OK here's the thing.....
We had an opportunity to purchase our airfare a week and a half ago at $466 through USAir out of Cleveland, RT, for December 18th, but decided to pass on it thinking just maybe MAYBE it would come down.
I should mention the price I've listed DOES include all taxes and fees.
The thing is that it's now sitting at $577 RT per person (as of 7/27) and times two, that comes out to $1154 . Not sure paying that much for air when only doing a 4 nite stay is worth it if the air does not come down.
At this rate, with our $166 for the 4 nites added to that it comes to $1320.
However the hotel, Barcelo Bavaro Caribe is not the greatest property based on the reviews I have read recently. A bit on the old side......but it seemed a bargain at the time we booked it at $166 for 4 nites, considering its ALL INCLUSIVE. And that covers both of us.
The other option is scratching it altogether and hope that another AI comes up WITH air included that is less, like through Apple or Funjet. Not holding my breath on this one though.
I just wish this one would work out.
Our comparison point is this.....we just stayed at the Barcelo Maya Beach Resort , Riviera Maya, Mexico in June for $1215 for SEVEN nights AI no less which ALSO included our air, so you can see where I am coming from on this.
We have also stayed at what is now the Bavaro Palladium, which was formerly the Fiesta Bavaro but that was 4 years ago and loved it. Have no idea if this one will even live up to that for Punta Cana, this time around.
Again, didn't really want to pay the SAME, when its LESS nights. And the resort there was 5 years old, this one in Punta is 20 some years old. Worried about how rundown it may be.
The $166 is non-refundable as well and that deal is long long gone now. NO changes can be made. Other than we just lose out on our $166.
Am I being realistic here? So depressed I ddi not grab this at the $466. We have checked air out of CAK and Cincinnati as well and its worse. Our home airport is CAK.
Is there any hope?
We also have flight vouchers we can use on Delta for $122 each but right now Delta is very HIGH compared to the rest of them, if we go that route (preferred ...so we can use these up)
We had an opportunity to purchase our airfare a week and a half ago at $466 through USAir out of Cleveland, RT, for December 18th, but decided to pass on it thinking just maybe MAYBE it would come down.
I should mention the price I've listed DOES include all taxes and fees.
The thing is that it's now sitting at $577 RT per person (as of 7/27) and times two, that comes out to $1154 . Not sure paying that much for air when only doing a 4 nite stay is worth it if the air does not come down.
At this rate, with our $166 for the 4 nites added to that it comes to $1320.
However the hotel, Barcelo Bavaro Caribe is not the greatest property based on the reviews I have read recently. A bit on the old side......but it seemed a bargain at the time we booked it at $166 for 4 nites, considering its ALL INCLUSIVE. And that covers both of us.
The other option is scratching it altogether and hope that another AI comes up WITH air included that is less, like through Apple or Funjet. Not holding my breath on this one though.
I just wish this one would work out.
Our comparison point is this.....we just stayed at the Barcelo Maya Beach Resort , Riviera Maya, Mexico in June for $1215 for SEVEN nights AI no less which ALSO included our air, so you can see where I am coming from on this.
We have also stayed at what is now the Bavaro Palladium, which was formerly the Fiesta Bavaro but that was 4 years ago and loved it. Have no idea if this one will even live up to that for Punta Cana, this time around.
Again, didn't really want to pay the SAME, when its LESS nights. And the resort there was 5 years old, this one in Punta is 20 some years old. Worried about how rundown it may be.
The $166 is non-refundable as well and that deal is long long gone now. NO changes can be made. Other than we just lose out on our $166.
Am I being realistic here? So depressed I ddi not grab this at the $466. We have checked air out of CAK and Cincinnati as well and its worse. Our home airport is CAK.
Is there any hope?
We also have flight vouchers we can use on Delta for $122 each but right now Delta is very HIGH compared to the rest of them, if we go that route (preferred ...so we can use these up)
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