I checked into the hotel at approximately 11pm on the night of 3/5/14. The next morning I left early for meetings. I left items in my suitcase which was on a valet stand with my sleeping clothes draped over the closed bag. I left the room with the suitcase closed, but not zipped.
I was gone the entire day. I returned to my room at approximately 6pm and upon arrival found a dirty towel just behind the door. I assumed it was left behind by housekeeping. I went to my suitcase to get something and slowly started to realize that things were not how I left them. First, it looked as though the items inside had been shifted around. There were some toiletries which were double-bagged when I left, but now were only in one shopping bag. It began to dawn on me that I had left my digital camera and some other electronics in the suitcase, and that they were missing. I immediately called the front desk who had the cleaning supervisor come and tell me that she was part of the crew that cleaned my room, but that she cleaned the bathroom only. She said that this has never happened before.
The night manager spoke to me as well and repeated that they've never had an incident such as this. I can say that in my 20 years of traveling I've never had items stolen from my room either. The hotel's "investigation" was that their interrogation of the room lock showed the only access to be from the maid and from myself when I returned in the evening. They accepted no responsibility for either hiring thieves who took items or for someone's incompetence at leaving my door open for someone else to steel my property. Too bad like better hotels they have no cameras in the hallways for security. Take a chance if you want the savings, but don't leave anything behind in your room that you value.