Buy cheap microwave for in room ?

[magicmouse2]

Has anyone staying onsite for 10 days+ ever bought one of those cheap microwaves from Walmart to save money on breakfasts ?

 

[Deb & Bill]

Use the microwave in the food court for free. And you won't have to worry about your room smelling from food cooking or fire hazard from plugging the microwave into an inappropriate outlet.

 

[magicmouse2]

We did use the toasters at the POR food court. Forgot they have microwaves there too!!! Guess that answers my question and saves me money

 

[Gillian]

I haven't done it, but I would.

A small microwave should be fine in a standard outlet. That's where ours at home goes.

 

[BethR]

Cooking or not cooking in one's room - be it with a microwave, crock pot, George Foreman grill, or any other appliance is a subject that some people feel very strongly about.

Please do not allow this thread to get nasty.

I think that the best thing to do is to contact the place where you are staying and inquire whether using whatever appliance is permitted.

 

[stephaniebatesjones]

Magicmouse2,

That is exactly what I'm doing. I did not like having to walk all the way to the food court in the middle of the night just to warm up a slice of left over pizza, and I certainly hated throwing the left over pizza away. I'll just unplug the microwave when not in use. I have also used a toaster in the room before.

hope this helps

steph

 

[MELSMICE]

On our last 2 extended trips we were with my brother's family. We had adjoining rooms, one toaster oven in his room & we each had a refrigerator. We unplugged the toaster oven after each use.

It came in very handy. We made individual pizzas one day, breakfast just about every morning & even had toasted cheese sandwiches for lunch one afternoon.

 

[DMRick]

Please do as suggested, and ask at your resort...I think you will be surprised at the answer you will get if asked if you can cook in your room. Not many people want to follow in a hotel room that isn't set up with an exhast fan and smell cooked food when they are trying to sleep. A pizza brought back to your room, isn't the same as a pizza cooked in your room. Ever get a piece of toast stuck in the toaster?..hard smell to get rid of, once it gets into the curtains and furniture. No fire extinguishers in the rooms..although they do have sprinklers. Plus, the only safety plugs are the ones by your sink I believe..and most of the rooms don't have a counter set up there. So they really aren't set up to cook food. However, they willing allow use of their kitchen appliances (toaster, microwave) at no charge in the cafeteria's. There is lots of food that can be enjoyed just by using the hot water in the coffee pot, which is meant for the room, and won't ever burn food, or cold foods such P & J, or cereal which will help keep your budget without worrying about cooking in what is essentially a bedroom/bathroom.

On another board, one gal said there were tiny shards of glass in the carpet around her sink, missed by the vacuum..she wondered if someone had been washing a real glass and it shattered. They did move her family and comp the room the first night, and the next day she saw the heavy equipment cleaning it. If you do eat in your room, you might want to remember to bring paper plates and plastic cups.

 

[beattyfamily]

I couldn't even emagine doing this and I highly doubt the resorts want you to.

Major hazards and gross smells.

 

[skiwee1]

I agree with DMRick. If you want to cook then do it in the food court or get a room that has a kitchen in it. I have to add though DMRick that the deluxes do have real glasses in them so anyone could break a glass and not have been cooking. At the Polynesian there are 4 glasses on the table and another 2 on the bathroom counter. I myself have rinsed those glasses out when I'm finished with them but I have yet to cook in my room. And I never will! LOL!

 

[4greatboys]

Several of the resorts off a microwave at no charge--its first come first serve. As for the wiring Im sure its fine. I dont know why some resorts would be wired differently than others in that aspect. We used one at the YC and you couldnt smell any food smells wafting down the hall.

 

[DMRick]

Thanks for the info Skiwee. I was thinking more along the lines of washing a sink full of dishes in the sink, so meant it more as a warning to those who planned on cooking in their rooms. Although glass glasses are nicer to drink from than plastic, I really can't imagine why any hotel room has them..too much danger of breakage, and most people aren't wearing shoes in their rooms. But you are correct, it could happen to anyone, which may be why so many hotels are switching over..one less hazard.
Doris

 

[DMRick]

Several of the resorts off a microwave at no charge--its first come first serve.

Which of the Disney resorts offer a microwave for use in your room (not counting rooms with kitchens?)? If you ask a manager at the front desk of the All Stars if you can cook in your room, you'll be told no...or I should say we heard someone hotly discussing this with a manager in April. Maybe this another thing of.."it depends on who you ask".

 

[disneysteve]

Can I make a radical suggestion? If you want to cook in your room (which we certainly do) why not stay at a hotel with at least a microwave, if not a full kitchen. There are plenty to choose from close to Disney and for considerably less than Disney charges for a room without those amenities.

DMRick - While I agree that more and more hotels have switched over to plastic cups in the rooms, I don't think concern for guest safety has anything to do with this. It is simply a cost issue. It is cheaper to use disposable plastic cups than to have to deal with cleaning glasses and replacing broken ones. I don't know about the pricier Disney hotels but I know that nicer hotels anywhere else I've traveled still use glass. That's always one way I judge the quality of a hotel. I think the plastic cups are tacky, especially in an otherwise decent hotel.

Steve

 

[DMRick]

I don't know about the pricier Disney hotels but I know that nicer hotels anywhere else I've traveled still use glass.

I agree Steve, since I prefer glass myself..however I have noticed recently that hotels that cater to children seem to all have the plastic. I assumed it was for safety. Guess I'm wrong : )

 

[4greatboys]

DMRick--we stayed at the YC when we requested our microwave. It was waiting in our room when we checked in. I have heard of other staying at the Poly who also requested one. It could be something offered at the Deluxe resorts since they normally have more to offer than the value resorts. We did not request one when we stayed at the ASsports but hen again we didnt have any babies at that time.

 

[disneysteve]

Originally posted by DMRick
I agree Steve, since I prefer glass myself..however I have noticed recently that hotels that cater to children seem to all have the plastic. I assumed it was for safety. Guess I'm wrong : )

I guess this could be another example of the lawyers ruining things. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that somebody somewhere sued a hotel because they broke a glass and cut themselves. But I still tend to think that cost is the leading reason for cheap cups. I've been in numerous hotels in non-resort areas that didn't cater to the family business and they had plastic cups too.

Steve

 

[skiwee1]

Both the Hampton Inn and Country Inn & Suites had real glasses last month when we stopped over. I think it would be cheaper in the long run to reuse instead of putting out for plastic all the time. I don't think I've seen plastic in any hotels anywhere except the CBR when we were there many years ago.

 

[disneysteve]

Originally posted by skiwee1
I think it would be cheaper in the long run to reuse instead of putting out for plastic all the time. I don't think I've seen plastic in any hotels anywhere except the CBR when we were there many years ago.

It isn't just the cost of the glasses - its the expense of the whole process. If you use plastic, the maid's cart can easily have a stack of enough cups for the whole floor. They take up very little storage space. You don't need to collect them each day. You don't need to have a system in place to wash them, etc. Its those hidden costs that make hotels switch.

Steve

 

[WDW4us2003]

You have got to be kidding me. I can't believe people would cook in their rooms with a microwave or toaster without first asking permission from the resort. I am sure the original poster in this thread had that intention, as would most people I hope, but if not, there are certainly too many "what if's" involved without asking first. If they say yes, great! But don't you think if they say no it's for a good reason? How about peanut butter and jelly? Or chicken salad? Or cold cuts? There are a million different things to make that don't need to be cooked.