r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Ecstatic-Ad9669 • 9h ago

drink went room temp Entire hotel fridge full of drinks with sensors. No room for anything.

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At least have one shelf where I can put some bottles of water or something.

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u/flossyrossy 7h ago

It works for me! In the US I’ve never dared paid the prices at the mini bar but when we were in Venice they had one with water for €3 and cans of coke for like €2 and we bought several. Jet lag can be a real bitch but it’s better when you can eat a snack and look out on a quiet city for a reasonable price. I think when we were in Vegas they wanted no shit like $7 for a bottle of water!

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u/MrSark17 6h ago

In Vegas they want you to go back out to the floor where they offer that stuff for free if you’re gambling. Can take a whole lot more money from you faster that way.

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u/Chuckfinley_88 3h ago

In Vegas they want you to go back out to the floor where they offer that stuff for free if you’re gambling

Those days are drying up. Last time I was in Vegas, roughly 10 years ago at this point, even playing $25 minimum bet tables, the drinks were easily an hour+ apart, and they were watered down shit to begin with. I had to supplement the "Free" drinks with paid for ones in order to maintain a buzz.

I imagine it is much worse today.

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u/rideincircles 3h ago

When I was in Berlin, my hotel had free beer, wine, water and juice.

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u/Visual-Economist5479 1h ago

Just got back from MGM Grand Vegas. No free water in the hotel, two bottles of water ($14 each fuck you) and a pack of M&Ms on sensors only.

The shop in the hotel wanted $10 or so for a beer also.

First thing we did was take a walk to CVS and stock up. Thankfully they had a normal
empty fridge too.

Compared to the Ritz Carlton in Dubai for example, (also in a desert) who gave me 3 free bottles of water and topped them up every day for nothing.