The incident happened at a Ritz-Carlton.
A TRAVELLER who ended up in the wrong room claims his hotel is to blame and is suing the chain for damages.
Daniel Hughes is suing the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton, Missouri, over the incident that led to a separate criminal court trial, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Hughes was a guest at the St. Louis area hotel while attending a business conference on March 6, 2011. After drinking in the evening, Hughes claims his room key didn’t work.
Lawyers representing Hughes claim he mixed up his room number after staying in two different hotels, leading to the guest asking the hotel’s front desk staff for a new key to a room that was not his.
As a result, Hughes accidentally ended up in bed with a nine-year-old girl. In 2014, the Post-Dispatch reported Hughes was found not guilty by a jury on four criminal charges related to the incident.
Hughes accuses the hotel of enabling the incident to take place. According to the Post-Dispatch, Hughes is seeking damages from both Ritz-Carlton and hotel property owner Maritz, Wolff, and Co., related to the loss of his job with Enterprise Leasing Co. At his former employer, Hughes claimed he earned more than $US400,000 ($561,000) per year.
Mr Hughes ended up in the wrong room.
Lawyers for the guest say if the hotel had checked his identification against their database, the incident could have been avoided entirely.
In addition to being acquitted of all charges against him, Hughes also settled a lawsuit brought by the family of the girl for $70,000.
Neither Ritz-Carlton, parent company Marriott International, nor the property owner has commented publicly on the lawsuit.
This case is not the first time a hotel has faced a lawsuit over unauthorised access. In January, a female traveller sued Hilton Worldwide, alleging the hotel allowed her to be assaulted after giving another guest the key to her room.
This story originally appeared on FlyerTalk.com.
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