Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA tourist in Italy lost a court case over tap water being served at a restaurant (Reuters)A tourist in Italy lost a court case after suing a five-star Dolomites hotel for refusing to provide tap water. She was offered bottled mineral water costing €7 (£6) while dining at the Hotel Sassongher in 2019. The woman sought €2,700 (£2,338) in compensation, arguing that water is a universal human right and her consumer rights were violated. Italy's Supreme Court denied her claim, ruling that Italian law does not oblige establishments to provide tap water to customers. Unlike countries such as France, Spain, and the UK, serving tap water in Italian restaurants is not legally mandated and is considered rare. In fullItalian court rules against tourist who complained hotel refused her tap waterThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Tourist in Italy loses case against hotel that refused her tap water
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA tourist in Italy lost a court case over tap water being served at a restaurant (Reuters)A tourist in Italy lost a court case after suing a five-star Dolomites hotel for refusing to provide tap water. She was offered bottled mineral water costing €7 (£6) while dining at the Hotel Sassongher in 2019. The woman sought €2,700 (£2,338) in compensation, arguing that water is a universal human right and her consumer rights were violated. Italy's Supreme Court denied her claim, ruling that Italian law does not oblige establishments to provide tap water to customers. Unlike countries such as France, Spain, and the UK, serving tap water in Italian restaurants is not legally mandated and is considered rare. In fullItalian court rules against tourist who complained hotel refused her tap waterThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
