{"id":12137,"date":"2014-05-21T12:33:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T19:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=12137"},"modified":"2015-06-16T20:58:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T03:58:16","slug":"how-to-stock-a-vacation-rental-kitchen-kauai-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/how-to-stock-a-vacation-rental-kitchen-kauai-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stock a Vacation Rental Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kauaiResort vacations\u00a0hold a certain allure with quick access to restaurants and poolside drinks and two towel refreshes a day, but if you\u2019re traveling with more than two people or for an extended period of time, a vacation rental just might be the way to go. In major cities, a well situated apartment can give you a good home base for seeing the sites; at the beach, it can you give the peace and quiet, and privacy you just won\u2019t get at a hotel. And, you can cook for yourself.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, some would say, \u201cIt\u2019s vacation \u2013 why would you want to cook?\u201d Well, if say, you\u2019re entertaining the idea of a trip to the north shore of Kauai, a vacation rental with a kitchen gives you the flexibility to really enjoy farmers markets and eat local on your own. Depending on your budget, it can help save a few bucks as well.<\/p>\n

The fact that you can make coffee whenever you want and cook your own meals is part of the draw. But how to stock a vacation rental for a week isn\u2019t necessarily a straightforward thing. Google it and you\u2019ll find recommendations that assume you\u2019ll be driving to your vacation rental. In those instances, you can pack whatever you want in a cooler, bring your own knives and even pack a pan or two.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re hopping a plane to your vacation destination, knives are out of the question and unless you want to pack and pay for another suitcase, pans? Hah, not even.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve done both kinds of trips. Even on a drive up to Guemes Island in the San Juans where there is only one simple general store on the island, I didn\u2019t bring knives or pans. Part of the fun of a vacation is making do with what you\u2019ve got, not transferring your entire home set up to a new kitchen with a different view.<\/p>\n

From a food perspective, assume nothing more than salt and pepper will be provided, and maybe not even that. Check with your rental company.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m one of those people who thinks of going to the grocery store as part of the vacation experience, so that we\u2019re going to do some shopping is a given, but after a few trips, I\u2019ve discovered there\u2019s a short list of things worth bringing to\u00a0even the best stocked vacation rental kitchen.<\/p>\n