Exciting times Westendgirl, love the hotel search! This will be a challenging one regarding availability and minimum stays. How long are you thinking of staying on the beach? I was looking for NYE only for a while and it was a bit frustrating to find a place that would take me for one night that was budget friendly. Interesting to find out about Rainbow Arch as it's been under my radar.
Treehouse's groupon does not include stays when you'll be there. I assume you've verified availability at the 4 places you're considering? I'm at GP after a stint at two places on the cliffs. (Four hotels in 10 nights!). I thought booking on their website that it's a minimum stay of 5 nights? I've seen them come up for a couple of nights on hotelscomined for a much higher price than what I paid. I only paid $143/night for a beachside cottage which is cheaper than Firefly and most other beachside places at that time. I was booked into Sunquest initially for NYE which was $120 for seaview room but cancelled after finding out Patrick won't be returning this year so don't know if they'll have a bar or restaurant, and I'm assuming nothing going on onsite NYE. I attempted booking the super secret cabin (private bathroom) at Secrets/Firefly...was told that they have a minimum stay of 3 nights but they'd make an exception as it wasn't updated on their website, but then they stopped replying to my emails...my NYE stay only made it difficult, settled on Travellers for a great price and happy that they have a NYE event.
Looking forward to seeing further comments about your shortlist. Keep us posted!
Originally Posted by Rasthai
