En Vogue Minimalist and Modernistic Hotel Had One of the Most Hazardous Bathrooms I Have Ever Visited - Accidents Waiting To Happen
I recently had the occasion to stay in a “hip” modernistic and minimalist hotel frequented by models and show biz personalities. In the bathroom of the hotel was a non-doored shower with a concrete floor that was painted with one of the most slippery surfaces I had ever been on. As a matter of fact, (not that I am not the most agile person) but I fell down and almost killed myself while exiting the shower. As the hotel was not shy about charging top dollar, and despite its celebrity clientele, it seemed to me that this hotel took an old building and tried to make it as hip as possible by using the most minimalist of improvements, including in my opinion sacrificing safety factors. The hospitality industry must be committed to providing a safe environment for its guests. It owes its guests the highest duty of care to ensure further safety and security.
By the way, the hotel lobby had a very sheik and crowded bar and many people left the same for their rooms in what I shall describe as an impaired state of euphoria and not fully aware of their senses. Guess what their first stop probably is upon entering their rooms?
Obviously when you are in a hotel bathroom, it is not quite like home and at times the shower sprays outside its enclosure, soaking the walls, sink, and toilet, creating an unsafe environment when you exit the same. Many hotel bathroom floors are slippery, as are the tubs that do not have non-skid surfaces. I have handled many cases involving catastrophic injuries in hotel bathrooms and it seems that with the economy worsening, hotels tend to skimp on the cleaning, maintenance and safety requirements necessary to insure their guest’s security. Many hotels use products that are not referenced for the particular type of bathtub and which remove the abrasive non-skid surface. Many times, hotels don’t replace or refinish bathtubs due to the financial expense, thereby compromising the safety and health of their guests.
Bathtubs get dulled by aggressive use of chemicals and scrubber and lose their non-skid surface, as do bathtub floors. As the holiday season approaches, the Philadelphia slip and fall and premises liability attorneys at Reiff & Bily urge you to be extraordinarily careful if you are a guest at a hotel when using the bathroom, including entering or exiting the shower as well as walking on a wet floor.
Don’t let your vacation turn into a situation that will have life long ramifications with resulting injuries.
