Bottled Water in Hotel Rooms
 

Do you open those bottles of water that they conveniently leave in the room for you?

I just stayed at the Aladdin, and they had a bottle of water with the bargain price of $4.95 :eek:

Forget that, every time I travel I find a Walgreen's or a convenience store and stock up on a few six packs of water.

At the Aladdin I just had to go the the ABC store they have at their mall and bought some liter bottles for $0.99, a better bargain ;)

Do you buy the in room bottled water?

No way. It's WAY overpriced. Even the vending machines are cheaper, although I always look for a store where I can buy it for less.

No but will happily use complimentary bottled water.

If free yes, if not then I usually go to the corner store to pick up some water, beer, coke, snacks, ect. If no corner store availible I'll just got to the vendor.

I never buy bottled water because there is no need for me to do so.

Between the free bottles of water which I receive as a Hilton HHonors Diamond member and the free bottles of water which I receive as a Delta Air Lines passenger, I never need to buy any bottled water.

Additionally, most customers that I visit have a water cooler. When my bottle is empty, they usually generously extend the offer that I may refill the bottle as necessary.

I tend to shlep my own bottled water; about 6 bottles in carry-on. Love it, when I walk into a hotel room and find complimentary water. Just means I guzzle a bit more water.

Those bottles of water are meant for emergency situations only. For example, you just drank 8 martinis at the bar across the street from the hotel.... and then 2 more at the hotel bar.

That is when those bottles are a godsend, $4.95 or not.

Would you mind clarifying? I have no idea what you are talking about. BTW, welcome to FT.

Not usually. However, I seem to remember hearing about someone who, thinking they were free, drank from one, then saw the price tag on one of the other bottles. He stopped by a store the next time he was out to replace the bottle he had consumed.

I really get frustrated when they put good spring water in the room at outrageous prices but only sell the bottled tap water (Desani or Aquafina) in the machines and hotel store.

Same as jfe - Walgreens is my friend. In Vegas, those small convenience stores between Alladin and MGM Grand are also perfect to fill up (landmarked by the dudes slapping their porn flyers on their wrists to make them look valuable)

I'd assume to cure severe dehydration (and a hangover) :confused:

If you use the Spa at the Alladin, water and juice bottles are free.

When I leave and airplane or hotel, I generally put a small bottle of water in my pocket or bag on the way out.

Who drinks water? I just find the local 24 hour convenience store, pick up a 6 or 12 pack of my favorite beer and drink that instead!

Beats overpriced water any day of the week! ;)

Only the complimentary kind. I've yet to see any hotel charge a "reasonable" rate for bottled water.

$7.00 at the Royal Pacific Resort at Orlando!
 

Last July when I stayed there it was a big $7.0.