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Sexual assault during hotel stay

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Tripadvisornotloading · 14/05/2024 19:09

Myself and 3 friends booked a spa night at a popular hotel on the Wirral.
A drugged up strange man broke into one of the rooms during the night and got into a bed with one of the young ladies and sexually assaulted her, we were subsequently all traumatised and extremely upset. We were up with police most of the night giving statements, the doors on the rooms were different and one automatically locked, so we’ve assumed the other did - it didn’t as it wasn’t a fire door. We spent most of the time in the bigger room (with the fire door) getting ready etc as a group so had gotten used to the door slamming locked.
Anyway, during the night and next morning the reception assured us both rooms would be free of charge. We had already paid for lunch, dinner and drinks as and when purchasing. We spent a considerable amount in the short amount of time we were there.
Then as the lead guest on the booking I contacted the hotel the following Monday to ask guest relations to call me - I just wanted to clarify - as directed by reception staff - whether there was a key card used to enter the room or if the door was faulty, I didn’t put any information within the email; just that I would like management to give me a call.
I got a rude email back, not asking about the welfare of the assaulted party or other traumatised guests but demanding payment for the rooms - the ones we had been told were free of charge.
I then get further threats of taking me to a debt collection agency and pay the bill in full for both rooms.
Now 7 months down the line I get an email from
TripAdvisor asking for a review, I post a review stating what happened and how the management l/guest relations have responded and treated us and the management have said it’s completely inaccurate and they’ve only asked for payment for food and drinks! I’m absolutely raging! I’ve tried to edit my review to include the screenshots of emails stating the exact amount in question is for the 2 rooms but it won’t let me edit my review, I’ve then tried to post another review to back up the initial review and it’s only bringing my camera roll up to post from earlier today, I’ve deleted and redownloaded the app etc to no avail - I can’t get them posted to back up my version of events

OP posts:
60sbird · 14/05/2024 19:22

That is awful, if only your recent photos are showing up, maybe screenshot the original photo so that its one of your more recent pictures

JacquesHarlow · 14/05/2024 19:21

Coconutter24 · 14/05/2024 19:20

Another one what?

Another poster who reads a distressed OP, and rather than respond to the topic as presented, decides to play the barrister and look for whatever hole they could find in the narrative in order to shame the OP.

LieutOliviaBenson · 14/05/2024 19:20

longdistanceclaraclara · 14/05/2024 19:11

I don't think trip advisor is the place for the argument. Your writing style is very odd.

I think your comment is very odd.

Coconutter24 · 14/05/2024 19:20

JacquesHarlow · 14/05/2024 19:19

My goodness, another one…

Another one what?

JacquesHarlow · 14/05/2024 19:19

Coconutter24 · 14/05/2024 19:18

Was your friend ok with you posting all that on trip advisor?

My goodness, another one…

JacquesHarlow · 14/05/2024 19:19

longdistanceclaraclara · 14/05/2024 19:11

I don't think trip advisor is the place for the argument. Your writing style is very odd.

What has writing style got to do with it @longdistanceclaraclara ?!

I am sick of these self-appointed Mumsnet sleuths, trying to “out” false posts.

Is this story, and the hotel’s response, that far fetched?

No wonder the conviction rate for sexual assault is so low when Mumsnet readers can’t even believe a third hand tale on an anonymous forum

Coconutter24 · 14/05/2024 19:18

Was your friend ok with you posting all that on trip advisor?

CatamaranViper · 14/05/2024 19:15

Trip advisor probably won't publish your second review about the same incident and you can't edit current reviews once they've been responded to (I don't believe).

Shocking that it happened. The hotel let you down massively. I hope the man was arrested and your friend is recovering.

longdistanceclaraclara · 14/05/2024 19:11

I don't think trip advisor is the place for the argument. Your writing style is very odd.

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