Originally Posted by
rkkwan
Honestly, I think you're wasting your time. Everybody from the doormen to the owner know what's going on. You can tell them it's not right, but they're making money because of what's going on. Why would they listen to you?
If it was an international chain, at least you could write to the corporate HQ; but unless Beijing decides to crack down on prostitution in the whole country, nothing's going to happen.
They won't listen to me, or at least, they didn't until I mentioned the Chinese Ministry of Tourism. The day manager told me it had been taken up with the owner of the hotel. Note that I am not suggesting that prostitution be eliminated or, for that matter, there's even anything wrong with -- it's something I have no say about. My complaint was about hookers harassing me
in the hotel, following me up in the elevator, approaching me in the hallway to my room, etc. As I told the manager yesterday, "This is not a 5-star hotel, though it may be a 5-star brothel."
Originally Posted by
anacapamalibu
Its an additional revenue stream. If its offensive better to stay in a Hyatt,
Mariott, or Hilton...then you might have some kind of legitimate gripe. Otherwise its just another foreigner trying to impose their western pontification.
I've stayed all over China for the past 15 years, and rarely in western chains. I've never experienced anything on this scale before. Hookers don't offend me. Hookers harassing me constantly
on hotel property most certainly do. If you think this is "western pontification" then there are some things about the hospitality industry that have escaped your notice.