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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Italy’s top court rules against tourist refused tap water in Dolomites hotel

A glass bottle sof water sits on a wooden table with snow-capped mountains in the background
The woman considered tap water to be an integral part of the service at a restaurant or hotel. Photograph: Emiliya Lambeva/Getty Images

A tourist’s simple request for a glass of tap water at a hotel restaurant in the Italian Dolomites has culminated in Italy’s top court ruling that being served water from the tap is not a consumer right, after a lengthy and costly legal saga.

The case dates back to 2019 when the woman spent a week at the five-star hotel in the ski resort of Corvara, in Badia, over Christmas and new year. She was on a half-board deal with the evening meal included, except for drinks.

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