| The police will likely be pretty limited in what they're able to do. I suspect they'll have you file a police report, and then leave. Here's what I'd do ... and the success of this tactic will probably depend on how large the hotel is, and how helpful whomever you're dealing with wants to be. 1. See if you can get an idea from the hotel about how many of the rooms are occupied, and if it's a small number see if it's possible to get that list. 2. Give each person in housekeeping $10, and ask them to tell you if they see any of your stuff in the rooms they're cleaning. 3. Focus on rooms with the do-not-disturb signs hung up if it's a limited number. You know that somebody is staying on those rooms, and that they prefer privacy. While this doesn't mean they took your stuff, it helps locate the rooms with patrons. 4. Write down the license plates of the cars in the lot (if it's not an overwhelming number). If there's one way for vehicles to leave the property, you could wait by the exit and ask drivers as they leave if they know anything. If the driver stops, you'll get a read on their response. You can also write down license plates based on how drivers handle this (whether they stop, how they react, etc.) and cross-reference this against the ones you recorded from the parking lot. 5. Check the trash. Sometimes people steal things, get scared, then dump whatever they've stolen. Good luck to you. The odds aren't in your favor. |