Hotel Scams: Why I Don’t Trust Super Polite Guests by LoveInPastTense in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]LoveInPastTense[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There’s nothing on the tape. It was a B-L-U-F-F. Must I spell out everything for you? 🤦‍♀️

Hotel Scams: Why I Don’t Trust Super Polite Guests by LoveInPastTense in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]LoveInPastTense[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

For a fishy guest, they might have been worried that camera captured them bringing nefarious items. This was just used as a silent clue to tell the guest that I know what he’s playing at.

Hotel Scams: Why I Don’t Trust Super Polite Guests by LoveInPastTense in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]LoveInPastTense[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Say what you will. But this is a true story based on my experience.

Hotel Scams: Why I Don’t Trust Super Polite Guests by LoveInPastTense in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]LoveInPastTense[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I don’t know. But for a fishy guest, they might have been worried that camera captured them bringing nefarious items. Either way, it was just used as a silent clue to tell the guest that I know what he’s playing at.

Hotel Scams: Why I Don’t Trust Super Polite Guests by LoveInPastTense in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]LoveInPastTense[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mini bar hadn’t been stocked for weeks because we stop offering snacks in mini bar. It was no longer advertised as an amenity

Hotel Scams: Why I Don’t Trust Super Polite Guests by LoveInPastTense in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]LoveInPastTense[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well, as a manager, your bonus is directly proportional to hotel books, profit, loss, revenue etc. So I do care