An abandoned baby that was found in a Winnipeg hotel stairwell on Wednesday is in stable condition in hospital, according to police.

Police received reports around 2:55 p.m. CT of an unattended infant that was found in a stairwell at the Club Regent Casino Hotel.

Officers were seen guarding the hotel stairwell for several hours as they investigated the case.

The infant was taken to hospital and is currently in stable condition, police told CBC News late Wednesday night.

Police say they will give more details about the discovery on Thursday.

Warren Clark, who was at the hotel Wednesday afternoon, said he did not see the infant but he heard about the incident from other hotel patrons.

"Oh, it's not good. You know, you see this more and more happening all the time and it's too bad," he said.

Clark added that if someone did leave the baby there, "at least they left it inside where it was warm. In the middle of winter, it could have been a lot worse."