A woman from Perth, Australia, was charged $1,400 (Rs 78,165) after using a hair dryer at a hotel. While using the equipment, she actually set the fire alarm at the property, New York Post reported.
The woman who didn’t want to be named was staying at the Novotel Perth Langley to attend a concert on Saturday. Before the Ministry of Sound concert at Kings Park, she showered in her room, styled her hair and was greeted by firefighters at her hotel room door before she could even get dressed.
Three days later, she saw a charge of $1,400 (around USD 940) on her hotel bill. Upon enquiring about it, she was told that the hotel had charged her a fire department call-out fee. According to Perth Now, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) fee is $1,337 though, which is $63 less than she was charged.
The charge overdrew the woman’s account and she called the hotel out to reverse it but they initially refused. “They sent no email, I called the hotel, (reception) said it was in their terms and conditions,” she said.
“So if you’re at a buffet and the alarm goes off are they going to charge you for burning your toast?” she questioned.
The woman claimed that the hotel stopped taking her calls and didn’t let her speak to the manager. However, a manager refunded the charge after finally getting her emails.
