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Finally I ended up using points and booking a night at Marriott and 2 at Hilton. There was just nothing priced reasonably via Priceline, Hotwire, or otherwise that was even half way decent near the beach due to the holiday. I certainly appreciate the help here, will certainly come back again when a similar situation arises (hotels unusually expensive in a particular area due to holiday or other reason), hopefully with a win next time to contribute. I'm not familiar with how to close the thread myself.

Thanks, agree, it's not sounding very appealing and quite far from Palm Beach. Unfortunately I haven't (successfully) used Hotwire or Priceline for a hotel in ages. This is one of the rare cases when I don't book directly with Hilton or Marriott because their prices are well beyond what I'd consider reasonable due to the NY holiday, so looking at other options. Certainly will share though if I end up with something from either site.

Could you please help identify a 3* in the Palm Beach - Oranjestad, Aruba area for Dec 30-Jan2? Full list of amenities it's showing me is: Free parking, Free Internet, Pool(s), Kitchenette, Spa services, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible $105.00 per night x 3 nights x 1 room ($315.00) Tax recovery charges + fees ($118.36) Bed choices are either 1 King + 1 Sofa Bed or 1 Double + 1 Sofa Bed. Price is same for either. I'm assuming this one isn't the Perle D'Or as that hotel is a fair bit cheaper on these dates. Priceline seems to have it on their Express deals for $70something per night.