Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has just been dealt a heavy blow when he was personally sued for a theft that occurred at a hotel owned by the Portuguese star.
When talking about Cristiano Ronaldo, we cannot ignore the Al Nassr striker who was honored at the “World Travel Awards 2023” award ceremony, also known as the “Oscar of travel”. More specifically, the Pestana CR7 Gran Via hotel located in Madrid was voted “Best Hotel in Spain” (Spain’s Leadership Hotel 2023). This is the first hotel in Ronaldo’s hotel chain outside of Portugal. Currently, there are 5 different Ronaldo hotels located in and outside of Portugal, in Funchal, Lisbon, Madrid, Marrakech and New York respectively.
However, the five-time Ballon d’Or-winning star’s ambition to become a hotel tycoon has just been dealt a heavy blow. According to the recent issue of A Bola newspaper, Ronaldo was sued specifically for the theft that occurred at the Pestana CR7 Gran Via hotel owned by the Portuguese star.
The incident happened in March last year but lasted for nearly a year without being finally resolved. Therefore, the victim of the theft, a Brazilian tourist whose identity was temporarily kept confidential, filed a lawsuit against Ronaldo and Pestana CR7 Gran Via to compensate him for damages.
“At about 4pm that afternoon, I arrived at the Pestana CR7 Gran Via hotel, I was greeted at the door by the hotel’s luggage man, who took my bag from the taxi, put it in a trolley and went up the stairs. . Reception is located on the second floor of the hotel. Because I was staying in a hotel, I decided to put two Louis Vuitton handbags to store jewelry on the cart,” the theft victim recalled.
After checking the price and choosing a room, the Brazilian tourist leisurely went up to the room because he was sure that his luggage as well as two Louis Vuitton handbags would be brought to the room. However, when the hotel’s luggage carrier pushed the luggage cart, the tourist was shocked to find that the two bags had “evaporated”.
According to the victim’s report, the two stolen Louis Vuitton handbags contained two Rolex watches, two rings including one made of gold with diamonds and the other made of gold with rubies, and three gold necklaces. with diamonds, a white gold bracelet with diamonds, perfume, some bills, two mobile phone chargers, two sunglasses (one Gucci and one Moncler), and 8 thousand cash euros. Security camera inspection results showed that a man approached and took the bag without anyone paying attention.
“Everything has been reported to the police. I have a certificate of origin for the watch. That’s mine. The same goes for jewelry. But until now, I have not received any information from the hotel,” said the frustrated tourist who was robbed. “On March 8, the theft will be a year old. Now I have to ask a lawyer to notify Ronaldo and his hotel about suing for compensation for mental and material damages.”
