The year in rates
Four seasons, and what each one really costs
A rate is a season and a minimum stay, not a number on its own. The direct column moves with commission, cancellations and card fees rather than with generosity, which is why it is not a round number.
Out of season
November to February
Short days, long fires, and the best light on the sand of the whole year. One night is enough if one night is what you have.
1
nights minimum
$165.00
through a channel
$137.82
direct, with us
Shoulder
March to May, and October
Birds on the scar in spring, colour on the links in October. Two nights minimum, because a turnaround costs the same whether you stay one night or three.
2
nights minimum
$195.00
through a channel
$162.88
direct, with us
High
June to August
The busy weeks. Three nights minimum and we hold no rooms back for late callers.
3
nights minimum
$245.00
through a channel
$204.65
direct, with us
Turn of the year
27 December to 2 January
Dinner every night, included, one sitting. Four nights, and the whole house tends to go to the same people each year.
4
nights minimum
$285.00
through a channel
$238.06
direct, with us
The direct column is not a promotion. It is the break-even discount: the most this house can take off its own rate and still keep at least what a channel booking at the rack rate leaves it, after 17% commission, a 1.8% card fee, the booking engine, the cost of winning the booking, and the share of bookings that cancel. Change any one of those and the column moves, which is why it is not a round number.