I've got mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, it's great that they stuck it to the man and escaped their prison. But these were affluent people who could afford to make arrangements in the middle of the night - hiring cars etc. What will happen now is that hotels will lock people in, post security guards at all the exits and clamp down hard.
Wonder if they'll make them pay the bill too.
Other way round. The guests are demanding their money back (according to BBC World Service report I heard last night). What's more, the guests were getting free champagne delivered to their rooms. And they weren't locked in. Don't forget, these were very affluent people who would have access to smart lawyers, heavy body guards etc. It would be a lot easier to lock-down ordinary folk.
The article states many left after staying one day. Apparently, they were to be quarantined in their rooms for 10 days.
If the hotel didn't give the guest advance warning about quarantine rules, then they should get their money back.
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