by sniper » Fri May 14, 2010 11:22 am
A few years ago some guests at a hotel i was working in came in to report that they had been attacked. A car full of young boys had driven past and had thrown eggs at them and their children, the management was very hesitant about calling the police and told the guests that there was no need to report it. A year ago a young lady (tourist) in another hotel i worked in reported that a cypriot man attacked her and tried to rape her, the police came and took a statement and talking in greek they said they knew who he was and that they couldn't do anything. In yet another Hotel i have previously worked in a lady came to reception to report that the room service boy had come into her room and raped her. The management told her and her husband (who had been at the bar all night) that she was too drunk and that this could not have happened and sent away, although the next day the boy was fired. my point is that most cases are not reported, nor taken seriously by the local authorities. These are all very upper class hotels that i have worked in and the assistance given to tourists with problems is not helpful at all.