Can you drink hotel room water in UK?

Yes, UK tap water is potable (safe) and has amongst the highest standards in the world and these are rigorously enforced by the regular. Depending on where the hotel is located it may have some taste, so for example the water in East Yorkshire has very high chalk mineral content and tastes quite sweet.



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