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A security guard at the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue found a housekeeper, unconscious after being raped on Monday morning. The 25 year old victim told the police that she was attacked from behind, her head getting "bashed" near the sixth floor ice machine (according to the Daily News, the guard had been delivering bills when he saw the victim at 4:30AM). Female hotel guests weighed in: One told the Post, "The hotel never said anything," while another told the Daily News, "Oh, my God. You pay money to stay at a high-end hotel, you expect to be safe." What is hotel security like at the W? In Gothamist's experience at some NYC hotels, there's no oversight at all, while others require keycards for people to use the elevator - and the Sixth Avenue Hilton in midtown has required the name of a hotel guest before entering.
The police do not have any leads. And in December, a hotel employee was arrested for fondling a female hotel guest in an elevator and forcing his way into her room.
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On the serious side, that's utterly terrible for that woman working there. I hope she gets a huge settlement. Hotels have the responsibility of ensuring the safety of its late-night employees, especially hotels as expensive as the W. You'd assume a hotel like that has cameras everywhere, but who knows?
It makes me think of the Soho Grand, which always seems kind of unsafe to me. So many people are coming and going, getting drunk, etc., that it would be easy to slip into an elevator.
I've been to many hotels to meet with clients in their suites (this is legit business i'm talking here)--all of the Ws, le parker meridien, morgans, hudson, etc---and most of them have those horrible dark hallways. One time I tripped on a step in the hallway and a nearby porter shook his head and said "I don't know why they don't put more lights. Everyone falls on that step." I've never been asked for ID to go upstairs, I've never encountered an elevator that required a key, and I've never seen a camera in those pitch black halls. It's a terrible thing for that young housekeeper.