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Room Services Prices Might Shock You

By: Jennifer Hardy Email
Updated: Wed 1:51 PM, Mar 20, 2013

 

Destination

Club sandwich

Bottle of water

Peanuts

Can of coke

Mini bottle of vodka

Dry cleaning for one shirt

TOTAL

1

Denver

$14.60

$3.60

$5.86

$3.23

$7.50

$5.67

$40.46

2

Dallas

$11.80

$4.60

$6.24

$3.20

$8.10

$8.55

$42.49

3

Seattle

$14.27

$5.06

$5.80

$2.81

$9.25

$7.00

$44.19

4

Minneapolis

$12.60

$5.97

$7.67

$3.99

$9.16

$8.70

$48.09

5

Boston

$13.59

$5.03

$9.04

$4.44

$9.83

$8.50

$50.43

6

Los Angeles

$13.40

$6.45

$7.65

$4.10

$8.95

$10.05

$50.60

7

Orlando

$14.66

$5.00

$10.55

$3.98

$9.58

$7.42

$51.19

8

Chicago

$15.61

$4.94

$8.75

$3.66

$10.11

$8.30

$51.37

9

New Orleans

$15.87

$5.71

$9.52

$4.02

$8.92

$7.70

$51.74

10

San Francisco

$17.31

$5.30

$6.50

$4.20

$9.13

$9.80

$52.24

11

New York City

$21.75

$4.38

$5.65

$4.63

$8.67

$11.58

$56.66

12

Washington, D.C.

$17.35

$5.70

$8.00

$4.60

$11.20

$11.25

$58.10

13

Atlanta

$15.01

$4.85

$10.52

$3.48

$14.38

$9.90

$58.14

14

Las Vegas

$16.33

$6.77

$9.33

$4.33

$19.33

$8.33

$64.42

15

Honolulu

$23.65

$8.33

$8.00

$5.92

$9.33

$9.67

$64.90

A new study shows the highest and lowest rates for hotel room service items.

According to TripAdvisor, the most expensive room service is in Honolulu, with Las Vegas a close second.

Denver is among the most affordable room service cities featured in the study.

In San Francisco, a can of coke will set you back $4.20 on average and a bottle of water is more than $5.70.


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