HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Crime

How A £1 Million Emerald Ring Went 'Missing' At the Four Seasons Hong Kong

ASchechter — 2012-01-25T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/FourSeasonsHongKongBathroom.jpg" class="top">Though it goes completely against the sense of security that hotels want you to feel, jewelry and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/1/105823/229/hotels/And_This_is_Why_You_Should_Always_Make_Sure_the_Hotel_Door_Closes_Behind_You">fancy hotel suites</a> are a prime target for thieves. Especially jewelry <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/1/105823/229/hotels/And_This_is_Why_You_Should_Always_Make_Sure_the_Hotel_Door_Closes_Behind_You">inside</a> a fancy hotel suite. So we're not entirely sure what crossed the mind of Swiss jeweler Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele when she absentmindedly left her £1 million emerald ring in a bathroom at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+HONG+KONG/local/4148">Four Seasons Hong Kong</a> last week. According to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2088423/Hong-Kong-police-hunt-1million-emerald-ring-owner-leaves-hotel-bathroom.html">Daily Mail</a>, Gruosi-Scheufele left the ring, which was bought by her parents in 1963, in the bathroom at the hotel's fourth-floor ballroom during an event. A busy, busy event, with lots of people rushing in and out of the bathroom. By the time she raced

Las Vegas: Possibly The Stupidest Hotel Thief Ever Tries To Burgle Mike Tyson

ASchechter — 2012-01-05T09:30:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/mike_tyson_wall.jpg" class="top">If we could be handing out more <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/30/12341/914/hotels/HotelChatter_2011_Awards_Epilogue_">HotelChatter awards</a> this week, this story would be a slam dunk in the "stupidest hotel thief ever" category (which shouldn't be confused with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/27/92035/522/hotels/And_In_the_Flash_of_an_Eye_A_Banksy_Got_Stolen">most inventive thief</a>, or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/1/105823/229/hotels/And_This_is_Why_You_Should_Always_Make_Sure_the_Hotel_Door_Closes_Behind_You">luckiest thief</a>). An unnamed intruder broke into a room at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cosmopolitan+Las+Vegas/local/1779">The Cosmopolitan</a> shortly after midnight on New Year's Eveprobably assuming its inhabitants would be out partying. Which they weren't. Nor, he soon found out, were they just any old hotel guests. Fast asleep in bed, with his family around him, was heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who woke to strange "rustling sounds" and the glare of the intruder's flashlight, <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/05/mike-tyson-las-vegas-hotel-intruder/#.TwVsBSNSQmg">TMZ</a> reports. Incredibly, the thief got away with his <del>ear</del> face

Cologne: Snakes at a German Hotel (Ew, Ew, Ew)

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-19T16:49:58-05:00

Rather than drummers drumming, pipers piping, and golden rings, a group of Chinese visitors to Cologne, Germany had a more unseemly batch of presents for their hotel: police confiscated "100 snakes, 70 tortoises and 20 neon-colored frogs" from the three tourists, reports English-language news source The Local. And, no, a partridge in a pear tree was not included in their arc of travel companions.

New York: And This is Why You Should Always Make Sure the Hotel Door Closes Behind You

juliana — 2011-11-01T11:13:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/plaza600.jpg" class="top">Good news, the perp has <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/cops_nab_princess_con_who_allegedly_4BPm99h9aJJbI5wc93e8IN">been caught!</a> Last week, after checking in and checking out our hotel room (video, photos, you know the usual thing a hotel guest does right?) we noticed that our room door was a little cumbersome in that it didn't immediately close all the way. We actually had to give it a little extra push to make it shut. The bad thing is, we didn't notice this for like two hours. The good thing is we were still in the room. Unfortunately, a Dubai royal staying at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/local/1620">The Plaza</a> wasn't so lucky.Apparently, [name redacted], 25, who booked the entire 12th floor for her friends and family forgot to close the doors to

Mexico City: Flight Attendants Change Hotels After Death at Mexico City Hilton

juliana — 2011-10-31T08:45:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mexicocityhilton_death.jpg" class="top"> This is just the kind of awful news you don't want to wake up to on any morning let alone a Halloween Monday morning--a US Airways flight attendant was found dead in his hotel room at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Mexico+City+Airport/ian/135670">Mexico City Airport Hilton</a>. The <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/us-airways-flight-attendants-body-found-in-mexico-city-hotel-death-investigated-as-homicide/2011/10/30/gIQAHItXWM_story.html">AP</a> reports that Phoenix-based crew member Nick Aaronson, 33, was found early Saturday morning naked in his hotel bed with his hands tied behind his back. His body showed signs of a beating and the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055364/US-Airways-attendant-Nick-Aaronson-strangled-Mexico-hotel-room.html?ito=feeds-newsxml">Daily Mail</a> reported his luggage was scattered throughout the room. Mexico City police are investigating the incident, which they are treating as a homicide and there have been reports that Aaronson's mother said an arrest has already