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New Years Eve dinner prices #210784
12/08/2019 08:37 AM
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Hello Folks,
Some places are offer dinner for $ 150.00 per person ugh !
Any good suggestions ? Thanks.

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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210786
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Sublime!

Honestly Lesley, I saw one restaurant had a Christmas dinner priced at $95per person and I thought that was off the charts. I see Jax is $150 per person but it does include a glass of champagne. Sorry, I would not pay that price. I would go to Mark's Place or Sublime and call it an evening.

We had a good meal at Palapa and also Moulin Fou but not sure what they NYE deal might be.


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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210791
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Those prices are crazy unless they include a hotel room, band, dinner, and breakfast the next morning! lol


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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210794
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Thanks Folks and we check around because it will be five of us.

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210815
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Buy a couple of bottles of really nice champagne, and stay home!

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: GaKaye] #210821
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Well , can't because Son , daughter and her boyfriend will be there ; hence the prices are outrageous plus service charge.
We are thinking about what to do .
Thanks,

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210822
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How about your buddy at Sale & Pepe?


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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: ruralcarrier] #210824
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He is also part of the $ 150.00 person. Last year he had his regular menu . Will see what happens .

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210825
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I just don't get jacking the prices up like that.


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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: ruralcarrier] #210829
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Will see what happens . Money to grow on a tree lol.

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210832
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With those prices they should include a r/t driver.

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: ruralcarrier] #210855
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Originally Posted by ruralcarrier
I just don't get jacking the prices up like that.


I feel that way about the rates at The Horny Toad. Off season - $130/night. High season - $240/night. Why??? Rooms are the same, amenities are the same. Doesn't make sense to me.


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Because people pay it.

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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: jazzgal] #210857
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I guess it is like Wendell said. Personally, I would not pay that price nor would I for NYE. Kind of like what used to be known as "red weeks" in the timeshare industry, more demand or desirable time and less supply. High season still seems to be when HT is full.

You should see what some hotels do with rates when there is a big dog event near them.


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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210875
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It's no different anywhere you go. Just look at the accepted rate differences for rooms. High season has higher nightly rates than low season. If you book a cruise on a holiday week such as Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving etc you pay upwards of two times for the same cruise the week before. As Wendell stated, it's because people will pay for it.



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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: ruralcarrier] #210877
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Originally Posted by ruralcarrier
I just don't get jacking the prices up like that.


Supply and demand.


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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: 2fingers] #210879
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Originally Posted by 2fingers
Originally Posted by ruralcarrier
I just don't get jacking the prices up like that.


Supply and demand.

Yep. Thats it in a nutshell.

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: deputydog1157] #210881
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I remember way back on the Millennium, we got on a waiting list in order to book AA tickets to SXM. Paid something like $1000 a person for air from the DC area, which was about twice the normal rate. We stayed at Club O, which at that time was still owned by the Brinks. They charged their NORMAL rates for that time period. And we ate there at the buffet for dinner. The price was nothing outrageous at all, maybe $35 a person, including party favors and a midnight toast. I have always appreciated the fact that the Brinks did not gouge people at that time. I remember some of the restaurants down the beach charging absolutely outrageous sums for the dinner that evening. It was truly a magical evening, with fireworks all up and down Orient Beach, and waking up the next morning with confetti in all kinds of odd places!! grin toast


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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210889
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Well we might hit the new Chinese restaurant that moved from next to The Best to Maho above the Casino.

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210902
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For those who own their own business, make while you can but be fair to your customers and you won't lose them.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, does anyone complain when the restaurant has to offer summer prix-fix just to get guests
through the door.
Everyone has their thing for which money is no object, and I would pay anything for a nice evening out.
Don't complain about the prices, just go somewhere in your budget.

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Carol_Hill] #210904
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I do recall some of our clients had invited us way back at Orient.

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210907
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If I was there having a party I would invite you! wink


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Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: BeachKitten] #210908
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I know Dear , thanks.

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210910
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In the past restaurants would post on facebook their NYE events and dinner package. This year there is nothing being posted? I would call your favorite places where you regularly go and ask them if they are open New Years Eve and make reservations...

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: sxmmartini] #210915
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I have seen more than one Christmas or NYE package posted on various FB pages and the prices are just as Lesley described.

Sale & Pepe has one as does Jax to name a couple. Roxxy Beach is doing something with a $30 cover after 10 pm and bottles of alcohol at highly inflated prices.

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Hennessy at $580... I like Remy Martin much better! 💸

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210923
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NYE at Roxy. 250 pp. Gatsby themed. 5 course meal, dom flowing! Or arrive at 10:00 and pay cover of 30 for the party!

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: kim] #210927
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Some of these people are over doing it , thinking that the Tourist will be so stupid to spend that kind of money .

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: Kennys] #210928
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I mean how much food can you in your stomach with comfort. lol

Re: New Years Eve dinner prices [Re: sxmmartini] #210930
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I've seen plenty of NYE fixed price evenings posted on Facebook.


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