The strange things left behind in hotel rooms

WE’VE all done it. The bags are packed; the taxi is waiting; the flight leaves in two hours. But then, halfway to the airport, realisation dawns that we've left something behind. Leaving items in hotel rooms is an occupational hazard for the business traveller. Hotel safes form a particular blind spot. In a best case scenario losses might be limited to some cheap toiletries, a book or an easily replaceable piece of clothing. More serious is the loss of a smartphone, tablet or laptop. This writer has left a veritable treasure trove behind over the years, including a drawer full of socks and pants in a hotel in Edinburgh. But in some cases the abandoned items are enough to raise eyebrows among the most experienced of room cleaners.

Travelodge, a British hotel chain, recently released its annual list of some of the bizarre items forgotten by its guests. The list includes a bag full of prosthetic limbs, a suitcase of designer Jimmy Choo shoes, a house made out of bread and a...Continue reading

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