北美行(3)-看看住的地方+成本計算Tuesday, January 20, 2009 3:35 PM
Dear Y-雲,
實在沒力write Chinese, 阿9們到連結的website去瞧一下我們住的所在.
Lingo
Dear Debra,
After the long convesation yesterday afternoon, I have been thinking how to cut down the cost, but I just can not.
lodging
Day one
Kings canyon cabin plus tax, plus tips total $2,400.oo/night for 16 cabins
(You have no choice, this is the only,also cheapest accommodations for a big group)
16 cabins @150.00 ea /2 persons
http://www.sequoia-kingscanyon.com/cabins.html I am thinking to book a campsite nearby so we can build a campfire under the starry summer night.
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Day 2
Yosemite Four season Lodge, one night , tax, tips all in total $2200/night
2 houses attached, total 12 suites, sleeps 24, other 8 persons on 4 sofa beds.
2 big kitchens, 2 big dinning rooms, outdoor hot tubs ... a dinning table w/16 seats......
click the link
http://www.yosemitelodging.com/wlandcomplx.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day 3,4,5,6,7, 8, 5 nights
Mammoth lakes 4nights Luxury 3 homes each sleeps 10 total $5,280/5 nights
@$400+$350+$350 Total $1,300 for one night plus 13%tax, tips
(one house $400/nt, other 2 $350.00/nt)
These houses cost 3 times more in winter, it's a ski resort, they offer very affordable
prices in the summer, these 3 houses are the best buys !!
Since they offer buy 4 nights gets 5th nights free, we can stay an extra night here!
Beautiful modern homes, big kitchen, very spacious, see the link bellow
These luxury homes are 2700 sqft each, ( each value over $1 Million !!) , the houses i am going to book are The Lodges at Snow Creek #1109.#1204,#1206. on the golf course.
www.101greatescapes.com click the link to view the largest house we are going to stay,
http://www.timber-ridge.com/condos/geco ... 1119ol.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 nights, 32 person $9,800 (lodging only)
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If you book the low end Motel 6, for example, is $85.00/all in on Mommoth Lakes,
one night,one room sleepls 2, the whole trip for 32 persons will cost me $9520.00
So, you do the math !!
no kitchen, no living room, nothing but cheap rooms, if we stay a place like this,
we have to eat every meal outside, the meals cost has to be double.
and where are we going to spend the evening with 32 , middle-aged ,obasons and ozisons?
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So, what do you think ?
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Car rental and gas total $5,750. (4-7 seats,one 9-seats, 10 days)
We need at least 5 mini vans (four will be 7 seats, and I need rent one is 9 seats van to have space for extra luggages)
for 10 days rental, each van cost $500, plus tax, plus insurance $800/per car X 5 =$4,000.00
(can not just rent 8 days) if one van w/9 seats $4,500.00
For Gas, estimated $250 x5 $1,250..00
So total car rental and gas $5,750.00/4 vans-7 seats, one 9-seats, 10 days)
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Meals ( 8 days 24 meals X32 person ) total $6,720.00
768 meals ( I dont believe this numbers!!)
This will be a challenge for William and me !! Just wait and see !!
this includs, @$20.00/per person per day X8 days = @160/person/8 days
Plus extrra 2 meals
(1) 5 star dinning experience at world famous Awhanee Hotel at Yosemite NP.
each person $30.00/breakfast buffet(tax, tips included)
( have to make reservation 60 days in advance,no kidding!)
http://www.yosemitepark.com/Dining_Ahwa ... gRoom.aspx (2)one big dinner on the last day when we back to Irvine @$20.00
We will cook most of the meals at the lodges, except Kings Canyon.
The meals will be very Asian, with lots of vegetables and fruit (if possible.)
Image 32 persons at one restaurant, it will take whole evening waiting for the services.
We will bring the meals for the Yosemite one night, and then buy most of the foods at Mommoth Lake.
I expect the cost of grocery From Mammoth Lakes will be a huge difference from Costco here,
Mammoth Lakes is a small but expensive town. I 'd rather prepare sufficient fund for it.
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Activities total @1,440
National park pass 2 for taiwan group @80 $160.00(we already have 3)
Boat rental @ 15X32 $480.00
(before hiking at the Yosemite Saddlebag Lakes area, we need
to rent a boat to cross the big lake to save 4 miles hike times)
Gondola ride @ 10X32 $320.00
(to a mountain top, magnificent mountain views at 10,000 feet)
Bus fee for Devils Postpile Monument @15X32 $480.00
(no private cars allowed)
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Final cost
Lodging $9,880.00
Car &gas 5,750.00
meals 6,720.00
activities 1,440.00
total $23,790 X1.05 = 24,980 divided by 32 $780/per person/8days-7nights)
(5% is for unseen cost, emergency money), round up to $800.00/per person,
So, if it turns out perfectly as I planed, each person can have the 5% $37.00 back, and maybe some money from the meals too.
Any cheaper idea ?
Lingo