to sue hotel chain

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We were at a well known hotel this afternoon for Sunday lunch, after lunch we were walking through the reception area where DC (13months old) fell and split open their head on the corner of the table (adult shin height) we had to ask the receptionist for medical assistance, all the while DC screaming and blood pouring everywhere.

We had to take DC to A&E where he needed a GA, however because of past expeirence with this, it was then decided that our baby would go through the treatment and the horrid trauma with no pain relief, he needed 1 inner stitch and 2 outer stitches, and next week he will have to endure it all again.

I phoned the hotel to let them know the result, and asked for safety guards on the tables to stop further accidents like this in future, they said the would get back to me, due to the "design" of the lounge

Everybody has said to sue, as its the only way they know, that this hotel will take action.

I know this from expeirence sadly also with the chain.

However I feel uneasy about it.

I was wondering how airport security would react if you took a super-soaker through in a Baby Bjorn.

I think they would be understanding when you explained that you were fleeing from an enraged table....

this is just too funny, started reading at work but had to stop as I was seriously laughing my head off. Now time to get a cup of tea and read the supersoaker thread. STDG thanks for the summary

annec555 and tokyo

SDTG hadn't thought about that in fact come to think of it if they are both invisible how will I find them? Will I only know they are there when I mortally injure myself??

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I have a similar incident happened to my child. But this is happening inside the room. Is hotel responsible to provide basic child proof material?

When I booked the hotel, I notified the number of guest is 3 (including a 2 year old child). The furnitures inside the hotel room all contain very sharp edge. My son fell and hit his head, ended up a 1 1/2 inch wound, need 2 stitches in a foreign country as well.

My question is if the reservation was made and notify the hotel of a young child, shouldn't they be responsible the potential danger of their furniture and either notify the customer ahead of time or provide basic protection?

If they warn us about sharp edges in the room during the reservation, I might have chosen a different hotel in this case.

Due to my son's injury, our trip was basically spoiled. We have to monitor him for the rest of the trip to make sure there is no internal brain damage since MRI was not equipment in the 1st hospital we have the wound treated.

Furniture isn't dangerous.

It's your responsibility to assess the risks when you get into the room, and supervise your child accordingly.

For example, if you were on a room on the 20th floor with a balcony, it would be up to you to keep the balcony door shut for your child's safety.

I think you'd struggle to find a hotel that didn't have furniture with sharp edges.

jayband....are you on drugs?! There are sharp edges all over the world, you cannot childproof them! As for monitoring...24 hours usually does it after a cranial trauma.

not sure the NHS would have stretched to an MRI scan tbh, not for cut open head - which most a & e's must see frequently.

AND a child can cut open their head on the floor - and thats a flat surface

When we have checked into hotels over the years, if we see our room has a dresser or table with a sharp edge we have normally moved them to another area of the room and obstructed it with a cushion or something else. If we need a stairgate in a villa or holiday home we have asked and they have been more than happy to provide one.

Failing that we have made a mental not to; hmm watch out for that corner/ stairway/balcony/ pool and monitor her v closely. It is no one else's responsibility but ours if she falls and hurt herself.

No. Really? Again??