Cracking Open the Hotel Minibar | wsj.com

The traditional hotel minibar may offer a cure for late-night cravings, but the home of the $4 Kit Kat can make anyone, hotel executive or guest, grumble.Dissatisfied with tepid sales or fed up with arguing over disputed charges, hotels world-wide are overhauling their minibar offerings, moving tempting items out into open view, or just leaving fridges empty for guests to use.