I sent my $200 deposit last week, and received confirmation from the owners this week. Our condo can be seen at the following site:
http://www.vrbo.com/621
So far, the owners have been attentive and quick to answer my questions. The only thing left to do is send the balance of my payment some time before March 21st. I think I'll be sending it mid-February, in case there are any problems with snail-mail.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
January Planning
I've just had the most incredible week of vacation planning. I hope that doesn't sound too weird to everybody, but I love planning vacations. Maybe I should have been a travel agent. Anywho, for the past couple of weeks I've been searching the net for bargain flights and nice-looking condos, and I think I've booked some pretty good deals.
We're flying US Air into Maui (OGG) from Cleveland (CLE) with one stop in Phoenix before arriving in Maui. Rountrip cost is $550 + tax per person. Excellent price considering most of the flights from PA/NY/OH area are around $800.
Our condo is in North Kihei at the Kauhale Makai, or Village by the Sea. I struggled with this one a bit...I wanted to make sure we got a price I was comfortable with, but also a condo in which I was comfortable. After e-mailing back and forth with lots of condo owners, I choose a couple who live on the island and do the condo-upkeep themselves. Total price w/ tax for 7 nights is $825. The husband is a contractor who renovates condos for a living, so I think I picked a winner. We'll find out in April.
During our week-long stay in Maui, we'll be taking one inter-island flight to Oahu. Jeff is a history buff, so we can't miss Pearl Harbor. I also figured out the less expensive way to accomplish a side trip. There are many tour companies in Maui that charge upwards of $250 pp to take a day-trip to Oahu to visit Pearl Harbor. Instead of going this route, I booked two round-trip flights and a rental car for the day for a total of $220.
Oh, I also have a Jeep for the week ($399 includes all taxes) in Maui, and have our park and fly booked in Cleveland (Radisson West) for $69 + tax.
All this anticipation has me giddy.
We're flying US Air into Maui (OGG) from Cleveland (CLE) with one stop in Phoenix before arriving in Maui. Rountrip cost is $550 + tax per person. Excellent price considering most of the flights from PA/NY/OH area are around $800.
Our condo is in North Kihei at the Kauhale Makai, or Village by the Sea. I struggled with this one a bit...I wanted to make sure we got a price I was comfortable with, but also a condo in which I was comfortable. After e-mailing back and forth with lots of condo owners, I choose a couple who live on the island and do the condo-upkeep themselves. Total price w/ tax for 7 nights is $825. The husband is a contractor who renovates condos for a living, so I think I picked a winner. We'll find out in April.
During our week-long stay in Maui, we'll be taking one inter-island flight to Oahu. Jeff is a history buff, so we can't miss Pearl Harbor. I also figured out the less expensive way to accomplish a side trip. There are many tour companies in Maui that charge upwards of $250 pp to take a day-trip to Oahu to visit Pearl Harbor. Instead of going this route, I booked two round-trip flights and a rental car for the day for a total of $220.
Oh, I also have a Jeep for the week ($399 includes all taxes) in Maui, and have our park and fly booked in Cleveland (Radisson West) for $69 + tax.
All this anticipation has me giddy.
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