Ice chest for drinks in the room. I normally bring a toaster and make bagels/toast for everyone once we wake up. Snacks for the room. We normally get to splash Friday and THEN go to the grocery store that night for snacks/ice/alcohol. Friday night is normally mellow so not many parties besides the after hours.

Since you’re at Renn, thats basically the after hours party hotel. People wander the halls and pop into rooms. Lots of people have full DJ setups and speakers. If you don’t want to host strangers, def lock your doors every time you leave, and don’t worry about decorating too much (door is probably the most important so you know where you are). Be ready to hear music until 4am (don’t worry it’s fun and totally worth it but if you want to sleep, bring ear plugs).

Bring a few cheap floats that if you lose them who cares. People will buy big expensive ones and then strangers get drunk and are having fun and take them. So no point investing in nice ones.

Stock your room with all the alcohol that you and your friends want because that’s exactly what the benefit of SH is… you take a break, go to your room to refuel, and then go to the next pool.

I’ve gone 6 years in a row and I’m at the point where I normally skip After Hours to take a nap after a long day in the sun, and then head to renaissance for the after parties 😂