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The Best Hotel Minibars

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(Newser) – If your big summer vacation isn’t complete without raiding the hotel minibar, AskMen.com has a list of the best the industry has to offer. A sampling:

  • The Delano, Miami: If you get lucky on South Beach, you’ll be glad for the condoms and other sex accessories alongside the tiny bottles of booze.
  • W Spa and Retreat, Maldives: Comes with a bikini from high-end designer Heidi Klein in the hotel chain’s signature purple.

  • Mondrian, Los Angeles: Minibars come with an Alice In Wonderland hand mirror, designed by the man who’s also to thank for the hotel’s sweet renovation.
  • Loews Hotel, Denver: Get your pets on a Rocky Mountain high with gourmet dog biscuits. If that’s not enough, the room-service menu features pet specials, too.
  • Banyan Tree Ringha, China: The resort, at 10,500 feet above sea level, provides oxygen canisters with the minibar. Bonus: Oxygen is great for hangovers.
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Yep, the minibar at the Delano stocks condoms.
Yep, the minibar at the Delano stocks condoms.   (The Delano)
Designer Benjamin Noriega-Oritz's touch is everywhere, even in the minibar.
Designer Benjamin Noriega-Oritz's touch is everywhere, even in the minibar.   (Mondrian)
The Banyan Tree Ringha in China's Yunnan province provides oxygen at the minibar.
The Banyan Tree Ringha in China's Yunnan province provides oxygen at the minibar.   (Banyan Tree Ringha)
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