Originally posted by count Florida:
Try [b]www.wotif.com for truly great deals in Australia. Using it, the Four Seasons is available Nov 15-16 for $295! (not sure US$ or AU$, but they are very close in value now). Sheraton on the Park is $230. Sir Stamford at Circular Quay is $290. Marriott Sydney Harbor is $379. Intercontinental is $356.

WOTIF, an Australian web site, has some really amazing deals. We traveled for three weeks in Australia, from Melbourne to Brisbane, relying only on Wotif, and were consistently impressed with the hotels and particularly, the savings we got. It has a map feature that will show you where the hotels are. If the ship is docked at the Circular Quay site, you want "Sydney CBD", if at Darling Harbor, you want something near there, I would think. We've been in Sydney three or four times and always stayed in the Central Business District (well, once on the Voyager's first World Cruise, it was a 2½ day port call; we stayed on the ship at Circular Quay/Sydney Cove).

Marc, the WOTIF site is basically a late booking source, out about three months (it used to be limited to about three weeks, but right now it's showing out to Jan 17th). But check it out, right now for the date above, Wotif shows the Hilton at $529! The site has a map feature that shows where the hotels are, and you can be selective on establishment type, # of stars, room type, maximum cost, etc. Look forward to seeing you and Arlene in Jan for FIESTA FUN! [/b]