In plain English
It is a very small fridge placed in a hotel room for the guest's use. It holds drinks and snack items that are offered for purchase.
In context
Here, "Minibar" indicates that the room includes a small refrigerator stocked with drinks and snacks that the guest can buy.
- Situation
- Booking hotels, reading room and rate labels, checking in, and using amenities
- What it communicates
- labels an in-room refreshment amenity in room details.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say which items are inside or what they cost.
Examples
“In his hotel room, he opened the minibar and later paid for the juice and nuts he took from it.”
“Each room includes a minibar beneath the television.”