Vacationers can sometimes get a bit dizzy. In any case, this is explained by Myriane, general housekeeper at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Toulouse, for La Dépêche.fr. “Clients are often airheaded. By slamming the door, it is not uncommon for them to forget something. Every month there are about 300 forgotten objects.”
In fact, even those who are more cautious are no exception to the rule. The “leisure” clientele, who does not hesitate to check several times before leaving their room usually, she says, abandons many cases out of carelessness. For the most distracted, it is often the effects of animals that are omitted. This is also the case for businessmen, she reveals. They forget their tablets see their files. More seriously, medications can be forgotten. The hotel staff must therefore be extra vigilant when cleaning the rooms.
The objects are listed and numbered in a register with the room number, the date, the time, the person who found it and his signature. The hotel tries to contact the guest and stores the find in a key cabinet. Then, when the holidaymaker wishes to recover his property, he must sign the register. If you have already left, then the resort can send the item back to you, but at your expense. Hotels are required to keep your items for one year and one day. For valuables, this period increases to three years.
After these deadlines, the property can be thrown away or donated to charity. In the slideshow below, Planet has compiled a list of the items most forgotten by vacationers in hotels, with the help of Portal Hotels.
