Burglary in a Hotel Monaco room on its second night of operation
Hotel Monaco (5th & Chestnut) opened to overnight guests last Thursday. It took less than two days for a guest to file a report with Philadelphia police. A 38-year-old male guest told police that his cellphone and a wallet containing credit cards were stolen from his suite between midnight and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. His hotel door did not close properly, and he was awaiting hotel maintenance to fix it, according to the police report.
Burglary in a Hotel Monaco room on its second night of operation
Hotel Monaco (5th & Chestnut) opened to overnight guests last Thursday. It took less than two days for a guest to file a report with Philadelphia police.
A 38-year-old male guest told police that his cellphone and a wallet containing credit cards were stolen from his suite between midnight and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. His hotel door did not close properly, and he was awaiting hotel maintenance to fix it, according to the police report.
The theft occurred in a suite, and the victim told police he may have been there at the time but in a separate room. Police say that he gave no description of the alleged thief and that no arrests have been made.
A hotel manager said he would never discuss confidential guest information with a newspaper.
While this poor fellow may not have had fun, it seems Mayor Nutter had a nice time at the hotel's Stratus Lounge, having had drinks there Friday and Saturday nights. State Sen. Larry Farnese dined at the Monaco's Red Owl restaurant and then checked out Stratus on Saturday night.
And as we told you in Monday's column, former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb also had a few drinks at Stratus on Friday.
So the guest knew his door wouldn't close, but he left his wallet and phone unguarded in a separate room anyway? Did he expect maintenance to fix the door between midnight and 8 am on a weekend? This hotel's website says it has in-room safes; why didn't he use it?
This story doesn't add up. Next time this guy should check in with some common sense.— judd32- Exactly! This story just doesn't add up. — msmame
- Actually at a place like the "Hotel Monaco" (where rooms start at about $240 w/ tax) or any other Kimpton property you WOULD expect to have a security issue fixed right away. This isn't a Rodeway Motel in Trevose! With that said: I agree the story doesn't add up.— imustgoih82bl8
- Might be an inside job. Jus saying.— manyhats
Somebody trying to bring bad publicity to the new Hotel. A faulty door lock and a theft on the first night of operation?Dont think so. And the apparent victim is in the suite the whole time? No description of thief,no noises heard. Id be looking long and hard at the alleged victim in this case. Hopefully Club Monaco has video evidence.— argonne- So sick of reading about how low-life's are ruining my city. I wish the property taxes would increase enough to kick the trouble makers out of the city. Include everyone in the property increase.— PhillyIam
