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Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Text » Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:16 pm

I bet Big brother spies on the drinking habits of pilots who stay overnight in hotel rooms. It's easy enough to monitor their room service requests and minibar usage.
If you are piloting say, airforce one, bet they monitor a lot more than just your drinking habits. :pmsl:

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by jra » Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:12 pm

Cleopatra wrote:When I stayed at a hotel in Paris, the receptionist asked if we would like an upgrade to a better, more expensive suite, with no extra charge. She said it had been booked for a few days and the guests had left early. We accepted nonchalantly as if we were offered upgrades all the time. Then she said that we could help ourselves to whatever was left in the mini bar, with no charge.

I don't know if she realised but the mini bar was stocked full, with spirits, wine, beers, chocolates, fruit. I don't think it had been touched. We made the most of it; the suite was beautiful, too. To this day, I can't understand why she offered us the upgrade.


The expression 'Never look a gift horse in the mouth' springs to mind. Sounds like you did well there.

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Cleopatra » Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:01 pm

When I stayed at a hotel in Paris, the receptionist asked if we would like an upgrade to a better, more expensive suite, with no extra charge. She said it had been booked for a few days and the guests had left early. We accepted nonchalantly as if we were offered upgrades all the time. Then she said that we could help ourselves to whatever was left in the mini bar, with no charge.

I don't know if she realised but the mini bar was stocked full, with spirits, wine, beers, chocolates, fruit. I don't think it had been touched. We made the most of it; the suite was beautiful, too. To this day, I can't understand why she offered us the upgrade.

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by NastyNickers » Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:00 pm

HobbitFeet wrote:
jra wrote:
Life is not too short to spend unnecessary money on holidays, if you don't have that much disposable income.



exactly, it all depends on the circumstances at the time, I've been on holidays where it's 'meh have what you like' and I've been on others where you have to watch the budget, very few people have unlimited disposable income despite what the internet leads you to believe

going back to the hated subject of cats, I have the Bengal boys who are worth a small fortune and Frank the bastard who cost nothing, I don't get any less pleasure from owning or love Frank any less just because he has less monetary value


Yeah exactly. These days we go all inclusive with the kids, just to take out all the money issues. In Mexico we upgraded so we had free room service and free minibar too. We had a set of optics too :gigglesnshit:
Back when it was just me and the man we’d do city breaks and it would depend on our situation. Usually we’d buy our own stuff in.

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by HobbitFeet » Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:50 am

jra wrote:
Guest wrote:
Holly wrote:
Guest wrote:
McAz wrote:No - I have a portable 12v/240v coolbox in the car which I stock up for use in hotels.





I'm surprised you don't just sleep in your car. what's the point of staying in a hotel and penny pinching?



What's penny pinching about it? Most people stay in a hotel to sleep, not to raid the mini bar. I often bring my own supply of what ever I'd like to drink. Why would I want to pay the exorbitant prices of a mini bar? I rather spend it on a nice dinner.








If I stay at a hotel for work it's on expenses, If I stay in a hotel on holiday It's part of the holiday experience. I eat where I want. I order what I want, I don't book into a cheap hotel to save money. If I decide I want a Pringle as one guest said With a whisky from the mini bar Then I have it. I often get room service sent to my room, my kids love to order pizza to the room I can afford and As I said it all adds to the experience of staying away from home.
Life is to short to worry about the price of a small tube of pringles while on a family vacation lol


Life is not too short to spend unnecessary money on holidays, if you don't have that much disposable income.



exactly, it all depends on the circumstances at the time, I've been on holidays where it's 'meh have what you like' and I've been on others where you have to watch the budget, very few people have unlimited disposable income despite what the internet leads you to believe

going back to the hated subject of cats, I have the Bengal boys who are worth a small fortune and Frank the bastard who cost nothing, I don't get any less pleasure from owning or love Frank any less just because he has less monetary value

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by jra » Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:41 am

Guest wrote:
Holly wrote:
Guest wrote:
McAz wrote:No - I have a portable 12v/240v coolbox in the car which I stock up for use in hotels.





I'm surprised you don't just sleep in your car. what's the point of staying in a hotel and penny pinching?



What's penny pinching about it? Most people stay in a hotel to sleep, not to raid the mini bar. I often bring my own supply of what ever I'd like to drink. Why would I want to pay the exorbitant prices of a mini bar? I rather spend it on a nice dinner.








If I stay at a hotel for work it's on expenses, If I stay in a hotel on holiday It's part of the holiday experience. I eat where I want. I order what I want, I don't book into a cheap hotel to save money. If I decide I want a Pringle as one guest said With a whisky from the mini bar Then I have it. I often get room service sent to my room, my kids love to order pizza to the room I can afford and As I said it all adds to the experience of staying away from home.
Life is to short to worry about the price of a small tube of pringles while on a family vacation lol


Life is not too short to spend unnecessary money on holidays, if you don't have that much disposable income.

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Guest » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:46 pm

Holly wrote:
jp761 wrote:True enough Holly. I'm jesting anyhow, I don't particularly believe the guest.

Have fun if you are where you say you are, don't waste your time telling us all about it is what I say.



IP was Spanish :thumbsup:


is it micky on a business trip?

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Keyser » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:41 pm

Punk wrote:Irvine Welsh was there this weekend :choc:


:razz:

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Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Punk » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:29 pm

jp761 wrote:
Guest wrote:
Holly wrote:
Guest wrote:
Holly wrote:The prices of mini bar things are ridiculously high...It's easy enough to plan ahead and bring your own.


Think you are right as have just been totting up the bill :thumbsup:

Just finsished off with cardenal mendoza brandy and will call it a night methinks :cheers:




Where are you?


Barcelona. :twirl:
Bagged a Senorita then. Lucky bastard.


Irvine Welsh was there this weekend :choc:

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Star » Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:23 pm

I’ve always found mini bars, to overpriced. You get a bloody shock when you
get your bill at the end of the holiday. :yikes:

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Goodwife » Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:47 am

Guest wrote:
Holly wrote:
Guest wrote:
McAz wrote:No - I have a portable 12v/240v coolbox in the car which I stock up for use in hotels.





I'm surprised you don't just sleep in your car. what's the point of staying in a hotel and penny pinching?



What's penny pinching about it? Most people stay in a hotel to sleep, not to raid the mini bar. I often bring my own supply of what ever I'd like to drink. Why would I want to pay the exorbitant prices of a mini bar? I rather spend it on a nice dinner.








If I stay at a hotel for work it's on expenses, If I stay in a hotel on holiday It's part of the holiday experience. I eat where I want. I order what I want, I don't book into a cheap hotel to save money. If I decide I want a Pringle as one guest said With a whisky from the mini bar Then I have it. I often get room service sent to my room, my kids love to order pizza to the room I can afford and As I said it all adds to the experience of staying away from home.
Life is to short to worry about the price of a small tube of pringles while on a family vacation lol


If I am on holiday then the hotel is for showering and sleeping. I like to go out and sightsee, go for a nice dinner and frequent a few pubs. No need to pay exhoribtant prices for the mini bar :more beer:

I prefer to spend my money wisely thats all :dunno:

When I use a hotel for work the mini bar is not in expenses, even if it was it doesn't look good to your employer does it?

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Trapper John » Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:37 am

I've stayed in hotels all over the country and many parts of the world, I can honestly say I have never used the mini bar whilst on holiday, who would do that? - if you hadn't had enough whilst out enjoying yourself before returning to your room to sleep, I mean lets face it thats all you use a room for on holiday, then there must be something wrong with you.

Also in my experience very few companies and none I've worked for would cover your mini bar expenses just as they wouldn't the hotel porn TV and as they are itemised on the bill, difficult to squeeze through as 'sundries'. Companies just don't do it because employees invaribly abuse it if they think someone else is going to pay for it.

I can remember once in the ealy 1990's turning up at our hotel (The Hilton I think) in Leeds late in the evening for a company conference the next day, dumping my stuff in the room then meeting others downstairs in the bar.

Not wanting to drink on an empty stomach I ordered a club sandwich at the bar. It looked very nice as it arrived but my the enjoyment disappeared very quickly when I was asked to pay £22.00 for it, there and then as they wouldn't add it to the room bill.

Going back to the mini bar, anyone who thought the company were going to cover the cost of room extras were quickly sobered up when it came to settling the bill on departure.

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Holly » Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:11 am

Guest wrote:
Holly wrote:
Guest wrote:
McAz wrote:No - I have a portable 12v/240v coolbox in the car which I stock up for use in hotels.





I'm surprised you don't just sleep in your car. what's the point of staying in a hotel and penny pinching?



What's penny pinching about it? Most people stay in a hotel to sleep, not to raid the mini bar. I often bring my own supply of what ever I'd like to drink. Why would I want to pay the exorbitant prices of a mini bar? I rather spend it on a nice dinner.








If I stay at a hotel for work it's on expenses, If I stay in a hotel on holiday It's part of the holiday experience. I eat where I want. I order what I want, I don't book into a cheap hotel to save money. If I decide I want a Pringle as one guest said With a whisky from the mini bar Then I have it. I often get room service sent to my room, my kids love to order pizza to the room I can afford and As I said it all adds to the experience of staying away from home.
Life is to short to worry about the price of a small tube of pringles while on a family vacation lol



Well good for you! Not everyone is as "well off" as you are though, others are, but have better sense than wasting a lot of money on some shitty little bottles, or crap packets from the mini bar. If I bring my own, I can have exactly what I want. Make no mistake, when I go away, I have a fab time, I just spend my money on better things than a mini bar...I usually go out for lovely dinners, and on my return might have a drink or two from my own supply, which is usually champagne or maybe prosecco and/or brandy with ginger ale ( my choice of drinks ) :snooty:

ETA...don't get me wrong, I have had drinks from mini bars, they do have their uses, but only when I haven't had a chance to get my own booze and I was or am in need for a drink.

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Guest » Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:04 am

Holly wrote:
Guest wrote:
McAz wrote:No - I have a portable 12v/240v coolbox in the car which I stock up for use in hotels.





I'm surprised you don't just sleep in your car. what's the point of staying in a hotel and penny pinching?



What's penny pinching about it? Most people stay in a hotel to sleep, not to raid the mini bar. I often bring my own supply of what ever I'd like to drink. Why would I want to pay the exorbitant prices of a mini bar? I rather spend it on a nice dinner.








If I stay at a hotel for work it's on expenses, If I stay in a hotel on holiday It's part of the holiday experience. I eat where I want. I order what I want, I don't book into a cheap hotel to save money. If I decide I want a Pringle as one guest said With a whisky from the mini bar Then I have it. I often get room service sent to my room, my kids love to order pizza to the room I can afford and As I said it all adds to the experience of staying away from home.
Life is to short to worry about the price of a small tube of pringles while on a family vacation lol

Re: Hotel room mini bars

Post by Holly » Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:46 am

Guest wrote:
McAz wrote:No - I have a portable 12v/240v coolbox in the car which I stock up for use in hotels.





I'm surprised you don't just sleep in your car. what's the point of staying in a hotel and penny pinching?



What's penny pinching about it? Most people stay in a hotel to sleep, not to raid the mini bar. I often bring my own supply of what ever I'd like to drink. Why would I want to pay the exorbitant prices of a mini bar? I rather spend it on a nice dinner.

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