What are common items left in hotel rooms? |
| I'm going to say cell-phone chargers, so easy to forget in an electrical socket on the wall. I'm not someone who leaves things behind as a rule, but I've been tripped up by forgetting to see and pack a charger. So when veteran travel publicist Karen Weiner Escalera suggested I discuss the issue, I bit. Here are the answers from hotels she reps. Marquis Reforma Hotel in Mexico City: Most common item left behind: pajamas and other clothing. Most unusual: 100,000 pesos (about $10,000) hidden inside a cereal box in the safe. The guest did claim it. Lost items there are kept by housekeeping for 3 months; valuables go to the general manager’s office, where they remain for a year. At the Casanova Hotel in Barcelona, cell chargers, sunglasses, toiletry bags and shirts left hanging in the closet commonly are left behind. Non-pricey Items go to housekeeping for three months. Valuables are stored in a safe. At Marquis Los Cabos, Mexico , unlucky fishermen leave behind coolers. Bathing suits, sunglasses and towels often are forgotten. Most unusal items left behind: dentures. Here, items go to housekeeping or the general manager's office. And those not claimed after a certain time go to the person who turned them in. |