poor Treatment from Mexico City Marriott Reforma
Jun 14, 2017, 8:46 pm
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How would you guys handle this one? I'm Marriott Platinum currently staying at Mexico City Reforma Marriott. Last night I returned to the hotel with my wife after dinner. At the elevator the security guard rudely told me that I needed to go to the front desk to register my "accompanante"
I politely responded that my wife was properly registered. He then moved in front me blocking my access to the elevator and insisted I go to the reception. I called over one of the other security guards who recognized me and my wife and he cleared us to go up to our room.
My wife was and still is very upset and I'm pretty insulted. I spoke to someone at reception today and she said the manger would contact me later today, but as of yet this has not happened.
I speak fluent Spanish. My wife was not inappropriately dressed or anything like that. While I understand, the need to register all guests, there are definitely more subtle ways the security guard could have approached us without insulting my wife.
Should I just drop this? Or is this something I should pursue further with the hotel or Marriott? Thoughts?
I politely responded that my wife was properly registered. He then moved in front me blocking my access to the elevator and insisted I go to the reception. I called over one of the other security guards who recognized me and my wife and he cleared us to go up to our room.
My wife was and still is very upset and I'm pretty insulted. I spoke to someone at reception today and she said the manger would contact me later today, but as of yet this has not happened.
I speak fluent Spanish. My wife was not inappropriately dressed or anything like that. While I understand, the need to register all guests, there are definitely more subtle ways the security guard could have approached us without insulting my wife.
Should I just drop this? Or is this something I should pursue further with the hotel or Marriott? Thoughts?
Look at it from the positive side, the security guard obviously thought your wife was attractive for him to ask!
Jun 14, 2017, 9:19 pm
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1. I wouldn't have been offended by this as the security guard was just doing his job. If you made a fuss or didn't want to go to the reception, I would have been even more suspicious who she was?
2. Look at it from the positive side, the security guard obviously thought your wife was attractive for him to ask!
2. This is not directed at you personally since others have said it as well - but in what universe, other than male, is this a compliment? Oh your wife is good looking - she should take it as a compliment that she's considered a hooker. Uh, that would be a no.
Cheers.
Jun 14, 2017, 11:16 pm
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pictures of the husband and wife would help with the context, if he's 40 years older or looks like a woolly mammoth then the guard may have a good suspicion.
Jun 14, 2017, 11:33 pm
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From what I've seen of the world, I would say that it's more generally an insult to be identified as a prostitute.
Jun 15, 2017, 7:27 am
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Funny observation from my last trip to Amsterdam - I was at a conference and in order to get to/from the event I had to walk through the red light district
once during the afternoon and once at night. I noticed that the women in the windows at night were significantly more attractive than the ones in the windows during the day - clearly there was a "prime time" - like for TV ads.
Jun 15, 2017, 8:10 am
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The incident reported by the OP is appalling, as are the various patronizing and "R"word comments made by the poster called jphripjah. The editors of this forum need to be more sensitive to our multicultural society even if some posters are not.
Jun 15, 2017, 8:23 am
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I'm staying at the reforma in November with my fiancé. Should I be offended if the guards don't assume she's attractive enough to be a prostitute? 
Jun 15, 2017, 10:18 am
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Funny observation from my last trip to Amsterdam - I was at a conference and in order to get to/from the event I had to walk through the red light district once during the afternoon and once at night. I noticed that the women in the windows at night were significantly more attractive than the ones in the windows during the day - clearly there was a "prime time" - like for TV ads.
Jun 15, 2017, 11:37 am
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The business model has to be based on a certain level of attractiveness in order to work... I suppose the more attractive one is, the higher the price etc. If the wife was really ugly then the guard might not have suspected anything.
Funny observation from my last trip to Amsterdam - I was at a conference and in order to get to/from the event I had to walk through the red light district
once during the afternoon and once at night. I noticed that the women in the windows at night were significantly more attractive than the ones in the windows during the day - clearly there was a "prime time" - like for TV ads.
Funny observation from my last trip to Amsterdam - I was at a conference and in order to get to/from the event I had to walk through the red light district
once during the afternoon and once at night. I noticed that the women in the windows at night were significantly more attractive than the ones in the windows during the day - clearly there was a "prime time" - like for TV ads.
Aren't you assuming that the prostitution business model only works if the female prostitutes are of a certain level of "attractiveness" or higher?
I'm pretty sure there is a market for even unattractive prostitutes, when it's not that hard for even the most unattractive of women to find a guy to have sex with them.
I'm also relatively certain most women wouldn't like to be approached as if a prostitute.
Jun 15, 2017, 11:44 am
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What "r" word did I use other than "registered"?
Jun 15, 2017, 12:04 pm
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The bottom line is the security guard handled the situation poorly; no pics required of the OP/his wife.
Cheers.
Jun 15, 2017, 12:05 pm
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What you quoted of mine has nothing to do w/ the security guard, but more w/ FTers saying the OP should take it as a compliment his wife was considered attractive enough to be considered a hooker. My question/comment was: in what universe, other than male, is this a compliment? Oh your wife is good looking - she should take it as a compliment that she's considered a hooker. Uh, that would be a no.
The bottom line is the security guard handled the situation poorly; no pics required of the OP/his wife.
Cheers.
The bottom line is the security guard handled the situation poorly; no pics required of the OP/his wife.
Cheers.
Jun 15, 2017, 1:28 pm
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What you quoted of mine has nothing to do w/ the security guard, but more w/ FTers saying the OP should take it as a compliment his wife was considered attractive enough to be considered a hooker. My question/comment was: in what universe, other than male, is this a compliment? Oh your wife is good looking - she should take it as a compliment that she's considered a hooker. Uh, that would be a no.
The bottom line is the security guard handled the situation poorly; no pics required of the OP/his wife.
Cheers.
The bottom line is the security guard handled the situation poorly; no pics required of the OP/his wife.
Cheers.
certain that prostitutes would be considered "good-looking". Rather, most would seem to be so far from good-looking that most people would say "I wouldn't want to touch that even with a ten-foot pole". Of course it could be that some kind of prostitutes are more likely to be arrested than other kinds of prostitutes; but even that wouldn't entirely change things. To be called a prostitute is just not a compliment.