Prices in Mar del Plata: how much will a family have to pay to spend 15 days in the most famous resort on the Coast
In recent weeks the world has once again been shaken by the appearance of the Omicron variant, without going any further, yesterday the first case of this strain was known in Argentina. Although its dangerousness is still being discussed, its appearance set off global alarms due to its high degree of contagiousness.
That is why international travel is once again the focus of discussions. At the moment there are few countries that have taken measures, such as the case of France, which again required a negative PCR test from all travelers arriving in the country from outside the European Union, but it would not be surprising if more do so if the Omicron variant really represents a danger.
In this context, and focused on national tourism, Infobae surveyed prices in Mar del Plata for the upcoming summer. The calculation was made thinking of a "typical family" of 4 members, two adults and two minors, to vacation for 15 days in the most famous resort on the Atlantic Coast. The chosen dates are from January 14 to 29, 2022.
In the event that the family does not have a car and must opt for the long-distance buses, they could find round-trip tickets, from the City of Buenos Aires, for those dates starting at $3,900 each. In other words, for a family of 4, we would be talking about a budget of $31,200 to move to and from the spa.
Of course, those who can get around in their own vehicle will be able to save some money and have the comfort of being able to get around at ease. Sometimes, the lodgings are not close to the beach and it can take a long time to walk to it.
To define the lodging of the family of 4 members, Infobae contacted Eduardo Palena , president of the Mar del Plata Hotel Chamber, who said that one night in a double room -for two people- in a 3-star hotel starts at $8,000 and can go up to $12,000. If you take the average of $10,000 pesos per night for two people, our family should pay a total of $300,000. In all cases, the hotel prices shown here include breakfast.
But if instead they wanted to rent an apartment in the center of Mar del Plata to stay for 15 days, they could find accommodation from $42,000 pesos to $150,000 a fortnight, according to Miguel Donsini, president of the Mar del Plata Mar del Plata Auctioneers Association. The collegiate warned that today the capacity for January is already at 70% , so there are not many apartments left to rent during the first month of 2022. To calculate the basket, an average price of $96,000 pesos for fifteen days.
On the other hand, a family of 4 could find on the Booking site a 3-room apartment 1.3 kilometers from the beach with two bedrooms, a living room, parking, TV, kitchen, and other amenities for a total of $266,223 with taxes and charges included. One of the great advantages of staying in an apartment or house is the kitchen, which allows vacationers to prepare meals at home without having to spend too much to eat out.
Based on this last consideration, it was estimated that the family would want to go out to eat at a restaurant in the Puerto Restaurant Shopping Center on at least 4 occasions. For this reason, Infobae contacted Puerto de Palos and estimated the cost of a dinner for two adults and two children, including: two soft drinks, two mineral waters, a bottle of wine, an appetizer, two main dishes, two children's menus and four desserts.
Puerto de Palos explained to this media outlet that at the time of writing this article , soft drinks cost $210, mineral water $210, a Familia Gascón malbec wine $1,050 -a medium-priced wine on the restaurant's menu-, a starter of mixed fried foods (squid rings , cornalitos, merluzitas and fries) $1,200, a plate of catch of the day with roquefort $1,500, a plate of sea risotto $1,500, the children's menu $680 - main course of Roman hake with fries or puree, chicken feet with puree or noodles with fillet, plus soda or flavored water and dessert-, the mixed homemade flan $340 and $390 strawberries with cream.
Based on these prices, and taking into account that children's menus include drinks and dessert, the family of 4 would spend about $7,760. If this price is taken as the average of the 4 meals they eat at the port shopping center , they would spend a total of $31,040 on these outings to eat.
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If, in addition to these outings to the port, you want to eat something at a mid-priced restaurant in Mar del Plata, you could find lunch menus at an average of $400 pesos per plate, $140 for a small drink, $400 for a liter Stella Artois beer and desserts for $250. Based on these prices, and considering about 6 meals , we would be talking about $17,280 that the family should add to their travel budget.
Another of the typical consumptions when vacationing on the Argentine Atlantic Coast are churros, according to this medium he was able to find out, today a dozen filled churros -dulce de leche, pastry cream or chocolate- in Manolo costs $600 , and a dozen of mere $500 . If it is considered that the family consumes a dozen stuffed churros every 3 days, they would be buying them 5 times, that is, they would spend $3,000 on these classic bills.
Finally, to compose this tourist basket, Infobae consulted the prices of certain basic supermarket consumer products in the Claro Price lists. Following are the details of the products and their selected quantities: 6 liters of La Serenissima whole milk, 24 eggs, 4 packages of assorted Diversion brand cookies, 1 one-kilo package of Romance brand yerba mate, 2 2-kilo chickens, 2 kilos of empty, 2 kilos of strip roast, 1 kilo of mozzarella cheese, 1 kilo of flour for Pureza pizzas, 4 packages of tomato sauce for pizza, 1 kilo of Gallo oro rice, 4 lettuces, 2 kilos of round tomatoes, 2 kilos of oranges for juice, 2 kilos of bananas from Ecuador and 2 kilos of white potatoes . According to the rates that this medium revealed, a purchase of such characteristics in Mar del Plata would cost about $9,763.19.
When passing the numbers clean and making the final sum, they will remain 3 estimated and average budgets according to accommodation for the tourist basket that would need a family of 4 -two adults and two children under 10 years- to spend the summer for 15 days during January in Mar del Plata.
- Budget with accommodation in a 3-star hotel: $392,283.19
- Budget with accommodation in a central apartment: $188,283.19
- Budget with accommodation in a Booking department 1.3 kilometers from the beach: $358,506.19.
It is worth noting that all the prices in this article were consulted at the time of publication, so it is possible that they may vary in the future, in addition to the fact that in some cases the average rates were taken or they were consulted in specific stores. Therefore, those who vacation this summer in Mar del Plata will be able to find the same products described here at lower or higher prices. The basket composed here should only be taken as a guide.
Another thing that Argentines must consider when traveling within the country is that it is still necessary to travel with the Tourism Certificate and that health protocols must continue to be respected to continue fighting against a pandemic that, although it has eased, has not yet reached its end.
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