The maid was in there at something like 1 in the afternoon, not 3 am.
thanks for clearing that up.
You’re right. It was after checkout time, and DSK did not request a delayed checkout, so there was every reason to believe the suite was empty.
More like noon. He reportedly checked out at 12:28. Had lunch with his ex and their daughter, then cabbed to the airport. Called the hotel at 15:30 looking for his missing phone. They said they'd bring it to him. Instead, the Port Authority Cops vacuumed him off the flight at 16:40, with about ten minutes to spare.