How important is having a kitchen in your motel? Well that depends where you are staying. If you are staying in America and you have lots of places to eat, lots of competition, all you can eat here, and all you can eat there. It’s not so bad to eat out everyday while you are on vacation. But think. If you spend just 4 dollars and say there is only you, and you eat twice a day at the very least, than for the week you spent $52 dollars. That’s ok…no need for a kitchen. But if you are feeding your family of four, and you know they are not going to stick to the $4 dollar budget, well, now you are paying closer to 200-300 just for one week. Now how much more is a kitchen? They come standard in most extended stay motels, and yes, they may be a tad more expensive, maybe 20-30 dollars more, but I was being nice, if you think you can spend only 200-300 to feed your family for an entire week on a vacation, think again. It will be closer to 400-600. Even more. But if you go grocery shopping and watch what you buy, and take it home to your kitchen in your extended stay motel, you will be eating and saving money. I know the dollar menu at Burger King sounds inexpensive, but if you went grocery shopping you will definitely save money.

Now if you are going to Europe, eating out everyday is like paying for a mortgage. IT’S EXPENSIVE. EVERYWHERE! In Europe a whopper cost 5 Euros. That’s about $7.20 USD. So just image what everything else costs. It’s crazy. Unless you are rich, get someplace with a kitchen and go grocery shopping. Shopping is comparable to the States,. A hostel, extended stay motel, hotel, anyplace you can find a kitchen. I can’t stress how important it is. Even get a Dorm. Now if you are going to the Philippines, don’t worry about getting a kitchen. The US Dollar is worth about 60-65 times the Pinoy peso. What you spend on a whopper they spend to feed their entire family for a week. So trading in your USD for Phils Peso is a good thing if you are taking a vacation to anyplace like that. Just a thought. One my last trip to London, I thought I was being smart by just looking for a cheap place to stay for my vacation…Kitchen..who needs it! How wrong I was. I would of been better off getting a more expensive motel with a kitchen and buying my food. When I tallied all my expenses up, just for food, just for myself, and my girlfriend, it came to 700 USD. That’s 2 car payments! Get a kitchen!