Originally Posted by
DJ_Iceman
As for protecting people doing things illegal/immoral/shady, too bad for them. They shouldn't be leading double lives or whatever, and if it wasn't a forgotten item at a hotel that tripped them up it would be something else equally silly. I hate the fact that 99% of us have to be inconvenienced to protect the 1% of people doing stuff they're not supposed to be doing anyway.
+1 here with a twist. I am not the morals police nor pretend to know or tell anyone else what is right and wrong. But if YOUR stay at a hotel could potentially cause YOU grief or embarrassment, YOU should take precautions so MARRIOTT and I are not caught in the middle. Again, it seems that a lot of work go into documenting and saving lost property without the proper resolution. Sort of like a pilot flying 5 hours across the USA then refusing to land the plane.
FWIW, I stayed a week at a high-end non-Marriott in downtown Boston about 10 years ago paying $250+ nightly for a closet of a room. I was deep into studying for a pilot's license (as a hobby) at the time and left behind a huge, thick paperback text book with years of notes, highlighting and other notations contained within.
I realized I left it behind by 11 am and still being in town working, called to see if I could pick it up on my way to the airport in the afternoon. I did reach a very sympathetic Director of Housekeeper who investigated but told me the cleaner had already tossed it into the incinerator! She sent me a check for $50 to replace it but damage was far greater...