Orders for “diet water” and a $1,600 hamburger. And a warning about naked guests accepting room service orders at their hotel room door. Hotels.com® has revealed its inaugural Room Service Report, which surveyed hotel partners around the world to uncover what’s considered “in” when it comes to in-room dining, from the most popular to the most unusual orders. It also touched on etiquette, and proper attire for folks answering the door when room service orders are delivered. Hint: clothing is preferred. Hotels revealed their most unusual guest requests including “diet” water, melted ice cream, blowfish and a raw fish caught Read more
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I’ve always loved this kind of study. Instead of looking at boring things such as the cost of a hotel room and a cab, a Washington Post blogger has used Trip Advisor data on room service costs to come up with the cost of some of the basics for room service. They looked at 15 U.S. cities and tallied up the cost of a club sandwich, a bottle of water, a bag of peanuts, a bottle of soda and an individual serving of vodka. (By individual serving they mean those tiny bottles that aren’t really a proper serving, but that’s Read more
