Originally Posted by
JBord
It's ridiculous to charge for this. But there's a fairly easy solution, although it will be a bit of a hassle at check out.
Just remove enough items so that your water bottles fit. Set them on a table, desk, wherever. On your last day, replace the items, take a picture of the full fridge and stop by the front desk to dispute the charge.
Yeah, hotels tend not to like that because you can use the same approach to take what you want, then just before you go, replace the items you consumed with identical ones from the local 7-11 at a fraction of the cost.