Thread: Lanai in June -*I know, not the smartest move...*

Spongebue- That's great. So glad it worked out for you! I never say never until the plane is in the air! I once was the only non rev (with a list 70 deep) to get out of LAS and wouldn't you know that we were going to go back to the gate b/c someone was throwing up in the bathroom as we were taxi ing! I thought for sure I was done for sure! I hope you liked Malaysia and Singapore. I love Malaysia (Langkawi and KL) and it's on my list to go back.

Thanks Drewmeister- Thanks for the ideas. I actually might cave and not sweat it and spring for the miles. I haven't used them in years and accrue a lot at work. All of can go in first on the direct flights and I would still have miles left so maybe it's time to use them.

Mrs767er- I've used luxurylink before. Lately including Croatia, I've been emailing the hotels and making my own deals. I try and be reasonable but pick a price which is their low season price. So far, great deals. If I were you, I would focus on the Adriana. There are several in the same chain that are all in Hvar . One is old and needs a reno (the Palace), one is a huge hotel and is more convention style (very, very nice but lots of meeting rooms and not intimate), and the other is not as convenient. If you name them, I can tell you a bit about them as we saw all of them. The convention one is on a nice walk and is right by the beach club that was just featured in Conde Nast Traveler (I think the March addition). They are all close by but the Adriana is the newest, swankiest. It had only been open less than six months when we were there. A villa sounds great. Dubrovnik is crazy with cruise tourists (30,000 per day in the peak days) and I thought 2 days was plenty. It would be a good base though for excursions. There are some islands right off of Dubrovnik and you can rent a boat and go there (Miljec and another that starts with an L?) There are so many great towns, everything is very scenic. From VCE, check Italia, the distances look close but apparently it is a very long boat or flight (I don't think it was direct either, I think it went through Zagreb). I kept checking seatcounter.com and found a website that listed all the European flights to Croatia and then looked at loads. I remember FRA and ZRH were strong possiblities along with Heathrow. I think CDG was the shortest flight to SPU.