The kitchen surfaces were clean of clutter except for a two-litre bottle of Coca Cola, a minibar vodka and a packet of Tesco apples.
Admittedly, a glass of chenin blanc from the minibar is not mandatory (although if the choice is between paying $20 for a chilled one, or $5 for one that has been left to reach room temperature, it begins to feel that way).
The Mandalay Hotel and Casino, on The Strip, charges guests $50 if they use a room's minibar to chill their own items.
The efficiency of an overnight stay characterised by trouser press, expense-accounted minibar and a sharp wake-up call may be just the tonic from Monday to Friday.
THE world's hotel rooms, no matter how far-flung, must offer three minimum comforts: a firm mattress, a well-stocked minibar and CNN on the television.
A first-class ticket on Emirates Air from Los Angeles to Dubai entitles you to a private compartment complete with a sliding door, a lie-flat seat and mattress, a vanity, a minibar, a flat-screen TV and luxury bathroom with shower for a tidy $32,840.
Should guests really expect authentic affection from staff whose weekly wage is less than their minibar bill?
A typical brain-for-hire can expect to stay in hotels at least three nights a week, gorging on minibar peanuts and glumly texting a distant lover.
Kuwait, like Saudi Arabia, still bans alcohol (the minibar in the Marriott stocks Budweiser Non-Alcoholic); it is not another Dubai in the making.
The damage Starting price for a double room is CHF 900 (400) per day based on two sharing, including breakfast, taxes, free internet, minibar, access to the Carlton Spa and transfers to the train station or local airport).
Raid the minibar All bedrooms have minibars stocking Belgian and American beers, spirits, wines, soft drinks and snacks.
