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A woman named Chris Adamson, aged 63 and from Leeds, recounted a distressing experience during a recent stay at a Travelodge hotel in Lincoln. While on a mini-break with her husband on 8 April, a man unexpectedly entered their hotel room after being mistakenly given a key card by staff. The incident left Adamson shaken, especially as it occurred shortly after assurances from the hotel chain’s leadership about enhanced security measures, following a previous serious incident involving sexual assault at a different Travelodge location.
Chris and her husband, Paul, had checked into their room just after 14:30 BST, initially reporting an issue with the television. Hotel staff responded promptly, fixing the TV and adjusting the air conditioning as the room felt too warm. One employee even suggested switching rooms if the temperature issue persisted; however, no further problems arose. The unsettling moment happened around 18:00 when the man entered the room with a suitcase while the couple were preparing to go out. Adamson noted, “We’d both just come out the shower and were ready to go out, but half-an-hour earlier and we wouldn’t have been. That would have been very unpleasant.” The man appeared equally surprised by the encounter and quickly left.
Following the incident, Adamson went to the reception desk to voice her complaint. She described the staff response as lukewarm, stating, “The people on reception said, all we can say is we’re really sorry, accidents happen, and they were quite dismissive of it.” She expressed concern about how such an error could happen given the negative publicity surrounding Travelodge’s security in recent months. Notably, in February, Kyran Smith from Staines, Surrey, was sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a woman in her room at a Maidenhead Travelodge in December 2022. Reacting to these events, Travelodge CEO Jo Boydell had assured on 30 March that the company was committed to improving safety protocols.
Responding to Adamson’s case, a Travelodge spokesperson issued an apology, calling the situation “extremely sorry” and stating that it “should not have happened.” The hotel explained that after the couple first reported the TV fault, they had processed a room change for Adamson, but she ultimately decided to remain in the original room. Unfortunately, this change was not properly updated in their system, which resulted in another guest being mistakenly given a key to her room. To address this, the company is undertaking retraining for hotel staff on room security and check-in procedures. Additionally, an independent review is planned to strengthen protocols and prevent similar incidents in the future. Adamson herself expressed doubts about staying at Travelodge again in the future alone, emphasizing the importance of security alongside the hotel chain’s competitive pricing
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