drinks in your hotel room in TJ
a pro tip from me about the drinks in the mini fridge... I don't like to pay the high price at the hotels for the drinks so I remove them and hide them elsewhere in the room.
sometimes I'll buy a bottle of cheap tequila or vodka and a juice from Oxxo and grab a couple of plastic cups from the bar in the lobby for the girl and me to drink. I usually buy a large bottle of water for me anyway at the oxxo store. maybe even possibly a full size cerveza bottle for the girl if I might think she wants that.
and also when you check in your room check the number of drinks and the type of drinks and make sure that it is noted on your deposit slip by the front desk if you are short a drink or two. I think presently there are eight drinks in the mini fridge. it used to be 10 and then it was seven and now it's 8.
don't forget to put those drinks that you hid away back into the mini fridge before you check out. most of them have stickers that are unique to HK/ cascada/ rlzo/ tropical. so if you try to replace a drink in the mini fridge that you bought at Oxxo you might get caught still paying the hotel price for the drink.
and if I have some alcohol left I usually go ahead and just take it back into the United States with me. when the border patrol officer asked me if I have anything to declare I'll tell him vodka! or tequila! I actually like being able to declare some booze to the border patrol officer.
some guys just leave the opened bottle in the room for the telechero to pick up or drink...
put it in your luggage or a bag but I've even carried the bottle in the open a few times with no problem yet... just don't drink any of it on the street in Mexico or USA. and put it in the trunk of your car.
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last commentYes. For the newbies, please do not disregard or throw away the deposit slip they give you at check-in into the Cascadas or Rizo. That’s for the drinks already in the fridge. You drink any of them, they’ll subtract the cost when you turn in the deposit slip at checkout. Like Jascol, I don’t use the mini-bar inside the fridge - I go to Oxxo and get drinks there.
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yes. that deposit slip is gold.
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You gave me the advice of hiding the drinks when I saw you, and I still forgot the next time I got a room at Rizo. The women go and help themselves to a drink only to take a tiny sip. They really think we're just ATMs haha.
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prior experience... take everything out of the mini fridge that you're not willing to pay for.
hide it.in my work worked warped rain
brain May save you some money.
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I have a ton of drinks at home so I usually bring what I have walking across no issues. Sometimes I go to OXXO if I need anything since the price comes out to only a few dollars. For Example the stock Red Bull is 8$ in the fridge. Luckily its not like Vegas where they have sensors and there plenty of room if you need it.
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