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Hotel Hell :: Guests Kicked Out of Hong Kong Hotel in Bank Takeover

Where: No. 11, Chang Sha Street, Hong Kong, China

June 19, 2008 at 3:32 PM | 0 Comments

We all know about the drama that ensues when you show up to a hotel and your reservation is suddenly "missing." But how about if you are staying in a hotel and due to a hostile takeover of the hotel by a bank you were kicked out of the hotel with no new accommodations?

That's what happened to a bunch of guests staying at the Tatami Hampton Hotel in Hong Kong. Australia's Herald Sun reports:

A notice posted in the hotel lobby said it had been taken over by lawyers representing the bank and the bailiff pursuing a court order, the report said. TV images showed the hotel doors bolted shut.

Granted the Tatami isn't (wasn't?) one of Hong Kong's premiere hotels. One reviewer compared the place to solitary confinement. The budget hotel actually looked like a 1970s predecessor to the Yotel brand.

Still, turning away hotel guests because of a bank takeover is pretty bad and the previous (current?) owner of the hotel is voicing his outrage on the hotel's website. It's a bunch of confusing Hong Kong legalese but the owner says:

The Bank's right to possession does not mean it can cold-bloodedly drive away hotel guests.

The owner also offers guests options for refunding their hotel room (expected to be paid by the big mean bank) and a hotline for more information.