Swimming Pool Accidents in Hotels

Hotel swimming pools are very inviting when you’re on the road or vacationing away from home – especially if you’re traveling with children. Unfortunately, however, hotel swimming pool accidents happen, and they are often exceedingly dangerous. While hotel pools generally have warning signs posted and may even require you to sign a waiver before your children are allowed to swim, this doesn’t mean that hotels are necessarily absolved of all responsibility when a swimming pool accident occurs. If you or your child has been injured in a hotel pool accident, consult with an experienced San Francisco drowning attorney today. 

The Hotel Pool

The facts in every accident – including swimming pool accidents – are unique to each specific case. Nevertheless, there are some basic elements that must be present to bring a successful hotel swimming pool accident case. These include:

1. The hotel where you were injured was negligent regarding its pool and/or its pool maintenance. 
2. You were harmed in the pool/pool area.
3. Negligence on the part of the hotel played a significant role in the pool accident that left you injured.

When you rent a room in a hotel, you reasonably expect that your stay will be free of hazards that are likely to leave you seriously injured. If the hotel has a pool, you likewise expect that the pool and the pool area will be reasonably safe for you and your family to enjoy.

Hotel Negligence

A luxurious hotel pool is obviously very inviting for hotel guests, but pools come with some inherent risks. When the hotel itself doesn’t live up to its safety responsibilities, those risks increase significantly. There are a variety of ways in which a hotel’s negligence can make a pool more prone to causing serious accidents, including:

1. The pool deck and/or other walking surfaces are unreasonably slippery. 
2. The pool area doesn’t provide adequate restrictions for children.
3. The pool deck and/or other walking surfaces are cracked, broken, buckled, or otherwise damaged.
4. The pool is poorly constructed, to begin with.
5. The pool and/or the surrounding area are inadequately maintained. 
6. There is debris and/or other kinds of tripping hazards in the pool area.
7. The pool violates the State of California’s pool safety regulations. 

Even if a hotel pool has warning signs posted related to safety hazards, it remains responsible for taking all reasonable safety precautions. When it fails to do so, it can be held accountable for any dangerous accidents that ensue. 

If You’ve Been Injured in a Hotel Swimming Pool Accident, an Experienced San Francisco Drowning Attorney Can Help

Hotel swimming pool accidents are extremely dangerous, and they happen. If you or someone you love has been injured –or worse – in a hotel swimming pool accident, the dedicated drowning attorneys at The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc. in San Francisco have vast experience with complicated pool accident cases and are committed to helping you fully recover on the damages you’ve suffered. We’re here to help, so please don’t hesitate to contact us online or call us at (415) 433-0444 for more information today.