was happy to have found this forum for PV! I've done a couple of searches, browsed the board a bit, so I have done some research. However, it's always great to post your own situation, and see the advice and comments from others!
I'll be heading to PV for either 4 or 5 nights on December 14th, and I'm still trying to book my vacation. I'm not sure which option would be best, because my goals and interests are a bit conflicting. Here are my choices:
1. Royal Decameron AI - $538 pp/5 nights including air
2. Dreams AI - $700 pp/4 nights including air
A coworker of mine recently spent 5 nights at Dreams for her honeymoon, and loved every minute of it. She told me the drinks, restaurants, lack of children, and overall experience was great. A part of me is really enticed by this 5 star resort type atmosphere, but another part of me is very interested in exploring the town, enjoying the local restaurants, and seeing everything that PV has to offer, not just staying in the resort the entire time.
RDC seems to fit the bill because it is cheap enough that I can grab some meals at the hotel, yet still go out and explore PV with the money saved over staying at Dreams. However, I would prefer to stay in a luxury type resort and am not in the mood for children running around wild, nor being herded like cattle and restricted in food and drinks. I'm still rather young (23, girlfriend 21) so money is a big part of the trip.
So to summarize: stay at 5 star resort? Or stay at a not as nice place, but have money saved to go try the local cuisine? Tough call.
On another note - i've checked numerous places - vacation outlet, orbitz, travelocity, hotels.com, expedia, and travelbyjen. any other places to look? Thanks!