Don’t Touch That Minibar!
Unless you plan to pay for it, that is! I was surprised to learn last night that several hotels along the Strip are now using scales and even motion-detectors with their minibars that charge you if items are moved or removed. It doesn’t matter if you’re just looking at the label or change your mind - once the device registers that an item has removed you’re charged for it.
The Wynn was the subject of the post linked above (the scale is built into the wooden tray), but at least a few other hotels are also employing the feature: Red Rock Resort, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, and Caesars Palace.
Not having to have stayed in a Strip hotel I can’t say how annoying these really are, but according to some of the comments and experiences the majority of bars had notes with the mini bar that tell you how long you have to replace the item or warn that you will be charged, and the hotels seem to be accommodating when it comes to taking the fee off the bill when necessary.
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1 opinion for Don’t Touch That Minibar!
Jon- The DC Traveler
Feb 1, 2008 at 10:58 pm
I stayed at a New Your hotel (I don’t want to mention the name but its name sounds a bit like like the Narriott Narquee Time Square) and to make some room in the in-room fridge, I moved a couple items out of the fridge. I was immediately billed for a couple $$$ bottles of wine. So much for high technology.
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