Do Tea Drinkers Get The Short End Of The Hotel Stick?
Coffee coffee everywhere, and not a drop to drink...
When it comes to standard hotel amenities, coffee makers rank up there with pillows, a working toilet, soap. Basic. But for many of us, a bowl of instant coffee packets is about as useful as a hairbrush to a bald person. When it comes to in-room tea options, we've found some hotels to be quite lacking.
Take a look at this picture of a recent Las Vegas hotel we stayed in. Plenty of coffee! But where's the tea? Nevermind the inconvenience of trekking to the nearest Starbucks for our early morning jolt—when equally-in-need coffee drinkers can simply reach across their nightstand—but it also raises an uglier question. What should be considered an essential hotel room amenity?
Surely, if someone took the time to fold the tip of our toilet paper roll, artfully sealing it with a small hotel-branded sticker, then that person probably had enough time to drop a few bags of Twining's English Breakfast on our desk. No?
Many hotels would have us simply spend an extra $20 or $50 on a full afternoon tea in the dining room. The Drake Hotel, the Crosby Street Hotel, and The Plaza all do a great job there. And if we wanted to set aside several hours to nibble miniature sandwiches and hold our pinky finger high, then that would be a great solution.
Back when we checked into Room 215 of the Ace Portland, we loved the fancy full-leaf Steven Smith tea bags, a trademark of all the rooms. The Hyatt 48Lex's brand new $15,000 coffee machine can at least spew some hot water for a cup of tea. And, of course, most English hotels have this department covered. But maybe we tea drinkers don't feel like flying all the way to Beaumaris, Wales for a nice cuppa!
Have you had any great hotel tea experiences lately? Or are you stuck in the same boat as us? Let us know in the comments below!
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