Do you feel like you lose your shirt when it's cleaned at hotels? Actually, the cost varies quite a bit, often with a hefty gender "penalty." Recent prices for laundering a woman's blouse versus a man's shirt at 10 hotels worldwide:
Vienna, Imperial (Sheraton)
Woman's blouse: $10.20
Man's shirt: $6.00
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London, Hyatt Carlton Tower
Blouse: $10.0
Shirt: $8.50
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Washington, D.C., Sheraton City Center
Blouse: $6.95
Shirt: $3.25
Singapore, the Regent
Blouse: $6.80
Shirt: $6.10
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Rome, Eden (Forte)
Blouse: $6.40
Shirt: $6.40
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Los Angeles, Radisson Wilshire
Blouse: $6.00
Shirt: $5.00
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Toronto, Four Seasons
Blouse: $5.90
Shirt: $4.00
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Chicago, Four Seasons
Blouse: $5.00
Shirt: $5.00
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Saigon, Omni Saigon
Blouse: $4.50
Shirt: $5.00
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New York City, the Shoreham
Blouse: $3.75
Shirt: $3.00
Source: Business Traveler International
