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

Woman argued water was a ‘universal human right’ but court found no law in Italy obliged hoteliers to serve it from taps

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A woman has lost a lengthy and 'emotionally distressful' court battle after a five star hotel in Italy refused to serve her tap water.

The woman argued she was owed compensation after she was only offered £6 bottled water

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A five-star hotel in Italy that repeatedly refused to serve a guest tap water at its restaurant did not break any laws, the country’s top court has ruled.

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A five-star hotel in Italy that repeatedly refused to serve a guest tap water at its restaurant did not break any laws, a court has ruled.