[The Guardian] Hotel thieves aren’t stealing toiletries – but framed art, TVs, a fireplace

Hotel thieves aren’t stealing toiletries – but framed art, TVs, a fireplace

They’re putting the average shoplifter to shame by taking paintings and mattresses. How do they get away with it?

Peter Greenberg knows all about frequent-flyer hotel thieves – and we’re not talking just towels and toiletries.

The investigative journalist, better known to front desk managers as the Travel Detective, has researched and documented their sins for years. The one that gets everyone’s attention has become part of Los Angeles hotel lore. “A guest at the Beverly Wilshire stole a marble fireplace,” says Greenberg. “He cut it out of the wall with a chisel. A bellboy even helped load the pieces in a truck.”

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