Jim,

I was ****ed off because in all of my travelling experience in the
Caribbean/South America staying at high-priced places, that pretentious
hotel was the only one that did not offer free bottled water. I was
not rich enough to brush my teeth happily with $3.5 bottled water ;-)
If the hotel chose to make extra money from bottled water, that was
their choice. I also had my choice to warn my fellow divers, travellers
about their illogical practice.

We was whisked from the airport to the hotel very late at night. We
were not brave or stupid enough to wander Quito street near midnight
looking for cheap bottled water. The next day, we asked the tour bus
to stop at a convenient store to get a gallon of water for a buck. We
also bought some Evian bottles at 50 cents each to replace the hotel's
water. At checkout, I had to dispute the charge and told them the
bottles were replaced the next day!

Hai