i left the room for 90 minutes and told the cleaners to not come in and went downstairs in my bath robe. i didnt leave it there all day or something. but as you all say i understand this was still naive.

i just want to warn the community about hilton malta and to help remind other players to not be naive.

Dont kick a man whilst hes down, hes made a mistake and sharing his experience with you so that you dont follow suit.

Sorry about your experience, thanks for sharing the information.

It sucks to have your money stolen. But realistically suck it up, take some responsibility and learn a lesson. If one leaves money lying around they should expect that a cleaner making minimum wage is going to pick it up often. Use the safe.

Perhaps you were targeted because you were a poker player. But the way you were treated by hotel staff afterwards is standard. Bitching on twitter/corporate and threads like this is probably the best way to go about getting it resolved, but is the effort really worth it?

Fixed.

Realistically, your chances are slim anywhere you go. But, as was said above, it's a negative freeroll.

Sorry to hear about this incident, OP.

Yeah, this x1000.

What HHonors status level are you?

+1 on referring your case to HHonors or Hilton Corporate if you dont have a HH account

Jesus... use the safe, use the front desk, use your pocket. Put it in your suitcase even. But leaving it out... wtf. Call it tuition and move on.

This is the best advice for anyone carrying much cash. Also carry a 'dummy roll', like a hundred or two hundred in $1s, $5s, $10s and $20s in your pocket so if you're robbed, you can instantly hand over enough money to make the thief believe it's all you got on you. If you think you're physically in danger, dropping the dummy roll at his feet then running away might be your best bet.

I always leave the do not disturb sign and in my experience the staff usually abide by it. Perhaps a staff member caught on to your big spending while at the hotel and decided to peek in your room.

Yea but it sounds like his security protocol for leaving a bundle of cash just sitting on a bedside table was the impenetrable, all-powerful, impervious to intrusion "Do Not Disturb" placard on the door. Lesson learned obv.

That do not disturb sign rarely means anything to cleaning ladies.

1. Guy gets robbed
2. 3284792 people write versions of "it was your own fault anyway, n00b" with varying levels of condescension

Sounds about right for NVG

Sucks man, sorry to hear about this. It doesn't matter how much you lose when something like this happens, just the feeling of having your personal space violated is incredibly uncomfortable.

????? Who the hell would follow suit?

He brags about how much money he spent then bitches about having money taken that he left out.

Move along, nothing to see here.

You are a guest at a hotel. There is no personal space

lol bedside table cash. Dude you know better. Chalk it up as a learning experience and lets all move on to bigger and better torunaments.

FYP (sorry had to troll in nvg yano)

that sucks really especially at a hilton , thanks for letting people know of your story, sure does suck paying alot and getting ur money stolen at the same time, i mean ive had sessions playing poker like that :P but yeah you would expect better management but hey ho thats the way life is sometimes, i mean i know it sounds crazy and i know for a poker player with the amount of cash you would feel same with it in your room but i dont trust room service, well maybe not in the ibiza rocks but for sure i would trust a hilton.

i usually carry money with me at all times but i know for most poker players that isnt feasable , you can always get like a belt underneath your pants and just leave your money in that belt at all times cause tbh i dnt trust leaving my money anywhere be it in a hilton 5* or any foregin country with "their safes"

wat to do mannnn i really dont leave money lying around, i always keep it safely somewhere usually on me tbh but yeah i get this vibe anywhere i go that i dnt quite trust the staff and they all scammers

tough break but there is no where you can leave money unattended and unwatched and expect someone to be responsible for it.

hilton should in no way be blamed for this.

this..... u cant complain to hilton when you left cash out.. yes it is a learning mistake and hopes of others to not leave belongings out in a hotel like that.

So what should the hotel be held responsible for?

If I leave a $3,000 suit hanging in the wardrobe and it disappears, are they responsible for that? If I leave a couple of hundred dollar pair of tennis shoes on the dresser, are they responsible for those?

I'm guessing that all the knowitalls ITT would suggest I carry my luggage around with me at all times to avoid this.

i dont buy 3k suits, even if i had 2 mil i wouldnt buy a 3k suit

I wouldnt go through the hassle of calling Malta Police. Im very familiar with Malta, and the police is pretty much just like the crime, non-excistent. They wont do anything about it.

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If you really don't know the answer to that question, there's 3.57 million links returned if you search google with: Every hotel tells you not to leave valuables in your room

Who the hell would follow suit? How naive can you be, if someone is able to make the mistake that Patrick did with the level of intelligence he has, then im sure that alot more people would leave themselves open in similar scenarios also, thus why him posting his experience although it being a bad one would be a positive share for the community.

Dont be bitter just because he is more successful than your random ass is, get better at the game and stop hating imo.

Back to the hole you get you cretin.

You must understand what targets Americans, West Euros, and Japanese are in many parts of the world. The local hotel staff and the local authorities are often involved or turn a blind eye. I am sure the OP now gets it and will be more careful. And yes carrying the money is a bit safer , but certainly is not a perfect solution. And BTW this is NOT a new problem for tourists and travelers unfortunately!

same thing, is home depot responsible if something in your car is taken. or if at a restaurant and you go to the bathroom and your coat is stolen. all you can expect most times is to lose it, or you can file a claim on your homeowners insurance. or can write it off on your taxes as a casualty loss.