wico6768
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This is what I tried to explain to him 3 pages ago when he scoffed at the statement I made that FP is a vacation destination while Palau is a dive destination. With his focus on staying at places at the low end of the financial scale to him were evidence that there is no difference between the two, again I tried to explain that the low end has nothing to do with it. FP is an expensive destination whether in actuality you could stay in FP for $20 a night or not, the vast majority of the travelers there certainly don't and won't. The Four Seaons, the Ritz, the Intercontinental, the St Regis, etc... have no problem selling out rooms at $1000-$5000 a night.
Exactly, because FP is a vacation, where you may also dive. And while there, most people will be staying at a resort.
Finding the cheapest possible accommodations is not the goal. It isn't even on the radar.
We stay in pensions, and we don't even do that. I've seen some of those low end places, and a camping place, and there is no way we are flying all the way there, spending what we do on air fare, to stay in whatever least expensive available turns out to be. We book our accommodations at least 6 months in advance, and many many others do too.
Most people going to FP, are taking a trip of a lifetime. We did it once, now we like to go back so we have found more affordable options but they are by no means cheap even though they are pensions. Our 'cheap' trip is to places like cozumel, not FP. It's kind of funny to hear people arguing, or trying to, that FP is a cheap inexpensive destination. It's pretty well known it is one of the most expensive. I remember the first trip we planned, and we were so excited we thought the st regis was affordable. hahaha, we were looking at one night's rate, in the cheapest level bungalow, not a weeks rate! When we figured out the currency conversion we realized our massive mistake.
One of those super cheap places in Rangiroa is by a snack shop we eat at. I ahve never once seen anyone from north america there. Doesn't mean there might not be someone sometime there, but for whatever reason, it seems to be usually french and other european travelers willing to stay at those backpacker accommodations. I don't know why that is, but it seems to be the norm.