Hotel that refused to serve a guest tap water didn’t break the law: court rules

 They’ve washed their hands of a thirsty tourist.

A five-star hotel in Italy that refused to serve a guest tap water did not break the law, the country’s highest court ruled.

A disgruntled female guest made waves when she filed a lawsuit against Hotel Sassongher because it would only serve her bottled water during her 2019 stay, arguing that access to water was a fundamental right.

The case against the hotel — located in Badia, a municipality in the Northern Italian province of South Tyrol — was brought to the Italian Supreme Court after it was rejected by a Roman court as well as an appeals court, as per CNN.

The traveler — who asked for $3,147 in compensation — explained that she booked a $6,654 package that did not include beverages.