Staff stole televisions and even beds from vacant hotel rooms.

 

 Security guards, who were key players in the scam, would disable security cameras to avoid detection.

 

 Security guards sold drugs to staff.

 

 Staff used the hotel's exclusive suites for regular sex romps during shifts.

 

 Staff pocketed hundreds of dollars by short-changing guests on bar tabs during functions at the hotel.

 

Rendezvous Hotels chief executive Alan Featherby admitted that there were major problems at the hotel.

 

"It's a big hotel and it turns out a lot of money so one has to assume . . . there is opportunity for money to be skimmed," Mr Featherby said.

 

"We're saying enough is enough. We're trying to get in a really good professional management team."

 

The admission came as the police Commercial Agents Unit revealed it had an ongoing investigation into Triden International Security, the WA company that was contracted to do the hotel's external security.

 

Sen-Sgt John Robertson said at least four of the sacked security personnel were Coffin Cheaters associates and that Triden was controlled by the motorcycle gang.

 

"They are certainly well known to police. We have an ongoing operation into the company," he said.

 

Triden managing director Mark Quaid denied any involvement with the hotel scandal or the Coffin Cheaters, saying his company had been contracted to do only external security and had no access to the hotel's rooms, security cameras or alcohol stores.

 

A maintenance worker employed at Rendezvous Observation City for more than five years said staff and managers used to "run amok".

 

"They'd wheel dozens of cartons of beer and wine, TVs and even beds straight out the door," said the employee, who asked not to be named.

 

"You could do whatever you wanted. On some shifts you'd go up to the executive suite, order a few cheese platters and a six-pack, and watch TV. Some blokes would take girls up there and go for it in the spa."

 

Another long-term hotel worker, who also asked not to be named, claimed security staff ran the scam.

 

"If you were in with security you had no worries," he said.

 

"It was the whole culture of the place. It was open slather."

 

An employee who was sacked last week admitted that parties with drugs, stolen alcohol and prostitutes were regularly organised by security.

 

"I had some coke (cocaine) with them a few times," he said.