Unusual Dining Question

[arthur06]

I am not a DVC member...yet? But my dealings with everyone on this board has been unique. Very helpful and very friendly!

My question is do most people on here eat out for supper or eat in there "home" as if it were home. Being a DVC member seems like more a way of life then a vacation? Am I way off base?

 

[TomD]

We usually cook breakfast in the room and eat out for dinner. Someday we will do a trip where all of our meals are in the room.

 

[ChelleinNC]

We use the kitchen for coffee, maybe breakfast (none of us are big breakfast people) and leftovers/snacks. We don't cook on vacation

 

[danielle782001]

We actually do not have many meals in the room at all...We love that the option is there...But I cook all the time at home and it just does not feel like a vacation to me if I have to cook there...We use the kitchen for quick meals and snacks...We stock the frig with milk, water, and juice for some meals and to grab before we leave the room...We also use the toaster in the morning for the bagels and the oven for warming muffins (we buy both at the quick service at the resorts)...It is nice to eat off "real" plates even when eating "fast food" quickly...We love to make coffee in the room and we love the dishwasher....

I know many do cook but it just is not for me

Now the washing machine/ dryer...That we really use!

 

[wdw1972]

I do some breakfasts in the room - biscotti or english muffin mainly. Other meals are eaten OUT...after all, I'm on vacation!

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

We have snacks in the room, but that's it. I figure if I'm on vacation, I'm not cooking. Its nice to have the kitchen there...but the most we use is the coffee maker and the microwave.

 

[DVC Mike]

Dining at a nice TS restaurant is part of our vacation experience.

We use the kitchen in our 1-BR to make coffee.

 

[Dean]

I am not a DVC member...yet? But my dealings with everyone on this board has been unique. Very helpful and very friendly!

My question is do most people on here eat out for supper or eat in there "home" as if it were home. Being a DVC member seems like more a way of life then a vacation? Am I way off base?

I think you'll get as many answers as there are options. And it will likely vary with the unit type (studio vs other) as well. I suspect most eat some meals in the room most trips, particularly smaller or lighter meals. We usually do a light breakfast in, one meal out and then a snack. That meal out is often a late lunch or early dinner.

 

[snowbunny]

My kids like Publix frozen pizza better than going to a restaurant We use the kitchen in the unit.

 

[Anal Annie]

As a family of 3 we can get by using a studio so I do not cook meals. Plus I have no desire what-so-ever to cook or do laundry on my vacation! I do love the kitchenette feature tho. With the frig. we can keep soda, beer and milk for DS and make coffee for us. We fly and use ME so I pack snacks and lightweight non-perishable items for breakfasts...pre-sliced bagels that we can toast (we buy milk, butter & cream cheese at the convenience store on site). I also bring oatmeal packs that can be microwaved and those individual packs of cereal that you just open and add the milk into the container (I bring a variety so there's a choice). I do like having the toaster and microwave available. We also picked up some frozen hot pocket things that we could microwave one night...it got late, we never got around to eating at the parks...we were hungry but too tired to mess with a restaurant...I saw those at the little store on site and said BINGO! There's dinner!

We also don't like to waste time running back & forth between the parks and the villa. I guess we're pretty park intensive types. We usually go first thing in the mornings...stay until early afternoon then go back to use the pool etc. Then we clean up and go back out, usually to another park for the evening. We are not early eaters so it does not work out for us to try to alter our schedules to eat in the villa.

 

[TLinden16]

I only have breakfast in the room. I like eating out

 

[Silver Queen]

We just bought into DVC last April and will soon be enjoying our first stay as DVC owners. Our intention when we bought was too use the kitchen for coffee, light breakfasts, and snacks. We don't want to take the time to cook on vacation and we enjoy eating out and trying different restaurants. We also like to cook at home and feel that it would be too cumbersome to get all of the ingredients to cook a nice meal in the villa (seasonings, fresh produce, etc.). Maybe after we've gone down for several years our routine will change, but for now we'll be out a lot.

 

[FOTM_Ring_Bearer]

I'm on vacation so I'm not cooking. But we do make coffee and bring cereal for dd's. I prefer to grab something yummy at the bakery for breakfast. And we'll have snacks in the afternoon with cocktails. I love to sit on the balcony and relax with a beverage.

I do love having the washer and dryer in our villa. It's so convenient.

 

[DiznyDi]

No cooking for us! First one up puts on the pot of coffee. We keep cold drinks in the frig and fill the ice cube trays upon arrival. Love the washer/dryer!

 

[photobob]

We have snack breakfast in the room and might have a sandwich for supper since we usually have our table service meal for lunch. We may do a prepackaged pasta salad which basically involves boiling water,but we haven't done any real heavy cooking.

 

[CraftyMouse]

We do about 1/2 and 1/2. By eating in the room some nights we are really able to cut down on expenses. This, combined with our DVC membership and APs, lets us get two trips in for the price of one. I'll gladly take extra time at WDW over some full-serve restaurants!

We don't do any extensive cooking. We make spaghetti, tacos, and other easy dishes. It's really not a lot of work and each time we do it, it saves us at least $80 over a full-service meal.

 

[Chuck S]

We usually have breakfast in the room, a table service lunch, and dinner varies from counter service to fixing something light in the room.

We usually have sandwich makings and fresh fruit in the room, if we're in a studio. Some more substantial, yet easily prepared items, if we're in a larger unit.

 

[jodifla]

I am not a DVC member...yet? But my dealings with everyone on this board has been unique. Very helpful and very friendly!

My question is do most people on here eat out for supper or eat in there "home" as if it were home. Being a DVC member seems like more a way of life then a vacation? Am I way off base?

We love cooking in our DVC unit! We often have friends join us, so it's like a big party. And since the kids are young, it's often easier than waiting in a crowded restaurant. And since nobody's driving, the cocktails flow freely!

 

[Inkmahm]

Doesn't matter which size unit we are in because we only ever eat breakfast in our room. That would be cereal or maybe poptarts. We never ever eat lunch or dinner in the villa as we are in the parks!

 

[Terry S]

We use the kitchen for coffee and storing cold drinks! I am on vacation, I don't want to cook!