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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 7:01 am
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Originally Posted by tfmpa
My husband has a conference at the Claremont in Berkley in July, which coincides with our anniversary. We plan to stay there and then spend the weekend in SF.
Because of the special occassion I called the concierge to see about getting wine delivered to the room as a surprise for hubby on arrival. He told me that not only would the bottle have the standard markup, but that a 20% gratuity AND a 22% delivery fee would be added.

I know room service is pricey, but I think 44% in fees is more than I can stomach!

What would you pay for room service?
No, not how you described it above. As United959 said, bring your own bottle and do your own preparations for a romantic evening.
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