Do you bring food when staying at a resort?

[Anonymous]

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

Same. I always bring food/snacks when I travel. Snacks especially. Maybe even a bottle of wine or two for the room. If there is going to be a microwave, I bring packs of oatmeal for my son because its not always easy to find.

[Anonymous]

Tuna, small jar of mayo that hasn't been opened, bread. Soup, vegetable trays, fruit. Op, there's so much you can do. We once spent more on 3 nts of accommodation than we usually spend for a week. For a good reason though. To be w/our DD in each evening and have it feel like a family vacation, even though she needed to work during the day. Just let the family know ahead of time the budget, and the reason.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People suck and I hope karma pays them a visit. Be thankful you can’t imagine a situation like this.

Are you talking about the truly destitute and unfortunate who have to pack snacks when staying at a luxury resort? GTFO. Most of the people I know who do this are just total cheapskates. They pack a suitcase full of frozen Costco muffins to be eaten in the morning b/c they are too cheap to buy the breakfast. They aren't broke or to be pitied.

Where did you read “luxury” resort?

[Anonymous]

If it’s Great Wolf (sounds like it), bring as much food as you can. Their food is terrible as well as expensive.

[Anonymous]

No, that’s so tacky unless you have allergies. If you go to a resort, you support the resort, and that includes paying their ridiculous prices.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would definitely bring food if you have a real fridge. I would also consider bringing a small appliance. My choices would be my ninja bullet to make smoothie for the kids and frozen cocktails for me. I might also bring our george Forman grill. A melt grilled cheese makes a bowl of soup or a salad into a meal!

I would also make some things ahead like pasta salad, cut up fruit, sausage biscuits and cookies. I would prep like I do for a party at home. Spend a bit more for things like lots of berries instead of just apples and bananas. Make some dishes that we don't have often like Buffalo chicken dip or spinach artichoke dip. These can be made at home and then warmed in the microwave. So you feel like it is special because you splurge on items you don't have all of the time, but you are spending way less than eating at the resort restaurant.

All due respect, I think you are an ideal candidate for AirBnB rather than a resort/ hotel vacation. Resorts cater to people who want to be waited on, AirBnBs are excellent opportunities for people who are looking to get away but still want to cook and clean up after themselves.

100% this and it’s why I hate air bnb. I’m on vacation no don’t want to make or plan meals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never brought a significant amount of food or planned meals for when we're at a resort/hotel. I normally bring a small bag of snacks like granola bars and occasionally if I know we'll have an early morning I throw in a couple packets of instant oatmeal. I used to belong to a slow cooker/instant pot facebook group and I know people used to talk about bringing those along and heating/cooking meals in hotel rooms. I guess that could work if you're driving.

According to Jill Duggar Dillard's book, the Duggar family used to take a crockpot of chili in the car for eating on the go:

While the shows were in production, the Duggars could shop at the grocery store without a budget. Jill could also use a family debit card to stop for meals after driving her siblings to appointments or music lessons. (The family employed a “buddy system,” which effectively required older children to care for the younger children.) “It was a whole lot better than how it used to be, with us driving around with a Crock-Pot full of chili, feeding the little ones on the run,” she writes.

[Anonymous]

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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.

OP you are just gross.

Who does this?..

Feed your kids at the restaurant or leave the premises but this is absolutely absurd

If you can not afford this don’t go.

[Anonymous]

No. When we're on vacation we're not worrying about expenses. Vacation is a break from worries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People suck and I hope karma pays them a visit. Be thankful you can’t imagine a situation like this.

Are you talking about the truly destitute and unfortunate who have to pack snacks when staying at a luxury resort? GTFO. Most of the people I know who do this are just total cheapskates. They pack a suitcase full of frozen Costco muffins to be eaten in the morning b/c they are too cheap to buy the breakfast. They aren't broke or to be pitied.

Where did you read “luxury” resort?

Because it's a resort and OP said it's a bit of a splurge. Where did you read that it was a 1 star hotel with no frills and BYO food?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If breakfast is not included bring all the breakfast items. I’d bring cold cuts. Another option is those bagged salads and great idea on Mac n cheese cups I will keep that in mind for my kids: I bring apples, bananas, granola bars, etc; for dinner I’d go out but for breakfast and lunch room stuff is fine.
[/b]Oh and you may get a frozen pizza if you want and heat up: [b]

How are you cooking a frozen pizza in a hotel room?

DP here. Some can be microwaved - the individual sized ones.

They have an iron in the rooms. You can make grilled cheese easily!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People suck and I hope karma pays them a visit. Be thankful you can’t imagine a situation like this.

Are you talking about the truly destitute and unfortunate who have to pack snacks when staying at a luxury resort? GTFO. Most of the people I know who do this are just total cheapskates. They pack a suitcase full of frozen Costco muffins to be eaten in the morning b/c they are too cheap to buy the breakfast. They aren't broke or to be pitied.

I brought Costco muffins on my honeymoon, and proud of it. It's a breakfast and I paid for it.

The B&B I stayed at for some of the days fed me Costco apples and croissants.

Fight me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People suck and I hope karma pays them a visit. Be thankful you can’t imagine a situation like this.

Are you talking about the truly destitute and unfortunate who have to pack snacks when staying at a luxury resort? GTFO. Most of the people I know who do this are just total cheapskates. They pack a suitcase full of frozen Costco muffins to be eaten in the morning b/c they are too cheap to buy the breakfast. They aren't broke or to be pitied.

I brought Costco muffins on my honeymoon, and proud of it. It's a breakfast and I paid for it.

The B&B I stayed at for some of the days fed me Costco apples and croissants.

Fight me.

You might be the person I know who does this. She is awfully proud of it, but she can certainly afford to buy the resort breakfast so it's a weird flex. My DH and I now joke when we pack to travel to see who is bringing the muffins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People suck and I hope karma pays them a visit. Be thankful you can’t imagine a situation like this.

Are you talking about the truly destitute and unfortunate who have to pack snacks when staying at a luxury resort? GTFO. Most of the people I know who do this are just total cheapskates. They pack a suitcase full of frozen Costco muffins to be eaten in the morning b/c they are too cheap to buy the breakfast. They aren't broke or to be pitied.

Where did you read “luxury” resort?

Because it's a resort and OP said it's a bit of a splurge. Where did you read that it was a 1 star hotel with no frills and BYO food?

It’s a Great Wolf Lodge and it’s all I can do this year for my kids before they head to their dad’s for the summer. I’m sorry that I want to do something special for them but can’t afford to pay the ridiculous prices for the food offered there. I can’t believe this is offending you so much that you have resorted to insulting me so harshly. What’s it to you? Why do you care what we eat? What’s “gross” about making sandwiches in a kitchenette? YOU are the gross one here, getting your rocks off insulting someone trying to make a nice weekend for her kids with what she has. I’m done reading this thread because it’s upsetting. I don’t think there is anything “gross” about what I plan to do, and I know my kids will have fun and that’s all that matters. I came for advice, not judgement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People suck and I hope karma pays them a visit. Be thankful you can’t imagine a situation like this.

Are you talking about the truly destitute and unfortunate who have to pack snacks when staying at a luxury resort? GTFO. Most of the people I know who do this are just total cheapskates. They pack a suitcase full of frozen Costco muffins to be eaten in the morning b/c they are too cheap to buy the breakfast. They aren't broke or to be pitied.

Where did you read “luxury” resort?

Because it's a resort and OP said it's a bit of a splurge. Where did you read that it was a 1 star hotel with no frills and BYO food?

It’s a Great Wolf Lodge and it’s all I can do this year for my kids before they head to their dad’s for the summer. I’m sorry that I want to do something special for them but can’t afford to pay the ridiculous prices for the food offered there. I can’t believe this is offending you so much that you have resorted to insulting me so harshly. What’s it to you? Why do you care what we eat? What’s “gross” about making sandwiches in a kitchenette? YOU are the gross one here, getting your rocks off insulting someone trying to make a nice weekend for her kids with what she has. I’m done reading this thread because it’s upsetting. I don’t think there is anything “gross” about what I plan to do, and I know my kids will have fun and that’s all that matters. I came for advice, not judgement.

Calm down. If you can go this resort you aren't destitute in an unimaginable situation.