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Food Costs Reported By Guests
What will food cost me?
This Frequently Asked Question has been very difficult for me to answer. I have requested guests to send me reports on what they actually spent when they were vacationing with us, so I may share this information with anyone interested. Here are some reports with actual quotes from the guests' letters to me:
Also, see:
Julie
Knudtsen's Letter
Jo
Ann Turning's Letter
Lesley
Lewis Guest Letter
Brian
Dudley Guest Letter
Deby
Martin's trip Report
1. Two couples who spent a week at Rum Jetty, February '00, spent US$20 per person per day.
"to give you
an idea on our trip ....we spent 225USD at Hillside and
about 250USd on veg, fish, snacks at commisary etc... for
four adults (who drink a lot of Rum and Beer.... on vacation
only of course....) and two children...(extra veg &
fruit). For that we
ate like kings
....every meal ....three meals a day ....fresh fruit, toast
and eggs/bacon each morning .....sandwiches & salad at
lunch and lobster or fresh fish at dinner. Average cost
would be, I would say, 120 USD per week per adult ingoring
the kids. or 20 USD a day."
2. A mother with three adult children who spent 9 days at
Primrose Path, February '00, spent a maximum of US$7 per
person per day.
"We paid
somewhere between US$200 and US$250 for 4 people for 9
days."
3. A single adult who spent a week at Queen's Cottage,
January '00, spent US$20 per day.
"When I got
there, I had a bill for $90 US for my staples which included
my rum punch makings, 12-pack red stripe, etc. Then I got
the following:
carrots, 2lbs 40J
cucumbers, 1lb 40J
Potatos, 2lbs 40J
Melon, 4 lbs, 120J
Lettuce 1 lbs, 40J
Papaya, 2 lbs, 80J
Onion, 1/2 lb, 10J
3 T-Bone Steaks, at about $1.50US each
1 lb bacon, at about $3.25 US
4 Chicken breasts, at about $5.00
Pork Chops, at about $3.00 lb.
Pepsi, at $.80 US each (10)
I ate some beef patties from the bar 3 times, at about $1.00
each
Odds/Ends (jerk chicken, beers, rum punches, 1 night of
dining out) $25.00
Total "food"
costs, including alcohol, was about $165.00 for the week.
I
ate well for that too!! I
would say $20 a day is about right, per person, including
alcohol."
4. A small family comprising two adults and two small
children who spent a week at Blue Vista Villa in January
'00, spent less than US$12 per person per
day.
"One caveat is that we don't drink beer or wine so we had no such expenditures. We were two adults and two children. We had three meals a day at the house which were more than adequate. The cost for food was US$45 per day. We did not cut corners only after a few days we started to eat leftovers for lunch from supper.
The
meals were good, and generous and included desserts.
5. A
couple spent a week at Blue Vista Villa in early February
'00 and spent less than US$20 per person per
day.
"We keep our receipts so I have some details here.....
Our total food cost for the week was ~$275US. This included chicken for 2 nights, Pork 2 nights, and lobster 1 night. The other nights we ate vegatarian. We had vegetable every day, rice, beans, etc. We did not eat out at all.......
Here is a breakdown of cost for some items......in $JA
Vegetables
(some examples)
Broccoli $70/lb
Cucumber $40/lb
Lettuce $90/lb
Cabbage $30/lb
Peas $35/pkg
Rice $75/box
Others
Eggs $185/flat (3 dozen)
Bacon $250/lb
Pork $~500/lb
Lobsters $~400/lb
Whole Chicken $~350/lb
Beef $~500/lb
Butter $100/lb
Cornflakes $150/box
Jam $90/jar
Cooking oil $200
Coffee $430
Milk $120/Qt
Sugar $20/lb
White Bread $50/loaf
Pineapple juice $50/can
Orange juice $45/can
Ting $485/case
Ginger Beer $192/case
Red Stripe $950/case
This should give anyone interested some idea of what things cost in early 2000."
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