Piyusha Vir

Travel Tip of the Week

Dec 6, 2015 | Weekly Wonders

While staying at hotels, avoid ordering from Room Service or consuming items from the Minibar.
Instead buy your own snacks from the local market (stores like Seven Eleven or Twenty Four Seven are open 24 hours) and stock them up for those late afternoon or mid-night pangs. Not only will you buy items at the actual MRP, but you would also avoid the additional taxes and surcharges that are tagged on with room service orders and minibar items.

Piyusha Vir

Piyusha Vir

Piyusha Vir is a writer, artist, a CELTA-certified English Language trainer, and a Creative Writing Coach. About me

4 Comments

  1. Vibrant
    Vibrant on December 6, 2015 at 12:27 am

    Thanks for sharing this tip, Piyusha 🙂

    have a great Sunday!

    Love and light <3

    Anand 🙂

    Reply
  2. vacreed
    vacreed on December 8, 2015 at 4:48 pm

    It’s funny how something so simple can save you some cash and also allows you to taste local delicacies. 🙂

    Reply
    • Wandering Soul
      Wandering Soul on December 8, 2015 at 4:53 pm

      Yes, and that’s the best part of travelling to those places – one gets to savour new delicacies. who knows a generous localite may even share a family recipe 🙂 thanks for visiting and commenting 🙂

      Reply
  3. Christina
    Christina on December 8, 2015 at 10:57 pm

    Great tip! We usually stock up on snacks beforehand … but if we forget to do so, ordering pizza or even hitting up the vending machine is usually cheaper than room service or the mini bar. Thank you for the tip! 🙂

    Reply

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