“Last night at the Ann Arbor, Michigan Holiday Inn, there was a 3 a.m. shooting injuring a man. Metro SWAT surrounded and entered the hotel, then woke everyone up. Guests were forced to leave their rooms for a few hours to be locked-down in a hotel conference room. No one could leave the hotel. During the lock-down, Holiday Inn provided complimentary coffee and orange juice as it was too early for their scheduled hotel breakfast service. Since this hotel shooting was not the fault of Holiday Inn, should guests staying overnight be billed the full price for their room or should guests receive some extra IHG points for their inconvenience?”
Someone Was Shot in a Hotel. Do You Get Compensation For Its Lockdown?
The incident to which FlyerTalk member ceieoc was referring occurred at approximately 2:50 in the morning on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Holiday Inn Ann Arbor Near the University of Michigan hotel property where a man was injured by a gunshot wound — but his injuries are not believed to threaten his life; and the incident remains under investigation.
“The hotel went into lockdown about 4 a.m. and guests were escorted to a banquet room, so police could search the building,” according to this article written by Darcie Moran for MLive. “Guests were allowed to return to their rooms about 6:45 a.m.” Management at the hotel property reportedly accommodated guests and ensured that they were as comfortable as possible.
Summary
Need I really comment as to what I believe is the answer to the question of whether guests who were inconvenienced should receive compensation as a result of the lockdown of a hotel caused by someone being shot?
I think I will let the majority of FlyerTalk members who commented in this discussion answer that question instead — and let’s just say that I stared at the title of that discussion for a moment to realize whether or not I read it correctly…
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