Guest lurkerspeaks Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 I have been planning my return to Rio in May.. arriving on the 11th and departing on the 17th..Been watching air and hotels.. Just a couple of days ago, Agoda.com had the atlantico for 86$ USD.. today it is $160 for standard room.. What happened? why the sudden jump???? any ideas? I thought may was the end of "high season".. now looking at renting a two bedroom apartment (will be with my travel friend), but am nervous about renting an apartment sight unseen.. Could be like when you hire a stud escort and then open the door to a dud escort.. Any advise? Quote
Members RA1 Posted February 9, 2011 Members Posted February 9, 2011 Expedia has a standard room listed for $107. Best regards, RA1 Quote
Guest lurkerspeaks Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 I looked around on various sites and saw the 107 rate too.. Thanks, RA.. I did find this ad on craigslist for a 2 bdrm apt near the Copacabana Palace hotel.. seems like a great deal but I am leery of booking it sight unseen.. anyone in Rio wanna check it out for me? http://rio.en.craigslist.org/vac/2204118434.html Quote
Guest tomcal Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 I just checked Agoda.com who I use all the time and they had it for $167. and they usually are consistently the cheapest. This won't help, but this past weekend, my friend and I had the two presidential suites on the rooftop for $200./nt U.S.! So everything is definitely negotiable! Quote
Members Lucky Posted February 11, 2011 Members Posted February 11, 2011 Lurker, it's good to see that you have your trip back on the schedule. The new job must be going well. Quote
Members Lucky Posted February 19, 2011 Members Posted February 19, 2011 Did you find that 2BR apartment you were interested in? Quote