amyhwang
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- Marriott’s Ko Olina
Maybe it’s my way of dreaming of my next trip (since i have barely left our house in over a year), but I’d love to start a new fun thread of what useful things you bring to your timeshare stays. I appreciated Dioxide’s list in his bin! Here is mine:
I own at Ko Olina, and most times I do check baggage (although one trip years ago I was meeting with my hubby there so flying from the East Coast with my kids while they were little and had just gotten them their own pulling carry on bags, and although luckily had found first class with miles just did carry on bags, and others around me were shocked that we did two weeks in only a carry on bag each, it’s Hawaii and I did a Target run first day for essentials). My kids traveled well, as they have been flying since infancy, but normally I do check bags.
Me: Spike (spice that is amazing on burgers, fish, added to pasta salad, basically a do all for seasoning salt), my own tongs (I don’t care for the ones in the villas), other spices, back in the day when I was a big coupon shopper I’d bring a tiny thing of syrup for pancakes (for the kiddos), dryer sheets and maybe laundry pods, my own trash bags (the ones there kinda suck, and if it looks like rain it’s good to use them to line my luggage as I’ve seen soaked bags), small amounts of seasonings. One trip to Orlando I wasn’t keen on the pillows, so in a Target run we bought cheap $3 ones to use and just left them (15 night trip so worth it for just me and the kids). I often bring a small nonstick pan for eggs, as there is usually a bigger one that may be or not be so great. One trip to Ko Olina my youngest (18 at the time) and I were in the studio for 2 weeks before we moved to the one bedroom for 2 weeks, and I shipped a cheap ($20?) Vacuum from Amazon (along with a shower seat as he has mobility issues). I also brought a single burner and left it ($15?). Housekeeping didn’t mind (left it out but I’m anal about cleaning so the room was always spotless and I know they aren’t technically allowed, but we made eggs, pasta, etc that time). Not condoning it but I never used it much. My own sponge maybe, definitely my gloves for doing dishes (I wash in hot water so bring some gloves and just leave them).
On driving one trip with a friend, her timeshare only had charcoal grills. I had bought some grill things that light up and work for a few hours (forget the name but they were discontinued, but i still have a few). Worked for grilling brats. Of course driving we brought a ton of stuff in bins!
Love to hear suggestions on what to bring!
I own at Ko Olina, and most times I do check baggage (although one trip years ago I was meeting with my hubby there so flying from the East Coast with my kids while they were little and had just gotten them their own pulling carry on bags, and although luckily had found first class with miles just did carry on bags, and others around me were shocked that we did two weeks in only a carry on bag each, it’s Hawaii and I did a Target run first day for essentials). My kids traveled well, as they have been flying since infancy, but normally I do check bags.
Me: Spike (spice that is amazing on burgers, fish, added to pasta salad, basically a do all for seasoning salt), my own tongs (I don’t care for the ones in the villas), other spices, back in the day when I was a big coupon shopper I’d bring a tiny thing of syrup for pancakes (for the kiddos), dryer sheets and maybe laundry pods, my own trash bags (the ones there kinda suck, and if it looks like rain it’s good to use them to line my luggage as I’ve seen soaked bags), small amounts of seasonings. One trip to Orlando I wasn’t keen on the pillows, so in a Target run we bought cheap $3 ones to use and just left them (15 night trip so worth it for just me and the kids). I often bring a small nonstick pan for eggs, as there is usually a bigger one that may be or not be so great. One trip to Ko Olina my youngest (18 at the time) and I were in the studio for 2 weeks before we moved to the one bedroom for 2 weeks, and I shipped a cheap ($20?) Vacuum from Amazon (along with a shower seat as he has mobility issues). I also brought a single burner and left it ($15?). Housekeeping didn’t mind (left it out but I’m anal about cleaning so the room was always spotless and I know they aren’t technically allowed, but we made eggs, pasta, etc that time). Not condoning it but I never used it much. My own sponge maybe, definitely my gloves for doing dishes (I wash in hot water so bring some gloves and just leave them).
On driving one trip with a friend, her timeshare only had charcoal grills. I had bought some grill things that light up and work for a few hours (forget the name but they were discontinued, but i still have a few). Worked for grilling brats. Of course driving we brought a ton of stuff in bins!
Love to hear suggestions on what to bring!