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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know the names of the major hotels and dollar amounts of the settlements paid out to female business travelers who have been raped in their rooms, sometimes by hotel employees. It almost happened to me in Chicago, twice.  I wish I were kidding.  When I told a friend of mine about it, she confided in me that her sister had signed an NDA in order to receive a settlement from the same major downtown business hotel in Chicago after she had been gang raped by 2 hotel employees.  [/quote]

How does it even happen?! Like, they randomly come into someone’s room?

My friend's sister (who was staying in the hotel on business and is a high powered attorney, in case anyone still believes this only happens to naive women) was cornered by 2 hotel employees when she went down the hall, in the daytime, to get ice from the ice machine.  She was gang raped in that little room.  They had lookouts posted.  It was one of the Big 3 hotels in Chicago .  She signed a NDA and got a settlement and has never been the same person.  I found out about this after I stayed in the same hotel, on business, for a conference, and narrowly escaped being kidnapped by a "cab driver" parked out front.  I told my friend about my experience and that's when she told me about her sister's experience.  
Some rapists are organized.  
The hotel industry blog Today's Hotelier writes that 40% of women traveling alone will experience sexual harassment or worse.   Their conclusion - businesses should do more to protect their employees on the road.  Hmm. [/quote]

About 10 years ago I was staying by myself in a hotel. In the morning I went downstairs to grab some food from the breakfast bar, and quickly returned to my room with food. While I was quietly eating, I heard voices outside of my room. They didn't go away, and then I heard rustling noises, like they were beginning to mess with the door. I walked over to the door and looked through the peephole. There was a cleaning lady, and a man standing behind her. The cleaning lady was opening the door, the man looked determined. The door opened, I was facing them with my arms crossed. They gaped for a moment, and the man began talking fast about being there for a repair. Sure, I believed him. Anyway, I sent them on their way. Now I'm super cautious about what I leave in a hotel room when I'm out.

While I suspect their intent was robbery, I can see how a rapist might get someone with keys to open the door for them. In my case, it sort of looked like the man had bullied a low level employee into opening the door. Obviously, they thought I was still downstairs at the breakfast bar.[/quote]

So freakin scary!! Is one safe with the additional manual lock that is meant to prevent doors from opening? This is seriously creeping me out![/quote]

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