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InTouch Members Can Now Raid Kimpton Minibars Guilt-Free
Where: United States
Hotel Helix's mini-bar
Sometimes, don’t you sort of wish you could just raid the mini-bar without the guilt of $8 Snickers haunting your dreams? Well, we’re not afraid to admit that’s a tiny hotel fantasy of ours. For all you Kimpton loyalty members, it turns out our wish is your command.
That’s right, raiding the mini-bar guilt-free is one of three new perks for members of the free-to-join Kimpton InTouch loyalty program. Guests get a credit for two mini-bar items up to $10 (or $15 in NYC) every time you stay at a Kimpton. Maybe not so good for the diet, but a nice extra at 2 a.m. nonetheless.
Then there’s the “My Offers” page, exclusive to InTouch members, which offers five special discounts and promos that change regularly, from meals and in-room spa treatments to hotel packages and amenities.
Finally, the new “Passport Rewards” offer gives guests the chance to earn three free nights after 15 stays, and four free nights after 20 stays (that’s in addition to the current two free nights after 10 stays giveaway).
You can find out more about Kimpton's InTouch program online.
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The Hotel Max Wants $100 Extra To Let You Kind Of, Sort Of 'Raid The Honor Bar'
Through the rest of the year Seattle's Hotel Maxis running a deal where visitors get to "Raid The Honor Bar" for 1/2 off normal prices. The honor bar, which we're proud to say isn't even on our radar except that's where the Hangover Water lives, tends to be particular well-stocked at boutique hotels like the Max. In addition to the usual mini-bar items the package comes with toiletry kits, a Hotel Max Robe, a t-shirt, and an "intimacy kit."
Minor problem: you'll be paying so much more over the usual hotel rate that it's quite unlikely you'll come out ahead. There's even an interpretation under which you'd be getting "ripped off."
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Who Needs Hotel Sex Kits When You've Got Wax Lips and Pez?
So, we've seen our fair share of severely overpriced hotel sex kits. And we understand the whole "willing to pay a million dollars for a condom in the heat of the moment" thing, but let's take a hot step back and check out these minibar offerings from the Hotel Helix, posted on Flickr by devillibrarian.
We spy: Pop Rocks! Wax lips! Pez! Liquor! A recipe for a good time in Washington, DC, we say.
Rates here start around $140, and no word on how much these minibar items will cost you — though we do know the hotel touts itself as kid-friendly and (like all Kimptons) pet-friendly, though we may suggest keeping the kiddies (and the puppies) as far from those Pop Rocks as possible.
[Photo: devillibrarian]
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Irish Guests Can Be Found Raiding the Hotel Minibars
There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.
· Irish Folk Love the Minibars: According to new research, Irish spend an average of €23.47 on minibar items every time they go away, far more than any of their European counterparts. [Irish Times]
· NJ 'Housewives': Good for AC or Bad?: AC Hotels are suffering in the midst of this craptastic economy. But will this new reality show from Bravo do more harm than good? [Jaunted]
· Ace Hotel NYC Paying Out Big Time: Man, we wish we were a resident of the building now being transformed into the Ace Hotel. One resident just accepted a $150,000 buyout. [Curbed]
· Hotel Loyalty Programs Work in Tough Times: Hopefully you belong to a hotel loyalty program because now is a great time to reap the rewards. [BudgetTravel]
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Where There's a Will, There's a Way to Avoid Minibar Charges
Oh, if only those hotel walls could talk ... but they can't. Fortunately, you can!
We want to hear all of your scandalous Hotel Room Confessions. From the racy to the incriminating to the sorta-nasty, if it happened in a hotel room, we wanna know about it. Anonymity is assured and you don't even have to list the hotel's name unless you want to, but please do try to set the scene by including a location and maybe some details on the room.
We're back again with another installment of Hotel Room Confessions, where we cleanse your guilty soul by airing out your dirty laundry on the Internet (we're so good to you). We plucked this particular juicy tidbit from the comment threads at Wine Library TV: Host Gary Vaynerchuk had just posted an episode in which he tasted a half-bottle of chardonnay from the Sofitel LA's minibar (and declared it sorta "meh"), then he asked his viewers to tell him about their fave minibar beverage experience. Sandwiched between the "minibars are stupid and expensive" and "minibars are lousy places for wine" comments, we noticed someone has responded with this:
Im ashamed but its too dam [sic] funny that i woke up in a drunk daze after a wedding and drank this whole Evian in the room then looked in the morning at the paper attached to the neck saying if bottle consumed, room will be charged 7.50 so i filled that shit up with some fresh sink water and used a lighter to seal that cap back on haha..
Um, not that we'd ever think about trying it or anything, but does that really work? Could we get away with it?
Got a good story for Hotel Room Confessions? Send it on in — anonymity guaranteed. And we won't judge.
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Hilton's Expands Its"Requests Upon Arrival" To All
We're not sure what it means when we hear that Hilton Hotels have expanded their Requests Upon Arrival program from special HHonors members to any ordinary folk who book a room; either it was a raging success or not enough loyalty club people were using it.
Either way the point of the program is to anticipate any needs we might have and give us the option to request stuff before we arrive. Hilton divides it all up into Complimentary, Food & Beverage and Miscellaneous sections.
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A $195 Hotel Sex Kit Should at Least Contain Birth Control Pills
Sex is one of the last fun, free things to do in this world. You get a workout without a pricey gym membership. You get to kiss someone. It feels good; it's nice. If the sex doesn't suck, it's fun -- and if it does suck, then you at least have a fun story to tell the next day.
But leave it to Thompson Hotels to put a steep price tag on your sexytime!
When we stayed at the Thompson LES this weekend, we spied this Sensuality Kit chillin' in the minibar. How hip and trendy! Sex kits! Hooray! Oh, but wait: this is a sex kit that will run you a hot $195.
The little box -- from upscale intimacy boutique Kiki de Montparnasse -- contains personal lubricant, condoms, silk ties, and a teeny signature vibe.
Guess they're hoping we'll dive into the minibar in the heat of the moment looking for something to make the sex a bit hotter.
And we will! But we'll go straight for the vodka, thank you.
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Minibar Happy Hour Satisfies Your Drunk Munchies
Picture this: you're in your hotel room, sort of drunk from happy hour cocktails in the lobby bar. You're dying for a snack. The hotel minibar is right there.
But you stop your hot little hands from reaching for that little fridge because its contents are SO expensive, not to mention the crap in there is SO unhealthy.
Yeah, we've all been there.
Luckily, at least one hotel as finally recognized the frequency of such devastating standard minibar situations and has come up with the perfect solution to satisfy our after-dinner (or after-cocktail) munchies: offering semi-healthy items in the minibar -- and a Minibar Happy Hour.
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PM Linkage: Where Hotels Order The Goodies and the Sex Kits for the Mini-Bars
It's almost as if we stumbled upon the mother lode. In-Room Plus is a website that sells specialty products for hotel mini-bars. For instance, Kimpton Hotels orders their standard intimacy kits from this place.
However, the site does sell some fancier sex kits like this Lover's Paint Box from Kamasutra products. Who can say no to edible body chocolate?
We've perused the wares and it's been a fun way of killing the last hour of a hectic workday. Here are more suggestions
· Cocoa Bons: The best in chocolates but we love the cocktail-flavored jelly beans.
· Clarity towelettes: Don't get too excited. These expensive, designer-packaged wipes are just for cleaning your lenses.
· 1 Litre Water: Paging Barry Sternlicht. THE perfect amenity for his 1 Hotels.
· Oxia: Also, who can resist their personal can of oxygen. Much better than the stuff the rest of the little people are breathing.
· Raw Lip Balm: As an obsessive lip balm wearer and wielder (on our desk right now are two things of Carmex and one of Rosebud salve), we think this should be mandatory in all minibars.
· First Aid Kit: Because stuff can go wrong when trying Kamasutra.
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Levin Hotel Offers Cocktail Heaven, At A Price
Love your cocktails? We do. And what better than the chance to mix your own cocktails inside your very own hotel room, avoiding the need to look hopelessly drunk in front of others or having a long distance to crawl to bed.
It sounds good in theory, at least, and a UK Times reviewer certainly had a lot of fun testing the concept recently with a stay at the boutique Levin Hotel in Knightsbridge, London (right next to Harrods!).
The Levin features a champagne cocktail minibar in every room. That means a fridge full of half-bottles of expensive champagne, a bunch of other ingredients for mixing, a collection of glasses of various shapes and a set of instructions for mixing nine different champagne cocktails.
As you'd expect, it's not cheap: the Times reviewer spent as much on the minibar as she did on the room--around £230 ($470). But if you're spoiling yourself and can't resist the sound of a bellini (quarter-bottle of crème de pêche with a quarter-bottle of peach juice, topped up with champagne), money should be no object.
[Photo: Tavallai]
Related Stories:
· Champagne Cocktails in a London Hotel [UK Times]
· The Levin Reopens With Luxe Look [HotelChatter]
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Australian Hotel Guests Can Fight Urge to Eat $14 Snickers Bar
The hotel world seems to have a love-hate relationship with the minibar. One day, they are supposed to be dying. The next, they are offering cigarettes and sex toys. It seems Australia is no different.
A recent survey by Accor in Australia about hotel minibar usage Down Under has come up with a few interesting results: some surprising, and some entirely predictable.
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Sex, Drugs, False Teeth and Hotel Surveys
We've seen plenty of hotel surveys that cover guest satisfaction and brand preferences, but this Lost and Bound July one from Kayak gets extra credit for pushing the envelope.
Where else can you see how many people have booked rooms by the hour and what odd things were left in their rooms by other guests?
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