I’ve made reservations at Caneel Bay though not without protest. I’m a bit suspicious of the vote. I suspect ballot stuffing by my girlfriend. However, I am a man of word and will abide by my promise. I know you might be thinking that it looks like a tie between Caneel and the Westin, and it is. However, I got nervous at 4pm when Caneel had a two vote lead. I have been checking rates the last couple days, I knew I had potentially a small window of opportunity to lock in the better rate I was finding at that moment. I found a better rate than the one I listed last week. I believe a cheaper room somehow opened up. Most of the online travel agency only showed the more expensive oceanfront view, or beachfront view rooms. I was lucky enough to find a courtside view room on Travelocity. I called the hotel directly, and they only had the $575 on up rooms. I don’t really care about the view, at least not enough to pay $100 for it. As a result I got 3 nights at Caneel for $395 a night before tax. So it should be about $1400 total after tax.

The vote surprised me even if there was some vote tampering, I thought the Eco-Tents were going to get much more support. Earlier in the week the Tents were in the lead, and Caneel was dead last with one vote from my girlfriend.