By Jayne Clark,, USA TODAYPUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — "Did you get The Deal?" I ask my fellow passengers as we settle into the shuttle for the 35-minute ride from the airport to the Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort & Spa.They have, indeed. A paltry $28 a night (with tax) for a stay at a beachfront resort — including meals. The package, booked on CheapCaribbean.com, had a But Wait! There's More! infomercial vibe to it. Besides food and lodging, we'd get premium drinks at the resort's V.I.P. beach, admission to the welcome party with gala dinner buffet, carnival show and fireworks, plus $50 off a future booking through the value-vacation website.
"For this price, the boys can have their own room," says Thresia Raynor, 40, a flight attendant who, with her husband and 12- and 18-year-old sons, is on the final leg of a 22-hour journey from Anchorage.
"Just going out to dinner in D.C. costs $60," reasons Kristen Beilman, 28, a master's student in Washington, who is accompanied by her boyfriend, Dan Sullivan, 30. "What do we have to lose?"
Still, for a pre-tax, per-person rate of just $20.11 a night, double occupancy, how much can we realistically expect?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
$28 a night at a Caribbean resort? OK, what's the catch?
via usatoday.com
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