The St. Regis Bal Harbour is facing a huge lawsuit after a guest was reportedly walked in on while showering, in a way that simply can’t be described as accidental. It’s bad enough that the incident happened, but it’s even worse to see how the hotel reportedly responded, and I think it’s important to call them out (thanks to View from the Wing for flagging this).
Showering woman walked in on by St. Regis staff
A woman from Jamaica has filed a $7 million lawsuit in Miami-Dade County, over an incident that occurred at the St. Regis Bal Harbour, Florida, on December 11, 2023. The lawsuit is against Marriott International and Clearview Building Services (a cleaning company used by the hotel), regarding an incident the woman describes as “a heinous and unthinkable invasion of privacy.”
According to the lawsuit, the woman was showering (naked) in her room, when a person in a hotel uniform walked into her room, and stared at her as she was showering. It’s not just that the male walked into the room, but he “walked into the bathroom, pulled open the shower door, and leered at [her] naked body while she had her back to the shower door.”
The woman then screamed, and saw the man exit the bathroom, but not exit the room completely. Despite her continued screaming, he stayed in the room, to continue his “voyeuristic invasion.” She was “overcome with panic and fear,” which caused her to run completely naked into the room and chase him off, so that she could scream louder and more forcefully, in hopes that he’d leave. As he left, “he brushed up against, and made physical contact” with her naked body, according to the lawsuit…