golf lesson birthday present

walkinghome
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:38:39 +0000

I thought I would bring this post back up to let you all know what I came up with. We’re definitely going to Puerto Rico.

I had originally planned leaving on late Thursday and coming back on Monday. What I found out though, was that a Thursday to Tuesday flight was $100 a ticket cheaper and that evening flights have a 40% chance of on-time departures, so I booked a Thursday to Tuesday going and coming back in the early afternoon. Continental has non-stops from Newark and tickets were each under $300 inclusive. $600 total for 2.

Next I looked and looked for a golf lesson and still could not find anything on-line even after all the wonderful links that you all provided. Finally I called a couple of places and found that the Wyndham Rio Mar has a pro who will do a playing lesson of nine holes for $200. The Wyndham itself was offering a “Caribbean Vacation Stimulus Package” where you pay for two nights and get two nights free plus a $100 voucher for food and drinks. [Special Offers - Caribbean Vacation Stimulus Package - Buy 2 Nights Get 2 Nights Free](Wyndham Hotels and Resorts | Site Temporarily Unavailable) Green fees are also discounted for guests. Total cost for hotel and green fees are $800 plus another $100 for resort fees, call it $900. Another $200 for the lesson. Oh, no, do we have to tip this guy?? $1700 so far

I had one night left to plan and wanted to have that in Old San Juan. We had stayed here one night about 10 years ago and just loved the city. The hotel that came up agan and again on tripadvisor was Hotel El Convento. [San Juan Hotels, Puerto Rico Luxury Vacations & PR Room Reservations - Hotel El Convento](http://www.elconvento.com/) This turned out to be more expensive then I would have wished but I decided for one night I could do it. Of course, I still looked for the lowest price and found a room for (gulp!) $300 inclusive a night.

Total $2,000. and throw in a couple hundred more for food. The travel agent had quoted me a price of about $1,700 each for just four nights and without the lesson. If I was doing this with our whole family I would be looking at something entirely different but I think this will work out well for just the two of us. Looking forward to this trip will get us through the winter. :)