Anyone with a moral orbit knows that stealing isbad , but what if you were rewarded for your gummy fingers ? AsCondé Nast Travelerreports , The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans , Louisiana is offering a free seven - night stay in its Presidential Suite to the someone who return the “ most outrageous ” item steal from the hotel in the past times .
This strange ( and oddly specific ) furtherance is valued at $ 15,000 . accord to general manager Tod Chambers , the mortal who hands over the strange slip point will also receive private dinners prepared by the hotel ’s executive chef , as well as spa services . The hotel is located near the French Quarter , and it would be an low-priced manner to vacation in a vibrant city .
Does this tender go untrusting ? They call they wo n’t ask any inquiry , and they wo n’t have police military officer await to nab you in the lobby . The stolen item will even be return to you when the furtherance ends , if the guilt is n’t too much to bear .
The “ giveback sweepstakes ” is part of the hotel ’s 125th day of remembrance celebration . The clientele has subsist in different personification over the years — first as the Grunewald Hotel , then as the Roosevelt , then as a Fairmont property , and finally as the Roosevelt once again ( though it ’s now part of the Waldorf Astoria fellowship ) . Eligible items could have been filch at any point in the hotel ’s history , and those items can be dropped off or mailed to the hotel ’s marketing department ( withthis PDF formattached ) . The hotel state they will be displayed in lobby window cases and then turn back to owner , if they wish .
grant to Chambers , the steal items are another way of celebrating the hotel ’s inheritance . “ In a way , knowing they have something that reminds them of our Roosevelt in their own homes ? Well , that leaves us flatter , ” Chambers says . “ We ’d estimate about 700 of our logoed Sazerac glasses are ‘ borrowed ’ from the bar during the vacation season alone . ”
So far , the hotel has received menus , postal card , a plate , stemware , a tablecloth , bud vases , and brass keys .
[ h / tCondé Nast Traveler ]
