Auberge Mathematics?

[joolz1910]

OK Disers, I need to make a decision, and as I'm indecisive about most things, I need your help.

I have looked in the DLRP brochure and it states that the prices for Auberge are: £39 per adult and £14 per child. This would mean a total of £53 for me and DD. It says that the prices are valid from 07/11/08 until 02/04/09. If I use my half-board plus vouchers, I can deduct £26 from this, leaving me with a total of £27 to pay.

Is this right? If it is, then I can afford it!:thumbsup2

I'm sure I read that Auberge had put its prices up to £60 per adult and £22 per child. Please tell me that I've got that wrong. This is what is worrying me, as that is beyond my budget.

[torsie24]

OK Disers, I need to make a decision, and as I'm indecisive about most things, I need your help.

I have looked in the DLRP brochure and it states that the prices for Auberge are: £39 per adult and £14 per child. This would mean a total of £53 for me and DD. It says that the prices are valid from 07/11/08 until 02/04/09. If I use my half-board plus vouchers, I can deduct £26 from this, leaving me with a total of £27 to pay.

Is this right? If it is, then I can afford it!:thumbsup2

I'm sure I read that Auberge had put its prices up to £60 per adult and £22 per child. Please tell me that I've got that wrong. This is what is worrying me, as that is beyond my budget.
That price will only apply if you pay before you leave, and pay in pounds.

SO you wouldn't be able to use a HB voucher towards it.

[hildasmuriel]

I ate there 6 days ago. It was definitely 61 Euros for me and 22 Euros for my daughter. :sad2: I am not likely to forget that!

[joolz1910]

So that price is only applicable if you pre-book and pre-pay? I'm starting to wonder if I should upgrade to Premium.

Does anyone know the current prices for Auberge?

[MinnieMouse73]

Yes, definitely 61 Euros per adult and 22 per child :scared1:

Thank heavens for the AP discount :sad2:

[joolz1910]

I ate there 6 days ago. It was definitely 61 Euros for me and 22 Euros for my daughter. :sad2: I am not likely to forget that!

Thanks Hildasmuriel. :scared1: I think that is a lot of money! Does one premium voucher cover your meal? If one voucher is worth £31 per adult, that is a saving of roughly £30! Or is my maths wrong?

[thelittlemermaid83]

Yes, definitely 61 Euros per adult and 22 per child :scared1:

Thank heavens for the AP discount :sad2:

and for HB Prem.

[thelittlemermaid83]

Thanks Hildasmuriel. :scared1: I think that is a lot of money! Does one premium voucher cover your meal? If one voucher is worth £31 per adult, that is a saving of roughly £30! Or is my maths wrong?

1 HB prem voucher per person will cover the meal.

[torsie24]

Thats why i upgraded to HB prem!

Inentions is 55E each without drinks and a prem voucher covers it and a drink!

great value!

[joolz1910]

Thats why i upgraded to HB prem!

Inentions is 55E each without drinks and a prem voucher covers it and a drink!

great value!

I'm tempted. If I upgraded, I would eat at Inventions, The Steakhouse or Walts and Auberge. DH is adamant he doesn't want to eat at Auberge, so I thought that I could just pay the difference at the Steakhouse and we could use his voucher and my DD's voucher towards the cost.:confused3

[ukstitch]

It also used to be the case that two HB plus vouchers could be exchanged at Auberge to get it "free" - not sure if you'd want to go that route or not, but it's worth keeping in mind.

[joolz1910]

It also used to be the case that two HB plus vouchers could be exchanged at Auberge to get it "free" - not sure if you'd want to go that route or not, but it's worth keeping in mind.

I remember reading that. It seems such a waste though as I know neither of us will eat very much. I just can't justify £83 for a meal for two of us. The premium vouchers make the price more palatable (excuse the pun) bit it's still a lot even then.

[torsie24]

I'm tempted. If I upgraded, I would eat at Inventions, The Steakhouse or Walts and Auberge. DH is adamant he doesn't want to eat at Auberge, so I thought that I could just pay the difference at the Steakhouse and we could use his voucher and my DD's voucher towards the cost.:confused3
Smart plan - will be worth 55E off the meal, a steal when you;ve only paid £35 for the voucher or whatever!

[cookie334]

I'm tempted. If I upgraded, I would eat at Inventions, The Steakhouse or Walts and Auberge. DH is adamant he doesn't want to eat at Auberge, so I thought that I could just pay the difference at the Steakhouse and we could use his voucher and my DD's voucher towards the cost.:confused3

Sounds like we're having very similar dilemas about upgrading :rotfl:

[joolz1910]

Sounds like we're having very similar dilemas about upgrading :rotfl:

It certainly does! My DH has pointed out that fine dining and our kids doesn't really go hand in hand. I like the saving of say Inventions £31 voucher = 55e meal, but then I can imagine the following scenarios:

1 Kids fall asleep as we enter dining room
2 Kids bored and want to go
3 Kids don't eat anything

all of this has happened to us when eating out with the little treasures.:rotfl:

[thelittlemermaid83]

but then I can imagine the following scenarios:

1 Kids fall asleep as we enter dining room
2 Kids bored and want to go
3 Kids don't eat anything

all of this has happened to us when eating out with the little treasures.:rotfl:

Sounds like Kyra all over :lmao:

[cookie334]

It certainly does! My DH has pointed out that fine dining and our kids doesn't really go hand in hand. I like the saving of say Inventions £31 voucher = 55e meal, but then I can imagine the following scenarios:

1 Kids fall asleep as we enter dining room
2 Kids bored and want to go
3 Kids don't eat anything

all of this has happened to us when eating out with the little treasures.:rotfl:


Yeah we have similar things happen to us :rotfl: That's why I thought if we bought the premium vouchers, but ate at not so premium places, the money would still go far and we could still eat well :thumbsup2 That's the theory anyway and if I can stretch the HB premium vouchers so we get 2 meals a few of the days it'll be great, but how easy is that going to be to put into practice?

[joolz1910]

Yeah we have similar things happen to us :rotfl: That's why I thought if we bought the premium vouchers, but ate at not so premium places, the money would still go far and we could still eat well :thumbsup2 That's the theory anyway and if I can stretch the HB premium vouchers so we get 2 meals a few of the days it'll be great, but how easy is that going to be to put into practice?

Sounds like a good idea but could get quite complicated. You would need to calculate the price of each meal and whether it would be best to sacrifice a voucher or pay the difference. My maths is so poor, I would go into meltdown.;)

[cookie334]

Sounds like a good idea but could get quite complicated. You would need to calculate the price of each meal and whether it would be best to sacrifice a voucher or pay the difference. My maths is so poor, I would go into meltdown.;)

I usually love figuring stuff like that out (I'm such a geek :surfweb: :rotfl: ). I like to think I always get the best deal for everything, but I have to admit, this is really pickling my head :rotfl2: and I'm not enjoying it so much :sad1:

[joolz1910]

I usually love figuring stuff like that out (I'm such a geek :surfweb: :rotfl: ). I like to think I always get the best deal for everything, but I have to admit, this is really pickling my head :rotfl2: and I'm not enjoying it so much :sad1:

I am usually the best bargain hunter but this just gets me stressed. I keep thinking that £250 for 3 days eating (premium) is a hell of a lot to spend. My DH has his feet on the ground and points out that the kids may well be distracted by being surrounded by Disney and not want to spend hours appreciating the food.:rotfl: He wants to fill up at breakfast and then eat at Annette's for dinner.

[cookie334]

I am usually the best bargain hunter but this just gets me stressed. I keep thinking that £250 for 3 days eating (premium) is a hell of a lot to spend. My DH has his feet on the ground and points out that the kids may well be distracted by being surrounded by Disney and not want to spend hours appreciating the food.:rotfl: He wants to fill up at breakfast and then eat at Annette's for dinner.

Will the kids be ok missing out lunch though? Our kids are very routined when it comes to eating :rotfl: They have to have their breakfast as soon as they get up and it doesn't matter how much they eat, they'll be hungry at 12-1pm ish. We tried going without lunch in June, but it just didn't happen. I can't imagine them sitting down at a meal for over an hour though, DS can't sit still for 5 minutes :rotfl: I know what you mean though. We've paid £260 for 5 nights/6 days eating with HB plus and to upgrade would mean another £160 which to me is a heck of a lot too - the reason I'm having such a dilema. Who'd have thought organising food could be so stressful? :headache:

[joolz1910]

Will the kids be ok missing out lunch though? Our kids are very routined when it comes to eating :rotfl: They have to have their breakfast as soon as they get up and it doesn't matter how much they eat, they'll be hungry at 12-1pm ish. We tried going without lunch in June, but it just didn't happen. I can't imagine them sitting down at a meal for over an hour though, DS can't sit still for 5 minutes :rotfl: I know what you mean though. We've paid £260 for 5 nights/6 days eating with HB plus and to upgrade would mean another £160 which to me is a heck of a lot too - the reason I'm having such a dilema. Who'd have thought organising food could be so stressful? :headache:

:rotfl: I know what you mean. I was thinking of snacks for lunch - perhaps with bits pilfered from breakfast. I want them to be really hungry by dinner time so that they will eat their fill! I hate the thought of spending loads of money on meals that they will pick at.

[cookie334]

:rotfl: I know what you mean. I was thinking of snacks for lunch - perhaps with bits pilfered from breakfast. I want them to be really hungry by dinner time so that they will eat their fill! I hate the thought of spending loads of money on meals that they will pick at.

Yeah we went to Walts last time and the kids meals were a total waste, they didn't eat any of it. We're planning to take a couple of extras from breakfast too and I was thinking about pasta tubs and cupasoup type things, although how we can have them at lunchtime without going back to the hotel I haven't figured out yet :confused3 :rotfl:

[joolz1910]

Yeah we went to Walts last time and the kids meals were a total waste, they didn't eat any of it. We're planning to take a couple of extras from breakfast too and I was thinking about pasta tubs and cupasoup type things, although how we can have them at lunchtime without going back to the hotel I haven't figured out yet :confused3 :rotfl:

Why are kids so unpredictable? I can never tell if they will eat something or not. Quite often they prefer what's on mine or DH's plate so we end up eating the kids meal and sharing out the adults' meals. I'm definitely taking those packs of filter coffees. DH can't function without caffeine. We had a buffet at Alton Towers this year and the kids ate about 10 chips. They didn't even like the chocolate fountain.:scared1:

[cookie334]

Why are kids so unpredictable? I can never tell if they will eat something or not. Quite often they prefer what's on mine or DH's plate so we end up eating the kids meal and sharing out the adults' meals. I'm definitely taking those packs of filter coffees. DH can't function without caffeine. We had a buffet at Alton Towers this year and the kids ate about 10 chips. They didn't even like the chocolate fountain.:scared1:


:scared1: Now that's just weird :rotfl2: Our youngest (15 months) actually eats better than the older 2 and we can't get meal vouchers for her :confused3. I wonder if you could purchase 3 adult meals and just share them out between the 5 of you or if that would be frowned upon? I totally agree though that the kids find the adult meals more appealing. Our DD often wont eat her own meal, but will eat the same thing from our plates :confused3 I just don't get it :rotfl:

[joolz1910]

:scared1: Now that's just weird :rotfl2: Our youngest (15 months) actually eats better than the older 2 and we can't get meal vouchers for her :confused3. I wonder if you could purchase 3 adult meals and just share them out between the 5 of you or if that would be frowned upon? I totally agree though that the kids find the adult meals more appealing. Our DD often wont eat her own meal, but will eat the same thing from our plates :confused3 I just don't get it :rotfl:

I am hoping to feed our one year old from our plates. I noticed that they do meals for 0-3's but I'm not prepared to pay for that!:rotfl: She can eat her sisters' leftovers - there will be plenty.

The whole food thing makes me feel like such a skinflint but I don't want to waste money and then feel irritated when the kids won't eat. They would be happy at Macdonalds - I'm sure they couldn't give a flying hoot about The Steakhouse 'V' Annette's dilemma I am facing.:lmao:

[cookie334]

I am hoping to feed our one year old from our plates. I noticed that they do meals for 0-3's but I'm not prepared to pay for that!:rotfl: She can eat her sisters' leftovers - there will be plenty.

The whole food thing makes me feel like such a skinflint but I don't want to waste money and then feel irritated when the kids won't eat. They would be happy at Macdonalds - I'm sure they couldn't give a flying hoot about The Steakhouse 'V' Annette's dilemma I am facing.:lmao:

I'm kind of glad we don't have to pay for the youngest either actually as it means she can eat what the older 2 don't (most of it :rotfl: ). I know what you mean, at least us adults see the price and at least attempt to eat an amount to reflect that lol, kids just don't care - give them a sandwich and they'll probably be happy. Mine would also live off McD's chicken nuggets for the whole stay if we let them.

[joolz1910]

I'm kind of glad we don't have to pay for the youngest either actually as it means she can eat what the older 2 don't (most of it :rotfl: ). I know what you mean, at least us adults see the price and at least attempt to eat an amount to reflect that lol, kids just don't care - give them a sandwich and they'll probably be happy. Mine would also live off McD's chicken nuggets for the whole stay if we let them.

We pretty much did that when we went 4 years ago - on a very tight budget. We ate chips, burgers and Mickey pizzas the whole time. I was craving fruit and veg so much! I said we wouldn't do that this time around but I'm sure that's all the kids will end up eating. I'm looking forward to the breakfasts at DLH as there appears to be plenty of healthy bits and pieces.

[cookie334]

We pretty much did that when we went 4 years ago - on a very tight budget. We ate chips, burgers and Mickey pizzas the whole time. I was craving fruit and veg so much! I said we wouldn't do that this time around but I'm sure that's all the kids will end up eating. I'm looking forward to the breakfasts at DLH as there appears to be plenty of healthy bits and pieces.

:lmao: I remember filling bowls full of the fruit that you get at breakfast at the Cheyenne. Not particularly great/healthy but as close as we could get. I'd make the kids eat it at breakfast, just to get a dose of fruit into them :rotfl2:. Bet the breakfasts at DLH will be great, I have this image of them being so relaxed, plentiful and loads of choice - oh my mouth's watering now :rotfl:

[joolz1910]

:lmao: I remember filling bowls full of the fruit that you get at breakfast at the Cheyenne. Not particularly great/healthy but as close as we could get. I'd make the kids eat it at breakfast, just to get a dose of fruit into them :rotfl2:. Bet the breakfasts at DLH will be great, I have this image of them being so relaxed, plentiful and loads of choice - oh my mouth's watering now :rotfl:

The DLH is really my treat to myself, if I'm being honest. I don't think the kids will care where they are sleeping and DH wanted to stay at the SL. They will appreciate the location but it's me who wants the luxury.;)

[hildasmuriel]

My daughter never wants the children's dessert and always graciously tells me that I can have it and she will order one off the adult menu (usually at a cost of about 4-5 pounds!) Pah!

I am really dreading her next birthday, as she will be 12 and can no longer eat off the children's menu. The Auberge will be out of the question then . 2 X 61 Euros......:scared1:

[joolz1910]

My daughter never wants the children's dessert and always graciously tells me that I can have it and she will order one off the adult menu (usually at a cost of about 4-5 pounds!) Pah!

I am really dreading her next birthday, as she will be 12 and can no longer eat off the children's menu. The Auberge will be out of the question then . 2 X 61 Euros......:scared1:

:scared1: That would make me fall over with shock.

[cookie334]

My daughter never wants the children's dessert and always graciously tells me that I can have it and she will order one off the adult menu (usually at a cost of about 4-5 pounds!) Pah!

I am really dreading her next birthday, as she will be 12 and can no longer eat off the children's menu. The Auberge will be out of the question then . 2 X 61 Euros......:scared1:

:rotfl: I bet she makes you feel like she's doing you a favor too hehe, kids are good at that eh?

Can you not pretend she's still younger for a year or two? :lmao:

The DLH is really my treat to myself, if I'm being honest. I don't think the kids will care where they are sleeping and DH wanted to stay at the SL. They will appreciate the location but it's me who wants the luxury.;)

Well we should treat ourselves now and again shouldn't we. We would be staying at DLH this time too if I'd had my way, but oh wouldn't let me book it as he thought it was "tacky" :scared1: . I'm on a mission this trip to take him in next week and make him see that it's so not.

Staying at the DLH is on my list of things to do before I'm 30 (I'll be 27 next month), so if I succeed in my mission, we'll be staying there next time too :thumbsup2 ;)