congrats
mrs milwaukee keeps trying to get me to take the family to atlantis, sounds like fun but all i see is the $5k out the window...
Yeah it can be expensive .... more so with Kids.
But if you ever do get to go... here are some Tips.... and depends on how old your kids are.
Kids under the age of 7 are Free I believe.... also I think, but better double check, Kids under 12 eat Free
spoke with a lot of people staying at different towers there... The Beach Tower is the lowest costing Tower, then come Coral Tower
Then Royal Towers.
They always run Special deals... and you can get the Beach Tower for around $200 a night, and the Coral tower for $300 a night.
They get you on the Taxes and Tips.... and of course the higher the price Hotel, the Higher the Taxes and Tips are.
** You Can't get away from these costs..... EVERYTHING has the 15% Tip added to the bill.
The Food is what costs the most... but there are ways to cut back....
as much as it sounds High... The Pizza place by the marina ( at $7.15 a Slice ) is a good deal. lol
The Slices are Huge.... and can be cut in half.
Murray's Deli was a nice place, and the cost is ok. Ate there one night when we weren't in the mood for a big meal. Cost us $40 bucks including Soda.
Bimini Road was good too. another place Not high priced. I think Dinner there was like $65
Now if you go to Virgil's BBQ... this is a Family Style place... and the Biggest plates of food I've ever seen.
even though we didn't know, our bill came to $164 and we probably could have got away with Under $100 and fed a family of 4 !!!
The App was a size of a Meal for 4, and the main plate would have fed another family of 4 !!! The Sides also will do for a family of 4... it was just Sick !
We were going to have the leftovers wrapped and given to the Taxi drivers out front. but they told us that every night they have people from "Helping hands" or something like that, pick up leftovers at the end of each night.
Also, saw a Ton of Families bring Bottle water, Soda, Snacks of all kinds when they checked in.
So you grab a taxi at the Airport and have the driver stop at the market.
Of course the water Park is included... so that will keep you and the Kids busy all day.
Food shacks all over the place. $9.50 Cheeseburgers... The Wings looked good ( think they were $9 ) would feed at least 2 people if not 3
Buffet expensive ... $28 pp for Breakfast ( kids under 12 free ? I think ?? ) Dinner buffet $49 pp
So yeah... Family trip could be anywhere from $3K to $5K easy