Is it possible to ask for a hotel room without minibar/extra services?

4/15/2019 12:15:08 PM

I always used the mini bar refrigerator in order to keep my own beers and perishable items. Even in hotels where removing a can or bottle from its notch is automatically billed.

I always asked at the reception, always got a positive answer while making sure they arrange that with the service staff at the floor.

Eventually they tell you not to remove their perishable items, as in some cases you might find packed sandwiches or other snacks.

The first time that I got billed automatically, it tooks seconds to clarify the situation, as in the other answer.

You can pre announce that you won’t use the services, but somehow they will have to check it out, so the various mistakes mentioned by others might be less probable but still possible.

4/14/2019 6:12:23 PM

Some hotels don’t have minibars, and you could seek those would when traveling when possible.

Some hotels are willing to remove/empty/lock the minibar upon request. Some guests may be on school trips or be recovering alcoholics not wanting to sleep next to a bar. I’d call the hotel front desk (not the central reservations office for a chain, but the actual hotel directly) and ask if this is possible before booking. Some resorts may charge a fee for this—they’ll call it a refrigerator fee so you can use the space for your own use. Some will do so for free, but you may not have a fridge to use after.

At some hotels it may be possible to ask them to block all extra charges to your room above the room rate (room service, bar/restaurant, calls, PPV movies, laundry, shop, etc…), but you’d have to check with the hotel to see whether their system can accommodate this.

I’ve had occasional minibar charges for something I didn’t use, and it’s never taken more than 30 seconds to have them removed.

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