Breakfast or Water, but not both ?

[Rick93]

Currently at the Holiday Inn, West Perth.
After a 'draining' and almost painful Jest-Star flight, I finally arrived at the hotel at about 3:45am.
The Night Manager went through the basics, until I said, it's ok, I'm a Diamond Member ... I know how the Rewards program works ...
so, after stating I'd like the comp. breakfast, I went up to my room. I was quite dry, and looked for the bottled water.
None.
Went back to see manager, and he explained, that "IHG Hotels stopped providing comp. water, when the Rewards Program was updated."
I said, but in Sydney, every HI I know, still provides free water for Diamond Members.
I asked for one bottle.
Sparkling or still ?
Sparkling, if you have it.
Sure, he say, as he walks over to the fridge. Ok. Nice glass bottle of sparkling mineral water.

Check my card balance, and he damn-well charged me $7.32 for it !!

So, what do others think about this ...
Is it now, either breakfast, or 'points and water' ??

 

[eric2011]

Our perks are EITHER Breakfast, amenity points or Drinks/Snack. That's drinks at the bar as in drink voucher for beer/wine. NOT a bottle of water. No where is it mandatory to supply water but it is done as a courtesy. Pretty miserable if they don't IMHO

 

[Rick93]

When I stayed at Crowne Plaza T4 Heathrow last month, I received the full buffet breakfast, 600 points, and two bottles of water per day.

Oddly, they couldn't give me a newspaper though ...

 

[levelnine]

It is technically correct: breakfast OR drink. But seems incredibly tight fisted to charge a top tier elite for a bottle of water!

 

[Buzzard]

That's pretty steep, $7.32
Personally I just drink the stuff out the tap.