Vacations are a great way to see other parts of the country or the world. Staying in a plush hotel or resort gives you and your family a much needed break from drudgery and daily chores. It can be a fun time, but your dream holiday can soon turn into a nightmare trip if you injure yourself seriously.

A slip and fall accident in the bathroom, corridor, bedroom or restaurant could immobilize you for the rest of your stay, leaving you and your friends/family miserable.

Additionally, if you’re in a new place, where you’re not familiar with the medical facilities available, it can be expensive and stressful to get yourself treated.

We usually take all possible precautions to stay safe while traveling, but accidents can and do happen. They’re usually the result of someone’s fault or negligence.

Consult a London personal injury lawyer who has the experience and expertise in dealing with similar cases. They can give you the right information, assistance and advice. If you’re far from home, they can also give you guidance on how to deal with such problems.

Common Hotel Injuries

Hotels and resorts are places of entertainment and designed to ensure that you relax and have a good time. Along with this, keeping you safe should be a top priority.

Common injuries sustained in resorts and hotels include slip and fall injuries at the pool-side. Here wet, slippery floors, damaged tiles, lack of hand-rails, unmarked elevation changes etc can cause you to lose your balance.

Accidents in hotel or resort corridors can occur when the carpeting is bumpy, torn, uneven or frayed. Poor lighting in corridors can also cause you to slip, while cleaning tools and products, clutter food trays outside rooms, repair works, loose wires and cables etc are other hazards.

Inside your room, loose and unanchored rugs, mats or runners, dangling curtain-cords, dim lighting, poorly-placed furniture, hanging draperies and bed-linen, torn carpeting, puddles under air-conditioners etc may be the reason to cause a nasty fall.

Toddlers, pregnant women and senior citizens are specially at risk, since a fall can cause serious and lasting damage.

Occupiers’ Liability

In Ontario, property owners have a duty of care to keep their premises safe for all those who work or visit there.

• If you have sustained serious injuries on hotel or resort property, it’s important to get immediate medical help and follow the prescribed treatment and medications scrupulously.

• Report and document the accident and get a written acknowledgment from someone in authority.

• Take photographs on your mobile phone of the location, reasons for the accident and also of your injuries if possible.

• Ensure that you contact an experienced London personal injury lawyer immediately.

• Get the contact details of witnesses if any.

• Never sign any waivers or disclaimers, documents that admit that you yourself may have been responsible for the accident, give signed submissions, admissions or permission to access confidential medical information.

• It’s also important not to enter into any settlement negotiations with the hotel management or accept monetary compensation from them without your lawyer’s knowledge.

Avoid posting anything regarding your health status or the accident on social media.