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My family has been roaming around cons of all sizes from the time the youngest was small enough to ride in a backpack. It’s been super-fun, but as the boys got older, it (unsurprisingly) got more and more expensive.
One of our more successful ways to keep costs down has turned out to be hotel room cooking.
At first, it felt like a necessary evil: we’d economize on food so we could spend on the room. (Plus, in the pre-UberEats days, trying to find food on a holiday-weekend-Sunday-night in downtown Atlanta for Dragon Con led to a few dinners from the refrigerator section at the CVS. I really don’t recommend this option.) Once we got into it, though, our hotel cooking meant there was always a place to get food without waiting in line. The kids (some of whom are pickier than others) knew they’d find something they liked, and it made for an easy gathering point for friends. Much to our surprise, our plan of hacking together food in the room turned into a pretty decent part of the weekend in its own right.
Disclaimer #1 — Please, PLEASE, if you’re at all interested in hotel cooking, please pay attention to proper food storage and safety procedures. Some links for you:
