Looking for Bermuda Discounts

[Dizzy4Dizney]

DH & I have a wedding in Bermuda in May 05. I thought Disney was expensive until I tried booking a hotel there!

Any discounts anyone can offer????? This will be our first trip in 7 years that isn't in WDW!

 

[ptrbryant]

Good luck! My DH and I went to Bermuda 2x in the late 1980's and it was very expensive then. I was thinking of revisiting it and, after doing some research, see that it's still very expensive! I think the only ways to cut costs would be if you have enough points in a hotel reward program that has a property there (I think Marriott did, but it wasn't in a great spot). Also, if you have any frequent flyer miles. We went off-season, which helped, but if you're going there for a wedding, the date isn't optional.

One more idea: Bermuda has a number of small "housekeeping cottage" colonies. There're kind of like small condos and have cooking facilities. That would be less than one of the main resort hotels.

I'll be interested in learning anyone else's ideas, too!

Karla B.

 

[Tea Please]

I have found Bermuda, although beautiful to be one of the MOST expensive places we have visited.

Good Luck in your quest.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I am flying to Hawaii for my sisters wedding this weekend.

One of the ways to cut costs is they are getting a condo instead of regular hotel room. Since it is hard to cut room costs in your situation, perhaps spending a little more on a condo perhaps would save money on the meal budget. Anybody you can bunk with in a 2 bedroom condo--not as romantic, but it can ease the budget.

Hey, I'm sharing the condo with the bride and groom (they offered, I'm not crashing )--though hubby did share some of our hilton honors points so they can have their own room at the Hilton Hawaiian village . They would have gotten their own wedding night, but since I don't have to pay hotel, hubby wanted to do something nice.

We have had a Hilton Honors AMEX since 9/11 (we were supposed to get an airline card, but after 9/11 decided for a hotel card instead)--and it has taken us 3 years to amass 170,000 points....Hilton Hawaiian and DTD listed in my sig were 40,000 points a piece for just one night and we stayed at a Hampton Inn in Michigan for maybe 20,000 or 15,000. It takes a long time to accrue points, but depending on your spending habits and ability to repay responsibily each month, you could possibily earn 1 or maybe even 2 nights from using your credit card for regular expenses. Just wanted to give you an idea of the lenght of time it took us to accrue our points.

Just a thought! Good luck in your planning!

 

[LIFERBABE]

I would look for a Bermuda Cruise that ports for a couple of days during the wedding. Bermuda is very small and the ships port in different areas for days at a time if you do the 1 week cruise.

Far fetched, but it may work! LOL

 

[Dizzy4Dizney]

We can't do a cruise DH get's sea sick! He can't even ride the Tea Cups!