Jim bailey - 928 International

OK..."The hotel insurance company has agreed to reimburse me for over half of my loss." interesting "logic" they are only half responsible ? Bastards offer just enough to get you to settle and that precludes any lawsuit when you accept the check. But hey it is just business ! It would seem that if the bad guys did use a key then the hotel failed to control their keys/ update locks etc. But the up front $5,000 retainer makes seeking justice a bit expensive. Sure seems like a reasonable expectation that no one should be able to unlock the door to your room.

MGW-Fla

Apparently this is unfortunately becoming a more common occurance. I just saw a similar case on the local news two nights ago. A couple from here was traveling thru South Carolina & stopped at a hotel along the interstate. Someone knocked on their door, they answered it & had two armed gunmen beat up the husband & rob them. Cops said it is becoming more common with hotels next to interstates which provides a quick getaway for the bad guys. Something to now keep in mind.

danglerb

What about your home insurance policy? Sometimes it covers your possessions even away from home.

I've been robbed a couple times, fortunately never face to face (I would hate the guilt from messing them up so bad and the worst thing is that it is so hard to shake it loose and move on.

The best revenge is living well.

danglerb

Part of my travel kit are a couple of those rubber wedges.

Many times when you travel you just can't tell what an area may be like, or HAVE BEEN like. I stayed at what seemed like a decent enough hotel a couple months ago in London, but when I told one of my UK friends where it was the first question they had for me was if all the prostitutes and drug addicts had been cleared out of the neighborhood finally. (east of Kings Cross station for the curious). Nothing like Russian mafia owning a hotel to clean up a neighborhood though.

mackmorrowjr

HOMEOWNENERS ONLY COVER UP TO 200 CASH. THEY ARE WORKING ON THE REST. I SHOULD ALMOST BREAK EVEN BETWEEN THE TWO,.

0utlier

That happened (or maybe almost happened) to me going to NC. My wife and I were staying at a lower-middle decent hotel off the highway, when around 2am some people start banging on the door and trying to get in. I awake immediately, grab my pistol (I never leave home without it) and we take a defensive position within the room. After what seems forever, they stop and presumably leave. Maybe it was nothing more than some people who couldn't find their room. Who knows... We do call the police afterwards.... yada yada yada.

I would absolutely hate shooting anyone (that even includes someone looking to do me and my family harm) as it would be a complete legal nightmare, but I would do anything necessary to protect my family.

marton

ex-colleague of mine got carjacked at gun point in Brussels last year. Often there they put you in the trunk to stop you calling the police.
He said this is so common that Belgian car alarm companies now offer a car alarm attachment for the trunk which you can activate; so any following police know firstly that the car was carjacked and secondly do not open fire because they know you are in the trunk.

another reason to buy a 928; no trunk....

Marton

MGW-Fla

For years I always made sure that I carried a small caliber pistol in my car on long trips and/or in my suitcase if I stayed overnight. Not only to have in the room at night, but you never know when or where you may break down. There have been many instances here in Fla of people being robbed or worse when they were broken down on the side of the highway. There was a case about 10 years ago where a family broke down on an off ramp of I-4. The police found all four of them shot dead on the embankment the next day near their car. My brother told me that he had come through that area & used the very same off ramp about an hour before the police said they thought it had happened.

The wife many times has voiced a preference for me to not have a gun along, especially if she was with me, which has caused me to be more sporadic doing so. After these episodes it only confirms that I will make sure I become more adament about having one along just in case. It only takes once & such an incident could be more serious than just losing possessions. The local guy who had it happen in South Carolina was beat up pretty badly. Having a gun may provide a false confidence in many instances, but it also may save yours or a family member's life.

SteveG

Mack: I didn't go back and re-read entire thread. The motel is a nat'l chain, right? Unless it is some poor owner/operator, (if it is you could end up owning the business) I would keep looking for an atty. You suffered no physical harm, but I'm thinking the right atty will get an out of court settlement for way more than $5K, or 1/2 or whatever is being offered, certainly enough to cover his 33% take. OTH, the $5K is fast and easy. Just my 2 cents.