Sarah had her heart set on going back to Atlantis in the Bahamas for a relaxing spring trip. We were going to look into how to get there last night be we immediately ended-up looking at those ridiculously expensive projects in Dubai, The World, and The Palm and never got around to pricing the Atlantis tickets. I highly recommend watching the promotion videos for the Dubai properties. They remind me of the science fiction promotions from Vanilla Sky or Total Recall where people sell you on a fantasy mind vacation. Among the fun parts is their large focus towards the end on security to make sure you feel sure that those lowly peasants don't invade your private island and kidnap any of your wives.

But I digress. After realizing that going through the front door at Atlantis I was going to get socked with a bill for $2500 before they got their hands into my wallet I decided to google around for a back door. I was hoping for some sky auction or maybe someone selling scalped tickets to Atlantis but I did find a woman who was providing tips on getting a luxury Carribean vacation on the cheap. She had made specific reference to a hotel that is less than .1 miles from the Atlantis resort but is owned by the company.

"A stay at Comfort Suites Paradise Island, for example, includes a pass that allows you to use the facilities of the luxe Atlantis Resort and Casino. "

So I did my own little search for a cheap package fare to get me into this back-door for the Atlantis resort figuring that the room is going to be a hotel room with a bed regardless of what package I pick and with some extra cash we can splurge on a dinner, go scuba sailing, or buy more coronas from the hard to find liquor store. So I went online to CheapCarribean.com and hunted for a lowest price for the Comfort Suites. It came out with a price of $799 per person with flight for the hotel with a special offer expiring today. While I didn't actually believe the offer was going to be a problem I did want to put the booking behind us so that we could enjoy some fun in the sun with Madeline during a rainy May, if it is anything like last year. So I booked us on the cheapest possible days with the unfortunate layovers that go through Miami since Boston doesn't offer direct flights to Nassau. During the transaction they found a lower price than the one initially offered, not that I asked for one. They also tried to pitch the upgrade to the deluxe suite for $300 that seemed to offer the same luxury caramel colored furniture but with a view of the pool. I turned that option down.

So in all the trip cost $1944.94 for the three of us to stay 5 nights and six days. I had really wanted to find a "promotion code" since the taunted me with it during the purchasing form but I didn't think I would get a much better deal and have never been able to find good promotion codes when I needed them.

I'll know if I got a good deal or not in a couple of months.