Originally Posted by
Plancktos
I don't know why you insist that I should I have called the hotel after I (or my wife) realized that the hand bag had been left at the room.
It was left at the room, it was not lost. What difference does it make if we call the hotel or not?!
I understand where you are coming from on this, but I think that the majority of people would still agree that it's common sense, if not absolutely essential, to call the hotel as soon as you realise that you have left something in a room.
Time is of the essence; as soon as you let the hotel know, they could enter the room and check immediately for you, and put the bag into safe storage once recovered. To not contact the hotel as soon as you can means that the bag is left unattended for a longer period than necessary in a room that may be entered by anyone in the hotel's employ, such as maintenance, housekeeping etc. And of course the longer you leave it the more people may come into contact with the bag.
It just doesn't make sense to not contact the hotel immediately, and I think that's what other posters are highlighting.