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Can I trust the water bottles that the hotel will provide,should I bring my own water just in case

I am travelling in a few days. Can I trust the water bottles that the hotel will provide me, or should I bring my own water just in case?

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  • That depends, where are you travelling to?

    I wouldn't think twice about drinking tap water in Western Europe, unless there was a sign specifically saying it wasn't drinking water.

    If I were in less developed parts of the world though I would have to research the local conditions.
  • suejb2
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    Would help if you say where you’re going. The water in UK hotels is fine if that’s what you’re talking about!
    Life is like a bath, the longer you are in it the more wrinkly you become.
  • bertiewhite
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    If the bottles are sealed then I'd trust them.


    If it helps - I've drunk countless litres of bottled water in the Middle East over the years and I've never had a problem.
  • If you're staying in the sort of hotel that provides bottled water to guests, you won't have a problem anywhere in the world.


    Avoid ice in drinks, and salads (that may have been washed in contaminated water) in some parts of the world.



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  • Pollycat
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    If the bottles are sealed then I'd trust them.
    OP
    Could you really bring enough of your own water to last for the length of your trip?
  • bertiewhite
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    Pollycat wrote: »
    OP
    Could you really bring enough of your own water to last for the length of your trip?
    No - what's that go to do with my post?
  • Mojisola
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    I am travelling in a few days. Can I trust the water bottles that the hotel will provide me, or should I bring my own water just in case?
    Pollycat wrote: »
    OP
    Could you really bring enough of your own water to last for the length of your trip?
    No - what's that go to do with my post?

    Isn't that what you were planning to do if you couldn't trust the hotel water?
  • bertiewhite
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    Mojisola wrote: »
    Isn't that what you were planning to do if you couldn't trust the hotel water?
    No, the OP asked if they could trust hotel bottled water and I said "yes, if the bottles are sealed" - if they weren't I'd suspect tap water and look elsewhere for my drinking water.


    I didn't think it was that hard to understand
  • flashg67
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    No, the OP asked if they could trust hotel bottled water and I said "yes, if the bottles are sealed" - if they weren't I'd suspect tap water and look elsewhere for my drinking water.


    I didn't think it was that hard to understand

    from the OP - or should I bring my own water just in case?
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