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I've been travelling on business for the last 12 years and up to 270 days per year.
I've had only one occasion during this time where I had something taken from my room.
I was a rather expensive watch taken back in 2008 from a hotel room in Los Vegas.
Fast forward to today.
I was in Bangelore last week before heading up to Hyderabad last weekend and then back to Bangalore on Monday.
Tuesday evening I had to make a complaint that a number of items were missing which, to some, will appear as unimportant.
The box which my aftershave bottle is kept in, the travel plastic bag for the airport security and a number of receipts.
All of which were, I assume, assumed to be rubbish and so taken away as such.
My point to the hotel was, in particular, that the reciepts were worth the stated amounts and so they may as well have emptied my wallet into the rubbish bin.
Hahah, the laugh was obviously on me as I just arrived at the airport and went to sort out my foreign money.
My second wallet that holds my various currencies is now empty.
I know the money was there on Monday and the only time the wallet has been left has been in my room when in the hotel restaurant for evening dinner.
I have used that hotel several times and the chain itself quite a few times across India.
I was going to make a reservation for next week but no more business from me.
I tip quite generously and would like to inform the various staff of their future loss but that would require another visit.
I don't expect the Manager to make an internal announcement.
Yes, my own fault leaving cash in my brief case but first time in 12 years from my brief case.
I've had only one occasion during this time where I had something taken from my room.
I was a rather expensive watch taken back in 2008 from a hotel room in Los Vegas.
Fast forward to today.
I was in Bangelore last week before heading up to Hyderabad last weekend and then back to Bangalore on Monday.
Tuesday evening I had to make a complaint that a number of items were missing which, to some, will appear as unimportant.
The box which my aftershave bottle is kept in, the travel plastic bag for the airport security and a number of receipts.
All of which were, I assume, assumed to be rubbish and so taken away as such.
My point to the hotel was, in particular, that the reciepts were worth the stated amounts and so they may as well have emptied my wallet into the rubbish bin.
Hahah, the laugh was obviously on me as I just arrived at the airport and went to sort out my foreign money.
My second wallet that holds my various currencies is now empty.
I know the money was there on Monday and the only time the wallet has been left has been in my room when in the hotel restaurant for evening dinner.
I have used that hotel several times and the chain itself quite a few times across India.
I was going to make a reservation for next week but no more business from me.
I tip quite generously and would like to inform the various staff of their future loss but that would require another visit.
I don't expect the Manager to make an internal announcement.
Yes, my own fault leaving cash in my brief case but first time in 12 years from my brief case.
LHRFlightman said:
Soov535 said:
A pain in the b0ll0cks for sure.
But who leaves cash in a hotel room which is probably the equivalent of a year's salary for the cleaner?
Would you leave£100k £20k cash in a UK hotel room?
Come on.
If UK cleaners are on £100k, where do i sign up?But who leaves cash in a hotel room which is probably the equivalent of a year's salary for the cleaner?
Would you leave
Come on.
Duh....!
Edited by Soov535 on Thursday 18th August 12:02
After going through very similar over the years and having things go missing after the cleaners have been I always leave the 'do not disturb sign' on the door.
I don't trash the room and am happy to spend a few minutes making the bed and getting shampoos/soaps from reception. I do not want anybody coming into my room whilst I am staying there.
I feel the same about having a cleaner at the house, breakages and things going astray have put me right off. You really cannot trust them and it is such little effort to do these things yourself.
Remove the risk altogether
I don't trash the room and am happy to spend a few minutes making the bed and getting shampoos/soaps from reception. I do not want anybody coming into my room whilst I am staying there.
I feel the same about having a cleaner at the house, breakages and things going astray have put me right off. You really cannot trust them and it is such little effort to do these things yourself.
Remove the risk altogether
nitrodave said:
After going through very similar over the years and having things go missing after the cleaners have been I always leave the 'do not disturb sign' on the door.
I don't trash the room and am happy to spend a few minutes making the bed and getting shampoos/soaps from reception. I do not want anybody coming into my room whilst I am staying there.
I feel the same about having a cleaner at the house, breakages and things going astray have put me right off. You really cannot trust them and it is such little effort to do these things yourself.
Remove the risk altogether
This.I don't trash the room and am happy to spend a few minutes making the bed and getting shampoos/soaps from reception. I do not want anybody coming into my room whilst I am staying there.
I feel the same about having a cleaner at the house, breakages and things going astray have put me right off. You really cannot trust them and it is such little effort to do these things yourself.
Remove the risk altogether
I once left a platinum ring in the shower in a hotel in Asia. Wasn't worth a hug amount, maybe a grand, but to the person who found it it was probably more money than they and their family could ever hope to earn in their lifetime. I can't blame them for taking it. In their position........
Soov535 said:
nitrodave said:
After going through very similar over the years and having things go missing after the cleaners have been I always leave the 'do not disturb sign' on the door.
I don't trash the room and am happy to spend a few minutes making the bed and getting shampoos/soaps from reception. I do not want anybody coming into my room whilst I am staying there.
I feel the same about having a cleaner at the house, breakages and things going astray have put me right off. You really cannot trust them and it is such little effort to do these things yourself.
Remove the risk altogether
This.I don't trash the room and am happy to spend a few minutes making the bed and getting shampoos/soaps from reception. I do not want anybody coming into my room whilst I am staying there.
I feel the same about having a cleaner at the house, breakages and things going astray have put me right off. You really cannot trust them and it is such little effort to do these things yourself.
Remove the risk altogether
I once left a platinum ring in the shower in a hotel in Asia. Wasn't worth a hug amount, maybe a grand, but to the person who found it it was probably more money than they and their family could ever hope to earn in their lifetime. I can't blame them for taking it. In their position........
What a ridiculous thing to say - 'more money than they and their family could ever hope to earn in their lifetime.'
Issi said:
Soov535 said:
nitrodave said:
After going through very similar over the years and having things go missing after the cleaners have been I always leave the 'do not disturb sign' on the door.
I don't trash the room and am happy to spend a few minutes making the bed and getting shampoos/soaps from reception. I do not want anybody coming into my room whilst I am staying there.
I feel the same about having a cleaner at the house, breakages and things going astray have put me right off. You really cannot trust them and it is such little effort to do these things yourself.
Remove the risk altogether
This.I don't trash the room and am happy to spend a few minutes making the bed and getting shampoos/soaps from reception. I do not want anybody coming into my room whilst I am staying there.
I feel the same about having a cleaner at the house, breakages and things going astray have put me right off. You really cannot trust them and it is such little effort to do these things yourself.
Remove the risk altogether
I once left a platinum ring in the shower in a hotel in Asia. Wasn't worth a hug amount, maybe a grand, but to the person who found it it was probably more money than they and their family could ever hope to earn in their lifetime. I can't blame them for taking it. In their position........
What a ridiculous thing to say - 'more money than they and their family could ever hope to earn in their lifetime.'
According to this
http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Housekeepi...
A Hotel Supervisor (manager) earns £1700 a year. So I imagine a chamber maid might be on £500 a year if lucky.
I'd say that £1000 in her pocket would make a BIG difference to their life, wouldn't you? Two years salary free of tax!
That's like me finding a Richard Mille in the street.
Soov535 said:
According to this
http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Housekeepi...
A Hotel Supervisor (manager) earns £1700 a year. So I imagine a chamber maid might be on £500 a year if lucky.
I'd say that £1000 in her pocket would make a BIG difference to their life, wouldn't you? Two years salary free of tax!
That's like me finding a Richard Mille in the street.
How much cash was stolen?http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Housekeepi...
A Hotel Supervisor (manager) earns £1700 a year. So I imagine a chamber maid might be on £500 a year if lucky.
I'd say that £1000 in her pocket would make a BIG difference to their life, wouldn't you? Two years salary free of tax!
That's like me finding a Richard Mille in the street.
Can't see where it says.
Edited by Thankyou4calling on Thursday 18th August 13:21
Soov535 said:
According to this
http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Housekeepi...
A Hotel Supervisor (manager) earns £1700 a year. So I imagine a chamber maid might be on £500 a year if lucky.
I'd say that £1000 in her pocket would make a BIG difference to their life, wouldn't you? Two years salary free of tax!
That's like me finding a Richard Mille in the street.
<Googles 'Richard Mille'>http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Housekeepi...
A Hotel Supervisor (manager) earns £1700 a year. So I imagine a chamber maid might be on £500 a year if lucky.
I'd say that £1000 in her pocket would make a BIG difference to their life, wouldn't you? Two years salary free of tax!
That's like me finding a Richard Mille in the street.
<Sees picture of utterly hideous watch with '£84,995' written underneath>
<Shakes head in bemused disbelief>
Back on topic - don't leave anything in a hotel room you mind losing.
Soov535 said:
According to this
http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Housekeepi...
A Hotel Supervisor (manager) earns £1700 a year. So I imagine a chamber maid might be on £500 a year if lucky.
I'd say that £1000 in her pocket would make a BIG difference to their life, wouldn't you? Two years salary free of tax!
That's like me finding a Richard Mille in the street.
Well, it'd be like you stealing a Richard Mille...http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Housekeepi...
A Hotel Supervisor (manager) earns £1700 a year. So I imagine a chamber maid might be on £500 a year if lucky.
I'd say that £1000 in her pocket would make a BIG difference to their life, wouldn't you? Two years salary free of tax!
That's like me finding a Richard Mille in the street.
Does nobody else use the safe in the room?
If I leave my passport/watch/cash lying around in the room I know my risks of theft are higher. I'd still be annoyed, but I'd also question myself as to why it wasn't locked away.
If something valuable is nicked from the room safe (it never has been) I'm down to hotel reception demanding to know who's been in my room and why.
If I leave my passport/watch/cash lying around in the room I know my risks of theft are higher. I'd still be annoyed, but I'd also question myself as to why it wasn't locked away.
If something valuable is nicked from the room safe (it never has been) I'm down to hotel reception demanding to know who's been in my room and why.
55palfers said:
Muzzer79 said:
Does nobody else use the safe in the room?
Always.I'm pretty sure travel insurance would not cover the theft of valuables not locked in the safe??
I'm not saying the safe can't be opened by someone else (apparently the coded ones are ridiculously easy to get into) but it might put off the opportunist thief.
Nezquick said:
55palfers said:
Muzzer79 said:
Does nobody else use the safe in the room?
Always.I'm pretty sure travel insurance would not cover the theft of valuables not locked in the safe??
I'm not saying the safe can't be opened by someone else (apparently the coded ones are ridiculously easy to get into) but it might put off the opportunist thief.
R E S T E C P said:
Muzzer79 said:
Does nobody else use the safe in the room?
No, if they want to steal my valuables they're going to have to put in the effort to find them. I'm not just putting them all in one convenient location for them!Not sure i follow unless there is a master override on the safes... which I don't think I ever want to know about if there is.
I always use the safe as thats what holds my passport and other stuff when Im not in the room on business travel.
Tried the do not disturb sign and you get the reception banging on the door after the 2nd day, this despite me telling them.
Have you not seen the youtube vids of hotel safes being opened?
all zeroes (I guess some hotels might change it to 1234 or whatever, but still):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=954ZIcLM7gE
or poor latch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyGhEIbZLUU
I've definitely had ones like this in hotels with a small red button on the inside of the door to reset the combination:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lByce09_CU0
all zeroes (I guess some hotels might change it to 1234 or whatever, but still):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=954ZIcLM7gE
or poor latch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyGhEIbZLUU
I've definitely had ones like this in hotels with a small red button on the inside of the door to reset the combination:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lByce09_CU0
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