Airbnb with a kitchen would be ideal. Then you can just go to the store and get whatever you want and cook it.
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We do that pre cooked vacuum sealed thing quite a bit for camping. Just drop the packet in boiling water, great meal and easy clean up. This past week we had Fajitas, meat loaf and Huli Huli chicken. Also packets of rice can be cooked in either the micro wave or skillet. With the meatloaf you can add the gravy in the same packet.Comment
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Don't burn the popcorn in the microwave.
Everyone will hate you.Comment
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Both Super 8 and Quality Inn include complimentary breakfast. It might not knock your socks off, but it would be convenient and cost effective. Even if you’re not a breakfast person, you’re only there for a week. They usually last until 10AM, so you could just go late and call it an early lunch.
For dinner, I’m probably no help. I’d be scouring the internet for good local places to eat. The first food forums I joined were Chowhound.com and Roadfood.com, 25 years or so ago. For me, going out to interesting restaurants is like going golfing, or similar, for other people. The way my style of doing things would best fit your needs would be to over-order food, then microwave leftovers for half the meals.Comment
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A small camp stove, used outside like WI Bubba suggested sounds worthy. Personally, I would shy away from cooking anything in the hotel room.
Hopefully the hotel has an outdoor space you could set up in. I've seen people go tailgate style in hotel parking lots, both morning and night, when there was no dedicated outdoor patio so it's doable.
I do like the idea of premade vac-sealed packets folks mentioned. Wonder if I could do that on the cruise we're taking at the end of year?
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Plus One on the vacuum pack bagged food. We do it for camping and at hunting camp (where we don't have electricity or hot running water). PBC Ribs cut and packed in a bag are a favorite. Homemade chili is another favorite. PBC pulled pork or shredded chicken can be the base for either sandwiches or tacos. The induction burner will heat water fine and you will have a pan of hot water for clean up after dinner.
When I hotel traveled quite a bit, a toaster was always included. Hard boiled eggs, sliced ham and cheese with hot toast or a bagel makes a quick and filling breakfast and was also sometimes better than hotel free breakfast. Single serve peanut butter can go on one piece of toast or bagel.
The Super 8 in Sonora has pretty decent reviews and there is Pit Stop Barbeque and a La Mexicana restaurant in walking distance so that can fill a couple nights.
Anytime I hotel traveled in Texas I often chose the hotel based on food availability nearby that I could walk to in the evening. That would include gas station BBQ. Even go as far as using Google Maps Street View to look around the neighborhood for parking or indication of the "cleanliness" of the area streets and parking lots.Comment
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I'm taking from the number of people that have suggested it that the re-heating vacseal in a pot of boiling water works quite well. I've never done that.
Generally speaking, how long do you leave it in there? (Granted, would differ based on the thickness of whatever it is I am heating up.)Comment
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We normally bring water to a simmer, not boiling. Depends on the package size for timing but maybe 15 minutes? This is something that kind of happens in the background without a lot of attention.
Bring water to simmer, slip the package in, comes back up to temp and simmers for a while.
Also, I did a Google Map Street View walk and there is a donut shop right in front on the Super 8
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I can see where it might be better, taste wise, to vacuum seal meals at home and bring them with you. But then you may still need to bring along a heating source like electric hot plate and a pot to boil them with. I just use the local grocery store nearest to the motel for breakfast, lunch, and dinner items and do them in the MW. Some of the frozen meal items aren't too bad at all. I LOVE Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls and eat them at home several days a week.Comment
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A quick look shows some AirBNB rentals that would be close to or cheaper than a motel for a week.Comment
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Bring a couple meals of pizza with, easy to reheat for a meal or two, I would think having everything prepped for tacos would be a few easy meals as well.Comment
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I'm in the camp that I would bring easy to eat breakfast stuff with me, or might stock the mini fridge with some sandwich fixings, but cooking in the room is less than a great experience. I would explore the local dining scene for my evening meal.Comment
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Kinda funny, but I read an article that the iron is often used to reheat pizza. The gist was never to use the iron on your clothes. 🤔Comment
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Sometimes smaller hotels and motels will have communal grills. You might find one of those outdoor park-style grills if they have any greenspace outside.Comment
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Most of the Home 2Suites and Homeood Suites properties have a gas grill, and it may even be a brand standard. I've also seen guests using their own WSJ or cheapie grill in the hotel patio areas. Last week, a guy was grilling some chicken on a little charcoal grill outside my hotel in New Mexico. Man, that smelled good.
This was the scene outside a Hampton Inn in Kansas last month. The bag of Kingsford looked like it had seen plenty of weather. I don't know what was going on with the gasser.
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