SinCity wrote:
another fleecem trick they pulled on my group last year, 1 guy ordered a vodka/tonic, any other bar in the world would have served him the cheap house/well vodka. Instead, the Toarmina waitress brought him a Grey Goose/tonic, the most expensive they sell. What a ripoff!!!
This expensive outcome is actually typical at most if not all high end tourist hotels in Costa Rica.
When the tourist does not specify the brand of liquor and simply asks for vodka or wine, then the bartender is trained to reach for the top shelf without question. The assumption is that anyone visiting our country has come because they expect to receive the very best. This is literally what has been taught in Costa Rica bartender school for at least 20 years.
Now, clearly this is not typically what happens in ye ol' gringo gulch. But, hey it sounds like the Taromina is working to attract a class of customer consistent with any five star casino and hotel property in Costa Rica.