Do you bring food when staying at a resort?

[Anonymous]

To save on expenses?

We are taking a long weekend this weekend and traveling to a resort that’s a bit of a drive into town. The resort has dining options but they are absolutely ridiculous; there’s no way I’m paying $30 a meal for my kids to eat. They DO have on-site pizza which we plan to have one night. We will be there three nights. We are already bringing breakfast and lunch foods (cold cuts, cheese and crackers, etc) and pool snacks, but I have no clue what to do about dinner, other than the pizza every night. It’s not like we can cook in the hotel room. This is sort of an oversight on my part. I’m just curious what you would do!

[Anonymous]

No, because I would never go to a resort that charged more for food than what I would be prepared to pay. Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Either drive somewhere else for dinner, or just decide not to care and enjoy the dinner on site. You booked the resort for a vacation, but watching your every dime is the antithesis of relaxing.

[Anonymous]

On the first night, I’d do pizza. On the second night I’d eat at the restaurant. On the third night I’d order room service and get two adult meals, bring dinner rolls, eat the rest of the stuff you brought and have that for dinner.

[Anonymous]

I usually try and have snacks or easy to make items in the hotel room, but it depends on the room and how long I’m staying. Will you have a mini fridge or a full fridge? I wouldn’t recommend putting cold cuts in a mini fridge…they aren’t good enough.

String cheese
Yogurt
Muffins
Cereal and milk
Apples

But for only three days, it’s almost not worth the effort.

[Anonymous]

It's ok to indulge every once in awhile OP

[Anonymous]

I would plan to pay for dinner out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I usually try and have snacks or easy to make items in the hotel room, but it depends on the room and how long I’m staying. Will you have a mini fridge or a full fridge? I wouldn’t recommend putting cold cuts in a mini fridge…they aren’t good enough.

String cheese
Yogurt
Muffins
Cereal and milk
Apples

But for only three days, it’s almost not worth the effort.

Good = cold*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On the first night, I’d do pizza. On the second night I’d eat at the restaurant. On the third night I’d order room service and get two adult meals, bring dinner rolls, eat the rest of the stuff you brought and have that for dinner.

Where are they getting dinner rolls from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On the first night, I’d do pizza. On the second night I’d eat at the restaurant. On the third night I’d order room service and get two adult meals, bring dinner rolls, eat the rest of the stuff you brought and have that for dinner.

OP here. See, I’m glad I asked! Such an helpful, obvious answer I hadn’t thought of. We will have a fridge and I will do this exactly, rolls and maybe even a bagged salad. The restaurant has carry out so I may do this both nights and we can eat on the patio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On the first night, I’d do pizza. On the second night I’d eat at the restaurant. On the third night I’d order room service and get two adult meals, bring dinner rolls, eat the rest of the stuff you brought and have that for dinner.

Where are they getting dinner rolls from?

Bringing them from home? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I usually try and have snacks or easy to make items in the hotel room, but it depends on the room and how long I’m staying. Will you have a mini fridge or a full fridge? I wouldn’t recommend putting cold cuts in a mini fridge…they aren’t good enough.

String cheese
Yogurt
Muffins
Cereal and milk
Apples

But for only three days, it’s almost not worth the effort.

Thanks. We will have an actual fridge (it’s a studio room, so no way to cook but a microwave and apartment-size fridge, sink)

I’m on a bit of a budget and the trip is a splurge in itself. Just trying to give my kids a nice weekend without breaking the bank. I appreciate your tips!

[Anonymous]

If you are driving to the hotel and you have a fridge and microwave in the room, you can bring something already cooked at home that reheats well (pack it in a cooler for the car).

[Anonymous]

We always bring food. It cuts down on expense and makes things easier when no energy to go searching for food.

[Anonymous]

Yes! We bring whatever beverages I know everyone will want, shelf stable breakfast items (fun things we don’t have at home like muffins or donuts) and all the items we will need for a charcuterie board for one night’s dinner. Then typically we go out to a restaurant at least once (but drive off the resort) and leftovers provide lunch for the next day. We splurge each day on a treat like an ice cream cone in the afternoon.

I’m all for spending a little extra on vacation but paying double or triple the normal price for Sysco frozen food drives me crazy.