Weird hotel (room) question!!

[jon86]

Hi.

I am going to be staying in a hotel room for a few days and I was wondering if I can bring my portable induction hob with me to heat up some soup? Would it be against the T&C's (staying in a Hotel Ibis) and if not, do you think there might be any 'heat' fire alarms in the room?

Bit of a strange question, I know.

Thanks.
Jon

 

[jon86]

I was thinking of maybe asking reception (when I check-in) if the fire detectors in the room are smoke or heat and only use it if they're smoke detectors. I imagine the kettle will make more steam than a small bowl of soup, not that steam should affect smoke detectors.

 

[jon86]

I severly doubt that the hotels insurance covers guests bringing in their own portable cookers.

So no, I don't think that the hotel would approve at all.

Silly me, I hadn't thought about that at all. Best leave it then. Hmmm... now to think of a clever (and quick) way to heat soup up using boiling water from a kettle...

EDIT:

Strange, your a nutter
You aint the same bloke on here who posted in a thread about what you carry around with you. Most people replied car/house keys, wallet etc. Then someone else replied, backpack, SLR camera

Haha, not me.

 

[jon86]

I'm staying in London at the cost of £90 a night.

I would think that you'd be fine as the hob heats the pan not the ring and you will of course be keeping an eye on it.... otherwise go the pot noodle route and use the kettle.

I could probably risk it but I definitely don't want to anymore as I hadn't thought about insurance (or the lack thereof). It'll be much safer to go with the boiling water + kettle route (and should still be insured).

 

[jon86]

I was thinking about how to heat up soup in a bowl (*not* putting the soup directly in the kettle) but cup-a-soup might be the best idea.

 

[jon86]

Cup a soup and noodles it is. Warming up soup in a can is just not going to be worth the hassle.

 

[jon86]

Could do but the London Docklands area is expensive and I like to save pennies where I can.

Are you one of these people that takes all the complimentary tea bags and coffee sachets home with you? Great, you'll save a good 6 pence there.

No, I don't drink coffee or tea drinks.

 

[jon86]

Thanks for all the replies. I am attending a conference in the Excel Centre. I just thought of soup as it is easy, cheap and nutritious and I know about the extortionate food prices in the Excel Centre. I am less interested in travelling great distances for cheap(er) food but maybe that's my downfall.

 

[jon86]

Haha, iron hotplate sounds interesting. I was booked into the Ibis Docklands for a while but changed it to the Ibis Excel as it's a lot closer.