Need your opinion....what would you do?

**Mom23boys** · 06-21-2005, 11:31 AM

Chris' baseball team is going to the state tournament this weekend, but we have to travel out of town and stay in a hotel.

This is my delima.
The team is staying at a hotel that is higher priced and doesn't have a breakfast bar. I found a hotel in that area that we participate in the rewards program with. It does offer the breakfast bar. It also offers a cheaper room rate.

Should we stay where other parents chose to stay for the team? Or would it be wrong to stay in a different place?

If we stay in the same hotel with the team, we would also have to purchase breakfast each morning. (We should be there at least 2 nights...maybe 3.) If we stay at the hotel with the rewards program, I would be earning reward points, plus eating breakfast for free.

Am I being too frugal?? What would you choose to do?

I need to let them know sometime today what I have decided.

**KKCondrey** · 06-21-2005, 11:35 AM

Does your son get to stay with you or will he be staying at the other hotel with the team? If he has to stay with the team I would ask him if its okey if you stay at the other hotel. If it's fine with Chris that you stay they, I say go for it and stay at the one that gives you the rewards points and free breakfast.

**Mom23boys** · 06-21-2005, 11:41 AM

Chris will be staying with us. Each child will be staying with their parent.

I just didn't want to offend anyone.

**KKCondrey** · 06-21-2005, 11:44 AM

Originally posted by Mom23boys
Chris will be staying with us. Each child will be staying with their parent.

I just didn't want to offend anyone.

Since the room will be used for mostly sleeping I say stay at the less expensive hotel with the free breakfast.

**KKCondrey** · 06-21-2005, 11:47 AM

Just to add, if I were a parent and I were going, I would think you were smart for picking the better deal on a room

Besides, Joe gets a discount thru his company at one particular hotel and if we were in your shoes we wouldn't stay with the rest of the team either if that one was avaliable.

**homesteadmamma** · 06-21-2005, 12:19 PM

I too would stay in the hotel that has the greater rate and the breakfast too.

As to offending people, well..... I would have to say if they get offended because of your staying at a different hotel, hmmmm. Need I say more.

**Mom23boys** · 06-21-2005, 12:24 PM

Thanks ladies for your opinions. I thought the same thing CJ, but didn't want to voice it to them.

**forestdale** · 06-21-2005, 03:10 PM

I agree with the other ladies, Michelle. I'd stay where I got a better rate. Chris will be with the team during the day, the room is just for sleeping and relaxing.

**Mojjo** · 06-21-2005, 04:10 PM

I would be staying at the cheaper hotel too....it justs makes more sense.

**momof42003** · 06-21-2005, 04:41 PM

Maybe some other parent is doing this too? You never know. If I heard about it I would not be offended at you but maybe the ones who made the descision on the more expensive hotel, and next year you can book them for me...

**jlxian** · 06-21-2005, 05:26 PM

Yes indeed, I'd go for the cheaper hotel/better deal. It could be that there is another family that wishes they could do the same thing but isn't as brave as you? I wouldn't worry about offending anyone at all.....

**bamamomto4** · 06-21-2005, 06:00 PM

I'd stay at the cheaper hotel to

**crdurham** · 06-21-2005, 06:28 PM

Cheaper hotel/better rate..... you know all of us frugal chicks would pick the better deal....lol

**Mom23boys** · 06-21-2005, 07:19 PM

Thank you ladies. I guess that confirms it! I am staying at the better rate/free breakfast hotel. DH told me to do whatever I thought was best. Of course being the frugal person I am, I did.

Our room is booked and I emailed the person who set up the other rooms to let them know. She said she understood. I will be seeing her tonight at practice.

I knew my frugal sisters

would come through for me and convince me it was ok.