Newbie Help - What to bring for WH?

[scrapbookmom5174]

This is our first time staying at WH and usually stay in motels, so could someone please help me plan on what items will be in the TH and what we should bring. We will be staying there for 10 days.

So far I have

1. Toilet paper
2. Paper towels
3. Laundry detergent
4. dish soap
5. Basic seasonings - salt, pepper, sugar, etc...

I know I am missing a ton of things.... What else.

Thanks!!!

 

[crusoe2]

What is available in the units at WH can vary since they are all indvidually owned. We stayed there in October and were pleasantly surprised to see that there were full-size bottles of laundry supplies. The owners we're renting from this time said that they don't provide that, tho. There would only be laundry stuff there if a previous renter had left some behind. The owner suggested that we just wait till we get there, see what the condo has, and go shopping for whatever else we need. So my plan is to only take items that are fairly easy to pack and the rest I'll just pick up at Walmart or Target after we get there. So far my list is:

A few of the little gel packs for the dishwasher
Coffee, Sweet & Low, and coffee filters
Salt, pepper, and any other seasonings for the meals I'm planning to cook
Some trash bags
Stain stick
Dryer sheets
My own hairdryer (cause I'm picky 'bout my hairdryer)

Mostly it's stuff that I don't want to buy a full-size package of cause I know we'd never use it all. If I have to do that with the laundry detergent, I can live with that - we use liquid and I'd rather not drag that with us. If there isn't any, we'll just buy some and leave it when we check out.

 

[mysparky]

We're staying in August and one thing I noticed on our contract is that it states that they provide linens and towels, but that we should bring our own beach towels as we are not permitted to take their bath towels off premises.

 

[shoney]

We do not cook when in Florida, but on my other timeshare vacations where we did cook, I brought (driving vacations, not packing on a plane!):

the other things everyone else said
Aluminum foil (to line baking pans and wrap food, grill, etc)
Ziploc gallon size bags...can be used for everything! including leftovers. We have actually stopped using toiletry bags and use ziplocs for everything!
Tupperware with sugar and coffee
BBQ tools
Crystal light iced tea and lemonade (we have always found a plastic pitcher included in the dishes)
small laundry detergent
few dishwasher soap packets

I also start collecting things from fast food...McDonald's syrup packs for breakfast, salt and pepper, ketchup. I find you don't need a whole bottle of syrup or ketchup, so the little packets help out.

Baby wipes are all purpose and can be used to tidy up the kitchen as well.

I find not over buying the first trip helps out. We purchase as we need. If you are driving you can take leftovers home, but while flying you have to throw it all away.

 

[KelleyGirl]

Facecloths..

If you're not doing laundry every day, and you have kids, you made need some extra facecloths.

And if you're renting a home and want to play pool - POOL CHALK!!! My poor son really enjoyed the pool table but we didn't have any pool chalk. We checked Publix, CVS/Walgreen's, the gas station, and couldn't find it anywhere. He ended up using my face powder which only lasted for a few shots before he needed more.

We have already packed our pool chalk for the next trip! Actually, we picked him up a cheap pool cue to throw in his suitcase, too. They had the pool cues, but they weren't in the best shape.

 

[TyTyandMickey]

What about lots of kinds of food?