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Fridge For Hotel Room?

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teankerbell Apprentice
teankerbell
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I am going to be traveling in a couple of weeks. I was wondering if anyone has requested prior to arriving to get a small fridge for the room because of celiac disease? How cooperative have the hotels been? Do they charge you extra for this? I was wondering because I would like to eat out as little as possible.

Thanks!

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sspitzer5 Apprentice
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I am going to be traveling in a couple of weeks. I was wondering if anyone has requested prior to arriving to get a small fridge for the room because of celiac disease? How cooperative have the hotels been? Do they charge you extra for this? I was wondering because I would like to eat out as little as possible.

Thanks!

I've never specifically requested a fridge, but lots of the "suite" hotels have them (e.g. Residence Inn, etc.). I guess you could try booking at hotels that have them.

S

Jen H Contributor
Jen H
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Each time I stay in a hotel I call ahead to see if they have fridges in the room. At two of the hotels the concierge brought a fridge to my room free of charge. If you let them know you have dietary concerns, they usually are very accomodating.

VydorScope Proficient
VydorScope
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YOU Could call around and all that, and hope they remeber when you get there and all that, probably pay extra for the "better" room/hotle that will do it, and of course do that EVERYTIME you go anywhere, OR you can just do what we did last year, and buy one of these:

Open Original Shared Link

Then you have it where ever you go! When we travel to see family we bring that and we always have safe food for him thats seperate so no one dips a knife in teh butter by mistake, and etc.

Little pricey I know, but its a one time expense and sayves alot of trouble. :D

EDIT: Oh yeaq and you can resver the pug and it will keep food WARM too. 120 degrees. :D

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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I always go to a residence type place that has a small kitchenette (including fridge and small stove). It's worked great.

teankerbell Apprentice
teankerbell
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Thanks for the help!

We are flying so bringing a cooler would be a pain, but I think I can improvise. Meanwhile I will have DH call the hotel and see if they can accomodate us.

Thank you again!

:-D

minibabe Contributor
minibabe
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I was away just last week and I called ahead and told them that I needed a fridge in my room for dietary concerns and they put it in there free of charge. Hotels are usually very accomodating. I was away for training for my job and I had to also eat in the hotel, so I personnally got to know the executive chef and he made sure that he was there every night that I was so that he could make sure that my meals were prepared properlly. It was a great experience

good luck

Amanda NY

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jaten Enthusiast
jaten
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Call ahead. Most hotels are very accomodating. Some hotels don't have fridges available period. They'll tell you that on the front end and you can book somewhere else. Those that do, can place the request on your reservation, and if it's for our medically necessary diet, hotels will usually provide one at no charge.

VydorScope Proficient
VydorScope
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Thanks for the help!

We are flying so bringing a cooler would be a pain, but I think I can improvise. Meanwhile I will have DH call the hotel and see if they can accomodate us.

Thank you again!

:-D

Ah well yea, flying makes it a bit harder :) We drive everywhere, regualy do 1600 -2000 mile trips. :)

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NicoleAJ Enthusiast
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I've found that the phrase "medically necessary" always helps me out when I call a hotel. I have not encountered a hotel yet that hasn't delivered a fridge/micro combo if I said that I needed it for "medically necessary" foods. Many hotels only have a certain number of these sets, but places like the Hampton Inn specifically set additional sets aside for those people who genuinely need them--not those who just want them for a fad diet or convenience.

ehrin Explorer
ehrin
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I also have had no problems. This is sneaky, but it works. I book my standard room and then I call and tell them I need a fridge (for medically necessary reasons, I don't elaborate) and I always get upgraded to a suite for the the price of a standard room! Most hotels/motels are very accommodating.

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