iPad lost/stolen at hotel in Bulgaria

melanzana

05bar76 wrote: »

I don't think its fair to call leaving my stuff in a single occupancy locked hotel room is negligent.

Did you avail of the hotel safe?

Sorry, but you are naive if you think that goods will not be taken from your room, valuables I mean. They will leave your boxers/underwear untouched, but everything else is pinchable.

Lesson learned.

05bar76

melanzana wrote: »

When going anywhere I would never leave anything of value to me unattended.

If you value it, you look after it.

That is reality.

That is an unfortunate reality, but equally it doesn't make the victims of theft responsible for the crime.

melanzana

05bar76 wrote: »

I have certainly learnt a lesson from this- lock away anything of any value or keep it on me. I had taken my phone and wallet with me out of the hotel room and my heart sank a bit when I came back to my room and everything was gone.

Sorry for your trouble. But I am glad that you will be more vigilant going forward now.

Bettie

suicidebob wrote: »

Have you tried tracking your ipad?

https://www.apple.com/uk/icloud/find-my-iphone.html

I can track mine with wi fi but it has to be set up which I did when I bought it. Is yours not password protected?

05bar76

melanzana wrote: »

Did you avail of the hotel safe?

Sorry, but you are naive if you think that goods will not be taken from your room, valuables I mean. They will leave your boxers/underwear untouched, but everything else is pinchable.

Lesson learned.

I have stayed at hotels many times before in the UK, Europe and in other parts of the world and have never locked my valuables away (except when staying in hostels) and have had nothing stolen. I feel that if you pay for your own room, there should be a basic level of security and safety provided (I'm not carrying the crown jewels here!).

silvercar

05bar76 wrote: »

I think this only works with 3g devices and mine is wifi only.

Not true. It will pick up location. Just tried with mine.

Poppie68

05bar76 wrote: »

I don't think its fair to call leaving my stuff in a single occupancy locked hotel room is negligent.

It's negligent when you don't use the safety box to secure your valuables. you would find it near impossible to be successful in a hotel in the UK to except liability even the hotels that don't provide safe boxes...Bulgaria is a whole new ball game.
I'm not getting at you I'm just being realistic and by my encouraging you to pay you Bill trying to keep you out of a Bulgarian jail

05bar76

Bettie wrote: »

I can track mine with wi fi but it has to be set up which I did when I bought it. Is yours not password protected?

I have a 4 digit lock code on it but i haven't set up icloud - obviously i sign into the app store with my apple id to download apps but i dont think this is good enough. Something to do in the future maybe

05bar76

silvercar wrote: »

Not true. It will pick up location. Just tried with mine.

I'll try it in the morning (midnight here now) but I haven't set up Icloud so I don't think this will work.

budgetflyer

melanzana wrote: »

When going anywhere I would never leave anything of value to me unattended.

If you value it, you look after it.

That is reality.

Although I can confirm the opposite.
Paying xxx for a hotel room, should that not afford you a certain level of security?
Should hotels be forced to warn their customers that the staff they employ (may) be theifs ?
I have a solution.
Many construction sites now have a statement.
" we have been working xxx no of days without an accident."
Could the hotel industry not use the same criteria?