[pamzee]

I won the battle .. arrrr

[leslieh]

Originally Posted by Jen

Stu and I discussed something similar a few months ago and when we sat down and really figured it out, we were not saving any money by staying offsite.

Two rooms for 9 nights at Pop Century with discount code : $1116
Rental House for 9 nights right outside Disney + pool heat charge: $1215
Parking while staying on site: $0
Parking while staying off site: $100
No rental car if staying on site: $0
Rental car if staying off site: $550
Dining Plan if staying on site: $1845
Our dining budget from 2005 when we stayed off site (for 6) $2100


So....to stay on site for the 6 of us with dining and park tickets for 9 days,
it's $4150.

If we were to stay offsite, it would have cost $5315

I just can't see how staying offsite will save money. Yes, if we stayed offsite, we'd have a whole house as opposed to two connecting rooms, but we're not there often enough for it to matter.

Very solid discussion of how staying off-site can be just as expensive as staying on-site!

I'm glad you won, Pamzee. The kids are going to love the great vacation you are planning for them.

[cubsblue]

You can always keep in mind that everyone will be getting a bonus come May. :)