$4 tea bag makes our 'Hotel Hall of Shame'

Here's a report from my colleague Jayne Clark, who's just back from San Antonio and couldn't believe the tab for two cups of tea:

"'That’ll be $8.65.'

"I stared at the two paper cups of hot water, the two packaged tea bags and told the waitress in the lobby bar at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio that there must have been a mistake, since all I’d ordered was two cups of tea. 'It’s $8.65,' she repeated.

"I handed her $20 and asked if anyone else had balked at the price. She assured me they had not.

"The hotel may cater to guests traveling on expense accounts. But really. Paying $4 for a cup of hot water and a tea bag is outrageous, no matter who's footing the bill. "

OK, readers, we think that's a definite nominee for the Hotel Hall of Shame when it comes to high prices. It's right up there with 10% staff gratuities that aren't announced till the end of a stay or $6 quarts of bottled water on the nightstand.

So what are your Hall of Shame nominees in the pricing category. Fire away!!!!