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penny wise / pound foolish -- hotel room cost
I'm struggling with a stupid dilemma.
At the end of this month we're going to an east coast beach for a family reunion. Most of the accommodations are B&Bs with 3 night minimums & are upwards of $300 per night. I won't pay $900 to go to the NJ Shore for the weekend. [:|] We usually stay in one hotel I know with no minimums for $190 per night. It's sold out this year so we are staying in a different place that isn't as nice & will probably be noisy from the other guests & the adjacent main road. It's $212 per night & 1.5 - 2 stars.
That's not the problem; just the context.
In August we're going to California & I'm struggling to pick a hotel. Last year we stayed in a Holiday Inn along the I-5, a 6 lane highway but it wasn't very noisy. It was convenient & a surprisingly nice hotel. This year the price of that hotel went up to $179 which I think is ridiculous for that property. It was $102 last year. On the other end of town there's a beautiful 4 star Wyndham on the Pacific Ocean for $222 per night.
My Q to MM is should I book the Wyndham? I'm paying almost as much for a crappy hotel in NJ the month before. In the town where we will stay in California the only other options are really low end properties & the reviews on trip advisor frankly scare me because they are so bad. [:O]
Overall it's about $120 difference for 3 days. The views from the Wyndham are awesome. I want to go for it but . . . . all my cheapness is holding me back.
FWIW, in terms of real money there are not issues. Only the "principle of thing" is in issue; we have the liquidity.
Re: penny wise / pound foolish -- hotel room cost
With hotels I've always felt that if you are shelling out that much money for a bed & a bathroom it might as well have an amazing view! Anytime H and I stay somewhere I always figure we deserve a nice "treat" in having a room with a view. If it isn't an actual money issue then I would just book the hotel with the great view so you can actually relax and enjoy sleeping in a nice hotel instead of worrying about what the bad reviews had to say.
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Pay the extra money & then when you go to your hotel to sleep at night and wake up in the morning you'll enjoy what you're seeing. I learned my lesson the hard way.
My husband and I like to go to Niagara falls and tend to stay in nice rooms with a view of the falls. The rooms aren't cheap but we manage to save money thanks to Groupon Deals.
Last month we had to go a family event out of town & due to the cost of travel, food, etc, I tried to find the most affordable place with good reviews. Well, as soon as we woke up, we showered & left and didn't go back all day & just went straight to bed & sleep when we got back. The room was clean & decent for the price, but not enjoyable or relaxing.
I agree with the hotwire thing- or hotels.com (benefit with them is if you book X nights, you get one free). It's worth one more look to see if there is a better deal out there.
Having said that, I would spend the money on the hotel room. Assuming this is a vacation, and you only do so many of those with DH each year, it's worth having the nice experience.
The high-end property turned out to be condos / time shares. While I was dithering, the price also went up a bit.
Another property next door to where we stayed last year & which got good tripadvisor reviews was now listed for $139.50 per night. I found it cheaper on Priceline (the pay option not the bidding) & then got a AAA discount so it went down to $110 per night. For $100 per night difference, we booked that.