How much cash should we bring?

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How much cash should we bring?

Postby MrDaddy » Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:03 am

Spending 8 days at DRM, obviously airfare, lodging, and food is payed for.. how much green should we bring for extras? Is cc ok for most things?

Are there any bargains, timeshares, or coupons to sign up for that would assist in paying for extracurricular activities?

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Re: How much cash should we bring?

Postby sandysobe » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:44 am

We spend from $20 to $40 on average per day on tips. We bring in in $5 and $10.. They work best, getting change can be difficult.
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Re: How much cash should we bring?

Postby Darin & Melissa » Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:13 pm

You will need to bring cash for tipping, you can not tip with a credit card. We usually bring about $400-500 in cash for a trip that will be about 7-8 days. We usually get most of the $ in 1s, 5s, or 10s. The $20s we get are for tipping the butlers.

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Re: How much cash should we bring?

Postby bmerryman » Thu Jun 09, 2016 7:25 am

We were there for 5 days and I had about $1000 in cash, but came home with about $100. Photos were $400 and tips about $300. Spent about $100 in the gift shop on cigars and toys!
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Re: How much cash should we bring?

Postby texascouple_sdc » Sun Jul 03, 2016 8:09 am

We brought $800 for our 14 nights stay. We tipped everyone (the pool staff including Sylvia, the bartender's, the house keeping staff, the waiters / waitresses and the 2am pizza / B.L.T. guys.. we spent roughly $600. Helpful advise: bring plenty of small bills. Cash back is often hard to do. To save on space while traveling with stacks of cash, we went to our bank and got several stacks of $2 dollar bills. Totally worth it!
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