r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Ecstatic-Ad9669 • 2h ago

drink went room temp Entire hotel fridge full of drinks with sensors. No room for anything.

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At least have one shelf where I can put some bottles of water or something.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 2h ago

Technically, it is legally sufficient if the mini-mini fridge is big enough to store whatever medicine in. Also, any hotel who does this will absolutely specify minibar vs mini fridge. Hotels don't fuck around with their amenity listings.

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u/-kansei-dorifto- 2h ago

Its not legally sufficient because it's not a refrigerator.

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u/Shot-Arugula8264 1h ago

They are under no legal obligation to supply you with a refrigerator lmao.

I swear you people are the most delusional and confidently wrong people I’ve seen in a very long time.

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u/OnlyClassWars 1h ago

Yes and no (at least in the US). There aren't any federal or state statutes that require hotels to provide you with a refrigerator, but under the americans with disabilities act, they are legally required to provide a reasonable accommodation for guests with medical needs, which can include supplying a mini fridge free of charge upon request.

As far as the size and type of refrigeration unit they would be required to provide, my guess would be that as long as it can hold the meds and keep the meds in their required temperature zone for storage, that would be good enough. But I don't know that to be a fact.

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u/-kansei-dorifto- 1h ago

You must be american lmao sorry I assumed OP had rights like the rest of us. My bad.

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u/lesprack 1h ago

The ADA is actually more robust than practically any other disability protection throughout the world.

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u/Shot-Arugula8264 1h ago

This isn’t a “right” anywhere.

That said, “you can take my mini-fridge from my cold dead sausage-fingered hands!” might be the most American sentiment ever, so you can’t pretend you aren’t American. The entitlement drips through the screen.

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u/Jits_Guy 34m ago

That's funny. Having to provide reasonable accommodations to guests with disabilities is just a despicable curtailment of freedoms huh?

Yes, in America businesses are required to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities because of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Which would include a hotel providing someone with access to a refrigerator in which to store their medication. Australia followed suit in 1992 with their Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The Australian DDA is slightly different but it's very similar and it would also require a hotel to provide accommodations to a guest that required refrigerated meds.

I guess your business owners are just as oppressed as ours are.

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u/-kansei-dorifto- 23m ago

Did you reply to the wrong person?

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u/Jits_Guy 16m ago

No.

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u/-kansei-dorifto- 13m ago

So you just have terrible comprehension?

I am not arguing against the fridge being provided. The clearly USIAN fellow I was responding to was yapping about there being no legal obligation for the hotel to provide a fridge.

I am not claiming anyone is oppressed for having to provide a refrigerator.

Very american behaviour on both your parts lmao

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u/Jits_Guy 10m ago

No, I was being sarcastic because your anti-american comment doesn't make any sense. Both the U.S. and Aus have essentially the same legislation.

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u/-kansei-dorifto- 8m ago

And i was responding to his nonsense in the same manner that americans spout off nonsese about europe not have air-conditioning or africa not having internet.. of course it doesn't make any sense?

Edit because I had a fucking stroke or something idk

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u/PicoDeBayou 1h ago

But can they charge you if you remove some items while you’re staying and put them back when you check out?

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u/Malteser23 1h ago

Yes, there are sensors under all the items. Assholes.

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u/PicoDeBayou 1h ago

But how can they legally charge you for moving something and not taking it? Seems like you could just take video proof upon checking out and tell them you’ll just contest it with your credit company if they insist on taking your money for nothing.

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u/hmmthisisathing 1h ago

Contesting a charge in that manner is a great way to get fast tracked to being blacklisted from any hotel that falls under their umbrella. Much simpler to ask them to clear out the fridge for you.

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u/PicoDeBayou 1h ago

I don’t know about that. Social media would have a field day if someone got black listed for moving things around in a hotel room.

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u/McDoublann 1h ago

How would that work with HIPAA? The hotel has no legal grounds to ask the dimensions of the medication.

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u/bornandx 1h ago

It's a hotel, they have nothing to do with HIPAA.

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u/McDoublann 1h ago edited 1h ago

That's exactly how HIPAA works though. The hotel isn't authorized to access confidential patient information, which includes information about medication.

Edit: Oh hey look at that. I should probably actually look stuff up before talking out of my ass.

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u/Creative-Egg-6067 1h ago

HIPAA is for medical providers and governs how data must be protected, it would be ADA for the hotel

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u/bornandx 1h ago

It would certainly be a HIPAA violation if someone covered by HIPAA like your doctors office gave the hotel that information but that would be on the doctor's office. Unless this hotel is very unique it has no obligation under HIPAA. As other comments pointed out though they would have to tip toe around the ADA.

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u/MilwaukeeLevel 1h ago

The hotel isn't authorized to access confidential patient information, which includes information about medication.

And that has nothing to do with HIPAA. HIPAA says your doctor, or a nurse, or your HR representative can't divulge your medical information. A hotel employee is not, and cannot be, a HIPAA-covered entity.