Pool Bar Prices

[JAW7373]

CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE PRICES OF BEER AND POP AT THE
POOL BAR AT THE HRH?

TRING TO MAKE SENSE OF SPENDING AN EXTRA $50.00/DAY
FOR CLUB LEVEL ROOM.

ALSO IS THE BEER AND POP AT CLUB LEVEL CANNED, OR
BOTTLED OR DRAFT BEER?

THANKS

[pathubia]

We never had beer at the Beach Club, but the frozen drinks were $6-8.

Patty

[suzysezso]

consider this:
The parks sell bottled water at 3 bucks a pop. This makes me cringe, but you really need to keep hydrated when you do the parks especially in warmer weather.
If you load up only on bottled water say 3 bottles each for 3 people that's 27 dollars a day saved.
Then consider the breakfast. If you went out for just juice, toast and coffee for 2 you know it's at least 8-10 bucks. Here you have that, plus fruit, cereal, muffins, etc. Served hot and fresh in the comfort of the club lounge, instead of getting your car, driving up and down I-drive, getting lost at least once, and no refills if you get it to go.
And we have not even covered the afternoon snack and the bedtime snack.
Since I am local I usually stay offsite in a suite and provide my own breakfast, snacks, and beverages. When you are talking about myself and 2 kids it still gets expensive. Not 50 bucks but close. I think the biggest savings is actually the water- I get 28 bottles of zephyr hills for 7 bucks at costco. At the park that would cost me 84 bucks.
So if you ask me, if you aren't hauling groceries along to save a few bucks, 50 dollars a day for breakfast, beverages, afternoon and evening snacks for 2 or more people is definately worth it, besides even without those perks if you are staying at the Entertainment rate you are still at a 1st class hotel, paying far less than lodging alone at Disney.
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[JAW7373]

THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT. I WILL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISE.
YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP!!

THANK YOU

[Tony M]

staying onsite, I often visit nearby grocery stores to quench my thirst and midnight snack urges. Just a couple of blocks from Universal you can find a store(Publix) to buy a cheap styrofoam cooler and stock it with offsite goodies. Especially water. Keep it in the bathroom on the tile, in case of leaks, and for less than a meal at the parks you can have enough in room goodies for your entire stay. Especially water. The parks never have made a remark about bringing water into the park. My experience, they only have problems with you bringing in your Happy meal or the like.
HAVE FUN

[PaulAllensMom]

Is the Publix grocery store an easy walk from the HRH? I'd like to stock up on cheap bottled water and snacks, but am not planning on renting a car. If we could walk over to the store the first day when we get in, that would be great. We won't get there until about 6 in the evening. Is it a safe area to walk around in, if you are off the Universal properties?

[suzysezso]

It's a bit far to walk especially loaded up with bags of groceries. There is also a Walgreens a bit closer, where you can get all kinds of bottled water, snacks (mostly junkfood- if you want healthy snacks stick to the Publix for fruits and veggies LOL) and other things like sunglasses, a styofoam cooler, sunscreen, disposable cameras etc.
I would suggest a taxi, not too expensive probably about 5 dollars each way for either store- Just make sure your driver tells you the price BEFORE you get in his cab! I am sure most cabbies are upstanding and fair, but I have seen people get ripped off too.
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