Great advice...lunch is cheaper than dinner...why pay resort prices for beer or soft drinks...buy your own, drink them in your room.
No kitchenette at the motel? Many times we have filled the waste basket with ice and enjoyed cold drinks on the road.
For car trips, always take a cooler, keep sandwiches, snacks and drinks ready for a snack on the go.
To avoid motel bills we take the cooler and stop only for gas and bathroom breaks...driving 2 hours max between stops. Get some book tapes from the library and the miles will melt away.
It is 800 miles from Our Phoenix home to Sacramento, Julie's family. This is an 12 to 13 hour, one day journey made easy with the cooler, book tapes...no motel bills.
Enjoy, frugal ones.
Oct 22, 2009 Rating
more saving on vacation by: SteveB
Pat's comments are very well taken and remind me that when we take the BIG vacation (Hawaii in Nov.), staying in the time share, lunch will be the restaurant meal (always much less expensive) and if we have to go out for dinner, we will snack lightly in the room with our store bought alcoholic beverage, then go and enjoy a couple appetizers and perhaps a salad. That can easily cut the evening dining costs in half.
Oct 16, 2009 Rating
Listen up folks by: Gary
Patricia,
Thanks for your post...it contains a great way for all of us to save when we travel.
When choosing a motel find one with a small kitchenette.
Compare the cost of going to the store and buying a box of cereal and milk and having breakfast in the room,to going to a restaurant for breakfast.
Families this can be a huge savings. You know what the kids will eat. Get it and have it in the room vs watching them push food around a plate in a restaurant at $5.00 per child.
Adults a refrig in the room will allow you to put your favorite beverage on ice and enjoy while you watch TV.
We have had many a pleasant evening when traveling with just wine and cheese for dinner. If you pack for this you have just saved a trip to the restaurant.
