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There was also an expensive two-night stay at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. The premier ordered room service coffee at one point, which came to more than $24 with taxes and fees added on.

The premier’s office said late Tuesday that the coffee was for four people.

In November 2011, on her first trip as premier to the United States, Redford had a $565 bill for her stay at the Ritz-Carlton in Arlington, VA.

There was also an unused $648 room charge at Hotel Giraffe in New York that the province couldn’t cancel. A note on the expense form says, “Program change after hotel contract signed.”

The receipts show a handful of pricey meals, though also a large number of relatively inexpensive options, including several orders from the Thanh Thanh Oriental Noodle House on 101st Street in Edmonton and Nellie’s café in Calgary.

Another favourite breakfast spot for Redford has been the Harvest Room at the Hotel Macdonald.

She also had breakfast with U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary in June. That meal cost $80 for four people.

The premier’s office said the expenses released Tuesday are being touted as an example of what is required of government ministers and senior officials under a new expense disclosure policy that came into effect Oct. 1.

Although Redford did not have to disclose any of the receipts prior to Oct. 1, a spokeswoman for the premier said she wanted to set an example for her colleagues to follow. Under the new policy, detailed receipts and expense forms must be made public.

There has been considerable focus on travel, hosting and meal bills charged to taxpayers in recent months following public outrage over lavish expenses submitted by former health executive Allaudin Merali.

The premier’s receipts released Tuesday do not include those from the Redford’s most recent mission to the London Olympics. However a basic travel report unveiled Monday showed the province lost nearly $114,000 on unused hotel rooms in London.

The province said the mission was scaled down from initial plans and the hotel could not resell the extra rooms that had been booked.