Even if it’s free, they don’t have to serve you I assume? Like “we don’t serve tap water to anyone, not even if you offer to pay”? But that California law is a myth as far as I’m aware. It’s also a common myth that there’s some federal law banning pay-restrooms, but it’s mostly just many different states that have laws against it.
It’s messed up that business feel the need to paywall such basic stuff… But in the case of OP’s story, it’s not actually that uncommon; for some weird reason, the typical clientele at a 5-star hotel wants such an experience. They like thinking they’re so much better than anyone else when they pay 7€ for their bottle of municipal tap water.
When I’m traveling, even for work (I don’t need to pay anything), I always take a maximum of 3-stars just to avoid such awful places and behavior.
Even if it’s free, they don’t have to serve you I assume? Like “we don’t serve tap water to anyone, not even if you offer to pay”? But that California law is a myth as far as I’m aware. It’s also a common myth that there’s some federal law banning pay-restrooms, but it’s mostly just many different states that have laws against it.
It’s messed up that business feel the need to paywall such basic stuff… But in the case of OP’s story, it’s not actually that uncommon; for some weird reason, the typical clientele at a 5-star hotel wants such an experience. They like thinking they’re so much better than anyone else when they pay 7€ for their bottle of municipal tap water.
When I’m traveling, even for work (I don’t need to pay anything), I always take a maximum of 3-stars just to avoid such awful places and behavior.