Originally Posted by SchmeckFlyer
Question is... do hotels really charge for stolen/borrowed/taken bathrobes? I have a small collection of towels from various hotels around the world, for which I was never charged.
Hotels are clever. They expect guests to steal from them and to replace what is stolen they add a mark up in the room rates just to cover these expenses. Typically about 10% of the room rate but probably much more in higher end properties. I read an interesting article in an Australian newspaper last year and you wouldn't believe some of the items people steal. Things that routinely disappear from hotels include ornate lamps, luxury linen, silverware and crockery. Even expensive rugs. Someone even managed to steal a grandfather clock, though how they managed that is beyond me.