Phuket Thailand

Barathea · #1 08-02-2005, 17:59

I usually ask hotel to clear out mini bar if staying for a few days.

Any one know if this is acceptable practice in Thailand ?

joeblow · #2 08-02-2005, 18:07

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Originally Posted by Barathea

I usually ask hotel to clear out mini bar if staying for a few days.

Any one know if this is acceptable practice in Thailand ?

Why? I assume it is to remove temptation for the BG or for yourself?

Not sure if many people would ask for this, however I can't imagine it would be too much of an issue.

aussie dollar · #3 09-02-2005, 02:51

I normally just put it in a bag in the cupboard need room for food beer etc
beer 35 baht supermarket 250 baht minibar

dizbuster · #4 09-02-2005, 03:50

I have never had any problems although have heard some stories of drinks going missing and people being charged. I can't help feeling though that sometimes it's possible to come back to the room well oiled and forget that you've taken a drink.

The best idea I have come across was at the Holiday Inn in Patong, where they supply the fridge and you fill it. They also had a couple of shops on site and the prices were not that much more expensive than outside. I just kept a supply of cold fizzy drinks and water, for those "hazy" mornings !!

driv · #5 09-02-2005, 06:51

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Originally Posted by dizbusta

I have never had any problems although have heard some stories of drinks going missing and people being charged.

Yep - it's happened to me - it was only a packet of cashew nuts, but I was really annoyed as I tend to throw money around to 'aid' the economy

and wouldn't have missed a few baht - it was getting ripped that pissed me off!

I tried to argue the point for a few minutes then, thought sod-it!!!
I'm not going to win and I'm not going to let this spoil things, so I paid the money and walked away.

gregor200 · #6 13-02-2005, 02:29

My friends GF once emptied all the small bottles in the minibar. So he had to go out and refill them.

dawsey · #7 13-02-2005, 05:31

Checking out of Patong Villa last year, I had just paid a bill of around 34000baht for 2 rooms for 10days when reception sent someone to check the minibar in each room. I was charged another 70baht for a small bottle of water my daughter had drunk.

I know we had to pay for drinks used but it seemed so petty and Patong Villa went down a little in my eyes.I'm not staying there this trip and I will put all the minibar stuff in a cupboard and buy my own from 7-eleven.

Yahooka · #8 13-02-2005, 19:22

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Originally Posted by dawsey

Checking out of Patong Villa last year, I had just paid a bill of around 34000baht for 2 rooms for 10days when reception sent someone to check the minibar in each room. I was charged another 70baht for a small bottle of water my daughter had drunk.

I know we had to pay for drinks used but it seemed so petty and Patong Villa went down a little in my eyes.I'm not staying there this trip and I will put all the minibar stuff in a cupboard and buy my own from 7-eleven.

Patong Villa....I had a similar experience there in 1997,We were told we could clear out the mini-bar during our stay (7 weeks)

We was shocked when we checked out and found that we was beeing billed of the drinks & snack we were okayed by the manager to clear out and put in the store room in the resturant

I loved the hotel,both for the location and swimming pool,but the then manager/boss was a real sneaky little ****,not popular by either empoyes or customers !!!