We've booked :) but trying to go on a budget.

[Procrastinator]

Originally Posted by kylali

Don't bother buying water and carrying heavy bags full of bottled water, you can get free iced water at any QS restaurant.

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Any place that sells fizzy drinks.

Though i would suggest taking one or two of the brita water filter bottles. You can then top up from the iced water or watet fountains and that takes the edge off the taste of their watet too.

[Jack&LucysMumy]

Originally Posted by mexico07

Hi we stay at vistana villages most years as we have our timeshare there and we love it , there is a publix just along the road at Vineland but here is a few tehings we do to cut costs a bit while there, firstly vistana leave little boxes of soap powder , dishwasher powder and washing up liquid , cleaning cloth to start you off , for many years I spent a fortune on toilet tissue for when it ran out as we do not have daily housekeeping but a few years ago I learned that if you are running low just call guest services and they will bring extra to you , also if you forget something like a charger give them a call and they will usuallyloan you things like that free of charge also , if you have daily housekeeping then they should replenish all the other stuff daily , if you only have weekly clean then the best tip I can give you is to go to the dollar store , I now buy liquid detergent , tumble dryer sheets , snacks and sweets and cereal here and they are just as good as the supermarkets and great for lots of other items too! We go to Costco on our first day and buy the big crate of water and fresh fruit and anything else that takes our fancy , we sign up for coupons and our favourite is Perkins buy one entre get one free on Wednesday, such a good saving, another favourite is wawa, I know seems strange to say one of the things you look forward to is visiting the petrol station ! Lol! But we absolutely love the sandwiches made to order here and find that one does between the two of us and the drinks are so cheap too! You will have a ball , last September we spent a week onsite with the dining plan and couldn’t wait to get to our usual holiday xxx

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Thanks for this info just a few questions, do you need to have a Costco card to visit, like we do in this country?

Where is the nearest dollar store? Would you recommend sorting all of the shopping Costco etc when you land and then you don't have to go again?

When staying at Vistana do you know how much to tip housekeeping? Also is it like a hotel where you leave a do not disturb sign if you don't want the service? I know it might be different for you with it being a timeshare.

Sorry for all the questions ha ha

Louise

[LLamb]

All the times we have stayed we had housekeeping each day. Yes if you don’t want them to come there is a sign. Or there was when we stayed.

Think we tipped $20 at the end of two weeks. Not sure if that’s deemed acceptable or not. But she only took the rubbish. We made our own beds and cleaned up.

If you have a Costco card here you can use it there. We tend to just get the essentials on the first night as tired. Then get more a day or two in. Just be careful about the Danish pastries, that’s not custard!

Sorry can’t help with dollar tree

[Procrastinator]

We opted out of housekeeping at vistana. $10 credit for each day. Just asked for towels etc when needed.

[Jack&LucysMumy]

Originally Posted by Procrastinator

We opted out of housekeeping at vistana. $10 credit for each day. Just asked for towels etc when needed.

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$10 a day? That's steep

[Procrastinator]

Originally Posted by Jack&LucysMumy

$10 a day? That's steep

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No, we opted out of housekeeping. They gave us $150. Just asked for towels etc when we needed them.

[Jack&LucysMumy]

Originally Posted by Procrastinator

No, we opted out of housekeeping. They gave us $150. Just asked for towels etc when we needed them.

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Oh so that's included unless you opt out?

[Sunshinekid]

Originally Posted by Jack&LucysMumy

So excited as we weren't planning on going back until next summer. Anyway we're going to try and keep costs low, we've booked Disney and Universal tickets but want to keep day to day costs down. Any tips?
Louise

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Look up Dixonsontour in the Trip reports. The mum Stephanie has lots of good tips to save money and often does a $100 per day for herself, daughter and husband.
She gets loads of coupons signing up before she goes. I do the same and you can get free Appetizers or a free pancake stack or kids eat free discounts.
There’s also a thread on here with all the coupons to sign up for.
I often buy cereals/bagels from Walmart and have these for breakfast.
I’ll also get free ice water in the park and add some Robinson’s squash’d. I’m not a fan of fizzy drinks

[Procrastinator]

Originally Posted by Jack&LucysMumy

Oh so that's included unless you opt out?

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Yes. On check in they asked us if we wanted to opt out. Would get $10 for each night. Got $150. Used it for pool bar, shop on site and restaurant. All on site stuff is a bit overpriced, but still worth having the credit.

Just asked for new towels etc when we needed them.

Might be useful for a budget trip!

[Jack&LucysMumy]

Originally Posted by Procrastinator

Yes. On check in they asked us if we wanted to opt out. Would get $10 for each night. Got $150. Used it for pool bar, shop on site and restaurant. All on site stuff is a bit overpriced, but still worth having the credit.

Just asked for new towels etc when we needed them.

Might be useful for a budget trip!

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That's great to know thank you