6 Times It's Actually Worth It To Order Room Service
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You're about to learn the best morning wake-up trick of your life.
Whether you’re traveling for work or taking a much-needed vacation, hotel stays can go from standard to special when you take advantage of their little indulgences. On-site spas, top-of-the-line fitness studios, and premium valet services all add to a trip’s appeal, but arguably the most commonly used and widely available hotel “extra” comes in the form of room service.
Having a quality meal served to your hotel room door while you’re wearing a plush robe and slippers feels very elevated, but the cost of this luxury can quickly get out of hand.
Yes, room service is expensive. But in certain circumstances, this convenient food service model might justify its lofty price. We spoke with a group of travel experts and hotel professionals, and according to them, room service just might be “worth it” under the following conditions.
1. When time is money
If you’re traveling for business and need to use your hotel room as a home base for deadline fulfillment, wandering through the streets of an unfamiliar city in an effort to find a quality meal may not feel like a valuable use of time. According to Brittany Betts, travel expert and chief marketing officer of FloridaPanhandle.com, the convenience factor of room service has a great deal of monetary value in these situations. “If I am busy getting ready for an event or working from a hotel room and don’t have enough time to leave, I feel like the value of saving time balances out a pricier meal when ordering in room service,” Betts said.
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