How to deal with the hotel owner's failure to pay: 1. Laborers can complain to the labor inspection department where the employer is located. 2. You can apply for labor arbitration to the labor dispute arbitration committee where the employer is located, and ask the hotel to terminate the labor relationship and pay the unpaid wages and compensation. You can apply to the court for a payment order. 4. If the employee has an iou, he can also bring a civil lawsuit to the people's court where the employer is located.