The hotel is responsible for the death of a guest in the hotel.

Legal analysis: if a guest dies in a hotel, the hotel will bear the responsibility if it fails to fulfill its corresponding obligations. If the consumer, as a guest of the hotel, feels unwell alone in the hotel, and the hotel staff fails to take effective measures in time after discovering it, resulting in certain treatment delay, they should bear the corresponding liability for compensation, and the specific compensation ratio shall be determined by the court according to the fault degree of the hotel in this incident.

Legal basis: Article 1 198 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC). Operators, managers or organizers of mass activities in hotels, shopping malls, banks, stations, airports, stadiums, entertainment places and other business places shall bear tort liability if they fail to fulfill their security obligations and cause damage to others. If the behavior of a third party causes damage to others, the third party shall bear the tort liability; Operators, managers or organizers who fail to fulfill their security obligations shall bear corresponding supplementary responsibilities. Operators, managers or organizers may claim compensation from a third party after assuming supplementary responsibilities.