Reducing Baggage Charges – Hotel Laundry

My family and I were in Mexico last week on family vacation.  We spent a total of $160.00 on baggage charges.  Believe me when I tell you that I searched my mind for ways to reduce that amount.

One of the things I considered was packing less things and having things washed mid way through the trip.  I had already checked to see if our resort had a washer and dryer for guest use.  They did not.

While we were on the trip I pulled out the laundry list located next to the plastic bag hanging on one of the hangers in the closet.  As I surveyed the list, I quickly saw that I did the right thing by going ahead and bringing enough clothes not to require laundry.

Here are a few examples of the prices:

T-Shirt: $4.00
Shorts: $5.50
Pants: $7.50
Underwear: $3.00
Dress: $8.50

I believe that these prices are pretty typical of a nice resort.

As you can see, it wouldn’t take very many pieces of clothing to pay for the cost of checking another bag.  Now, if the issue isn’t just about expense but rather the convenience of either not checking a bag or lugging around less luggage, then isn’t isn’t purely a mathematical question.

As with many choices in vacation travel….it’s all up to you!