Best Bargains for Pesach Getaways?

Gold Member Joined: Nov 15 2004 Posts: 1272

Anyone have any tips for good bargains for family Pesach resorts?

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Check out the Jewish Press.

bargains and pesach - I'd say that's an oxymoron Laughing

Sorry, hun, no such thing!

Executive Member Joined: Jul 10 2005 Posts: 271

we go to Greenwald Caterers, for peasach, I duno how much it is cuz im not paying but they say they have the best food spread ever! I happen to agree we've been to others and GC has the most food, last year they had in addition to a bunch of other stuff
-french toast
-macaroni and cheese
-pizza!!
and its all non gebrokts!! don't ask me how they do it but it doesn't feel like peasach at all!

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I assume the OP means the best barsgain but still going away.

Posted: Mon, Jan 08 2007, 10:16 pm Post subject:

Dh calls pesach hotels a "crusie on land." My inlaws once went to one and had a great time. It was in Orlando and they went to Disney and all sorts of fun places. The food was amazing also. If Dh didn't have so many chumrahs, and we didn't have to pay school tuition then I'd be at a Pesach hotel in a heartbeat.

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im actually a little bit nervous about it, cuz like how am I gona be at the seder and have my dd sleeping alone in a hotel room??

that's why e/o at our hotel brings their nannies, oh well I guess my nanny is left behind with my mansion, and jag Wink

Posted: Mon, Jan 08 2007, 11:48 pm Post subject:

Resort? I don't think you'll find a bargain. But if you're going to a place with lots of hotel options for Pesach (ie Miami) you might be able to purchase meals for shabbos and yom tov only at a restaurant while staying at a more affordable hotel. You can also buy matzah, coldcuts, cream cheese, fruit, etc, and eat the chol hamoed meals on your own.

Compare airfares on a site such as kayak.com. Consider flying a layover flight if you're not traveling with a bunch of kids.

On the way back, book a cheaper late night flight. But check out of your hotel in the morning and store your baggage there. Then see if you can find an activity to do during the day that will allow you to get back in time.
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There are some cheap hotels in Isreal (ie. outside of Yerushalayim), but you gotta take the airfare into consideration. My parents are going to Ashkelon - too bad they're not taking us along Sad

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Thanks for the suggestions and remarks. We make pesach at home but have always talked of going away one year. We probably won't go away, but I figured I'd ask around and see if I am missing anything obvious. The big resorts that advertise are really costly.

Hey Marney I'm glad you asked cuz I was also looking for someplace not too expensive... guess we're stuck though, huh? I actually did some research and most hotels run anywhere between 2000-5000 dollars per person for the entire pesach! I really wanted to go away this year because I refuse to go to my inlaws and dh refuses to go to my parents and I really don't want to make pesach at home while 7 months pregnant IYH...

Posted: Tue, Jan 09 2007, 12:47 pm Post subject:

We did Miami for 2 people for about $3000, including a day trip to Orlando.