rooster59 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Hotel refuses to accept responsibility after basin falls on guest Image: Sanook A furious woman posted on Facebook after a basin in a hotel bathroom fell on the feet of a friend. Poster "Neung Nstar" said that the guest was visiting the hotel in Ratanathibet, Nonthaburi for ten days until next Tuesday because they were setting up a booth in Bangkok. The basin collapsed through no fault of her friend and injured her feet. A picture of the victim and blood on the floor was published by Sanook. Medical bills ran up to 6,300 baht. Nine stitches were needed. But the poster said that the hotel refused to take responsibility saying it was not caused by their staff. And to make matters worse the hotel demanded that the guest pay for the damage. The poster made several facetious remarks about dancing on the basin and also asked: "So are you saying that if your lift collapsed - and there was no staff member in it at the time - and I died you would take no responsibility for my death?". Sanook made no apparent effort to contact the hotel, just reporting the Facebook post. It was stated in the post that the guest had paid 600 baht for each of ten night's stay. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-12-04 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 So the hotel hasn't got insurance to cover stuff...Just great....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 a friend was staying at a hotel near my place, 3500 - 4000 baht per night, there were issues with the room; cleanliness and noise from other guests and from outside. when my friend went to reception to complain he was told to speak to hotel.com - as he had booked through them. when he asked to speak to the manager he was told the manager was unavailable until, surprise surprise, the day after my friend checked out. the lack of willingness to take responsibility is stunning sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 What is wrong with people, stop your <deleted> whining and get a lawyer to sue for damages, that should sort it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Happened to me too once in a Thai hotel, although luckily missed my foot. All the basins were fitted wall mounted without a supporting pedestal, making that kind of accident more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Don't they have a sink fund to cover such expenses? Waaa waaa waaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seismic Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 5 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: What is wrong with people, stop your fn whining and get a lawyer to sue for damages, that should sort it. This is Thailand, not the US. Ask Hopewell how getting good lawyers and suing for damages went !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerDo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 So it just fell off the wall all by itself. No one was leaning on it or anything right? There are 24 hours in a day and 60 minutes in each hour and the sink "waited" until your friend was in front of it to fall. She made no attempt to get out of the way or wrap her wounds immediately and seek medical help but rather sat on a toilet while you took photos of her black blood on the floor. Folks like you make me chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 6 hours ago, rooster59 said: Medical bills ran up to 6,300 baht. Nine stitches were needed. It's easy to picture what happened -- someone leaning on a poorly installed basin sink, and it gave way. That seems expensive for 9 stitches in any country, though, assuming that applying the stitches was the primary procedure. I'm also assuming the victim was Thai, so why wasn't their treatment covered under the national health plan system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Please take note be carefull if you want experiment new sex positions in the bahtroom safety first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 brakes failed sleeping at the sink taking a selfie on the sink (driving) someone bought me those drinks I didn't want to sit on the sink (drive) there was too much water and I lost control I have a sinking feeling not my fault 3rd world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron jeremy Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 4 hours ago, katana said: Happened to me too once in a Thai hotel, although luckily missed my foot. All the basins were fitted wall mounted without a supporting pedestal, making that kind of accident more likely. Many basins don't have a pedestal mount. They have arms protruding from the wall, extending into the sink, and then bolted from under the basin. the basin in question have supports bolted on the wall( zoom in) and the basin sits on the supports. Not an ideal way for supporting the sink. there is little doubt the sink was leaned on or something that caused it to come off the supports. It would sit 2-3 inches into the supports. No way it's possible for it to fall off the wall by itself without the supports coming off the wall. As u can see, there are still there. but it's Thailand, installations are questionable at the best of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Sink falls to floor! Gravity suspected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hotels have always had insane and extortionist policies to their customers. This is why we AirBnB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Sinks don't just drop off the wall without some help. This becomes a case of "she said/they said". Best to "eat it" and move on (both parties). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 When I built my hotels in Phuket, basins were always fixed to an outside wall, with heavy support bolts running right through the wall to the outside, and secured with large metal washers and nuts. An elephant could dance on the basin and it wouldn't come off the wall ... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Inn Between said: It's easy to picture what happened -- someone leaning on a poorly installed basin sink, and it gave way. That seems expensive for 9 stitches in any country, though, assuming that applying the stitches was the primary procedure. I'm also assuming the victim was Thai, so why wasn't their treatment covered under the national health plan system? 1000 baht for falangs at hospital recently and even thats over inflated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brayka Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 The hotel should pay the expenses, although I know also how many Thais are. I see so many times they are sitting on it, giving the the toes a color while balancing with their leg on it, leaning on it with all their weight. Maybe this happened with guests before, and the friend did nothing wrong....who will tell?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 15 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: What is wrong with people, stop your fn whining and get a lawyer to sue for damages, that should sort it. because lawyers in thailand are trustworthy and cheap ? don't think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 17 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: What is wrong with people, stop your fn whining and get a lawyer to sue for damages, that should sort it. Obviously a Thai Lawyer ? Yeah, right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 18 hours ago, transam said: So the hotel hasn't got insurance to cover stuff...Just great....???? Have you ever seen a hotel with insurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Name and shame the hotel on FB so people can make up their minds about staying there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 If she is a registered guest staying in the hotel they have no choice but to accept liability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxe1200 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 18 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: What is wrong with people, stop your fn whining and get a lawyer to sue for damages, that should sort it. ....and it takes five years. After you have won the case you can start to sue the Hotel for the costs of your lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Borzandy said: Have you ever seen a hotel with insurance? I expect it, I don't rummidge through their paperwork... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 19 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: What is wrong with people, stop your fn whining and get a lawyer to sue for damages, that should sort it. Lawyers are expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Removed an off-topic post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 6:16 PM, transam said: So the hotel hasn't got insurance to cover stuff...Just great....???? Does liability insurance even exist here? B5000 in an envelope seems to solve everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 20 hours ago, kingofthemountain said: Please take note be carefull if you want experiment new sex positions in the bahtroom safety first Similar thinking did cross my mind. Even a poorly mounted basin does not simply fall off the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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