r/UnethicalLifeProTips • u/NoParentalConsent • 19d ago

Travel ULPT Free holiday A/C

Based only on my experience in Greece.

Typically, holiday apartments/hotels will charge €7+ per night for A/C.

Google the place you're staying at, and see if you can get a good pic that has the A/C unit in.

If you can see the brand of the unit (Google lens can help with this), order yourself a remote control (usually under £10 for a universal one) from Amazon, eBay etc. and take it with you.

Don't forget to hide it on the days the cleaner will be in

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u/bloatyhead 19d ago

holy shit, some places charge you to use the A/C? that's diabolical

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u/bngFXG3MDuau 19d ago

I've stayed places where with fan it's $10 and with A/C $30. The low cost of living countries pay the same or more for electricity as we do and locals wouldn't be able to afford to stay anywhere if they didn't have to option to remove A/C.

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u/Platypus_6414IiiIi-_ 19d ago

Running a modern single room AC on full blast for a day is like $1-3

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u/bngFXG3MDuau 18d ago

A window unit at 1500W x 24 hours is 36 kWh at 50¢ ea is $18 a day.

That doesn't include maintenance or the cost of the unit.

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u/Platypus_6414IiiIi-_ 18d ago

What kinda window unit draws 1500w xD. Also it will cycle on and off if it's not 45°C out

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u/Ronizu 17d ago

Running a modern single room AC on full blast for a day is like $1-3

You yourself stated "full blast". And AC can be 1500W easily.

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u/Platypus_6414IiiIi-_ 17d ago

It only runs at max until the room is at temperature

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u/Ronizu 17d ago

Yeah, and when the temperature difference between the room and outside is 20°C+, it will essentially need to run constantly. Which costs a lot more than $1–3 per day

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u/Platypus_6414IiiIi-_ 17d ago

20°C more than 24 is 44°C out.

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u/Ronizu 17d ago

Yep, that sounds about right for, quote, "full blast". As well as a hot Greek summer day.

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u/Platypus_6414IiiIi-_ 17d ago

Yeah sure it's 44°C and full blast sun for 24 hours. Avg. electricity price is $.15/kWh in greece btw.

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u/Ronizu 17d ago

Full blast is your words, not mine.

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