I have made this a sticky since it is a big topic of discussion and edited Paco's Post Hope you don't mind so that the info gets read 1st.
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the following is direct from the mangament of the Presidente regarding the visitors policy.
We have two main reasons for the one visitor policy: theft and noise. We have learned from experience that most incidents of theft and disturbance are caused by guests having more than one visitor in their room. The points made by the members on the forum are correct. One visitor will distract the guest while the other makes the robbery. Also, late night complaints regarding noise or disturbances have been down considerably since we implemented this policy. We are just trying to maintain a peaceful atmosphere that can be enjoyed by all.
Keeping that idea in mind, we are encouraging visitors to observe a dress code as not to offend other guests. Granted, this could be a very long discussion as what “offends†people. We are just requesting the ladies to carry a jacket/sweater and throw it on when they walk into the Hotel. They are asked several times to help us out. If we get no collaboration from them, they are barred. It is not that hard to comply with.
Finally, nothing has changed. The reason we are now giving cards to the visitors is so we’ll know when they leave and how long they are inside. It has nothing to do with charging extra, etc. For security reasons we like to know who’s inside the room area. Since we added the new counter and increased the security personnel, now we can control it better.
We do expect visitors to cooperate by returning the cards when they leave; same as in any building in America where there are controls at the entrances. By law we can’t keep their IDs, so we write down their info and assign them a card.
That small counter in front of the elevators is meant to control who goes up to the rooms and into the lobby, same as the counter on the second floor by the glass door. Since we have a Casino and the Skybox on the second floor, lots of non guests walk by at all times, day and night. We can’t allow for non guest to enter the room area, so we need to watch the doors and elevators closer. We were toying with the idea of adding a door on the first floor (not a metal detector), but it was too much of an eyesore and an obstacle, so we gave up on it.
We try to make the entire thing as quick and hassle free as we can. That’s why we invested in the computer system that allows us to speed up the registration of repeat visitors and that lets us know if someone has been barred. Believe me; we keep barred visitors out for everyone’s protection. Some of these barred visitors are alleged thieves, trouble makers, drug abusers, etc. That is why we also added the free key-coded oversized security boxes to make safeguarding things easier. We made it a point to make them big enough to fit laptops.
As for the Master Suite, since it is somewhat separated from the rest of the rooms and the noise doesn’t carry as much, our staff is instructed to allow for more than one visitor at a time.
The overall idea remains to try and make it more peaceful, enjoyable and safer for everyone.
Have a great year, and thank you for your continued patronage of the Hotel Presidente!
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Koppite wrote:
The Pres does not "check out " the chicas after you cut them loose.
NOW they do..
They also have a new small counter in the lobby before the elevators where we can sign the chicas in. When you check in a chica they now give her a "Visitor card" which she can clip on her shirt, she is instructed to return the card to the desk in the lobby (or the front desk if it's late) when she leaves the hotel.
I made sure to tell each chica it was IMPORTANT that she returned the card before leaving the hotel, and that she had it when leaving my room, otherwise I could possibly be charged an overnight "guest " fee, or they could put her on the "blacklist" for not following the rules and returning it. Being a regular at the Presidente I was more concerned about her getting blacklisted than the guest fee.
We had a discussion at Happy Hr. one evening about the "little known" rules at the Presidente and apparently some chicas have been put on the list for not following some of the rules to the letter. Like dressing too provocatively, they might be warned 1 or 2 times then blacklisted, or not returning the visitor card may get them on the list. It was said much of this depends who's working the desk, and unfortunately there have been 1 or 2 employees that have been known to just be intolerant about things sometimes.
Bottom line: if your date is dressed a bit slutty, make sure she has a jacket or sweater to put on before taking her to the Pres., then make sure to remind her to return the visitor card to the desk when she leaves your room.