Bizarre items left behind at Brighton Travelodge hotels

The budget hotel chain has sites in West Street and Preston Road - and it appears both have lost property sections brimming with some bizarre bits and pieces.

Foremost among them has to be a huge helter skelter-style wedding cake.

The Travelodge hotel in West Street

Unfortunately, guests at the forgetful owner's reception may not have been able to satisfy their sweet-teethed cravings as the three-feet tall bake was left behind at one of the Travelodge Brighton sites. 

However, this was not the priciest item to have escaped the attentions of guests as they left the hotels.

Two first-class tickets to Dubai, a Ludwig drum kit, a fully furnished antique dolls house and even a business contract were all discovered in vacated rooms.

A Ludwig drum kit was among the items left

A round trip from Manchester to Dubai (flying with Emirates, leaving on January 30 and returning on February 7) will currently set travellers back £404.

However, prices have been reduced during lockdown with people urged "not to leave home including to travel abroad, unless you have a legally permitted reason" under lockdown restrictions.

Other less valuable - but equally intriguing - items left behind were a statue made from Brighton beach pebbles, a 6ft wide rainbow and a flower arch.

A 6ft wide rainbow was left behind at one hotel

Travelodge spokeswoman Shakila Ahmed said: “With millions of customers annually staying at our 563 UK hotels we do get a range of interesting items left behind. 

"This year’s audit for our two Brighton Travelodge hotels includes a 3ft wedding cake, first class tickets to Dubai, a drum kit and antique dolls house.

"Interestingly, as we kept some of our hotels open during both lockdowns to support local communities and provide accommodation for key workers, local authorities and for businesses that could travel for work we have seen a rise in items being left behind by medical professionals.

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"This includes a stethoscope, scrubs, crocs and a nurse’s personal diary documenting their experience of working through the pandemic plus lots of personalised face masks.

"When it comes to why so many of our customers forget their treasured items, it’s basically due to us all being time poor, juggling multiple tasks and being in a hurry to get from A to B. In the rush, valuable possessions are easily forgotten."

A Travelodge hotel room

These are some of the unusual items which were left at Travelodge sites elsewhere in the UK:

·     R2-D2 robot

·     A William Shakespeare outfit & skull

·     A 6ft cuddly polar bear

·     A case of union jack face masks

·     A 60 year old marriage certificate

·     A stethoscope

·     An adorable Siberian Husky called Saskia

·     A 50 year old football sticker book belonging to a devoted Liverpool FC fan

·     A message in a bottle which was a wedding proposal

·     A Cartier engagement ring

·     A Suitcase full of board games

·     Keys to a new Bentley car

·     A DJI Inspire Drone

·     A personalised Hilti drill

·     A 60 year old marriage certificate

·     A valuable stamp collection

·     A MOVA metallic globe

·     Two first class tickets to the Maldives

·     A 3ft diffuser with Italian orange fragrance

·     A philosophy, politics and economics degree from Oxford university

·     A Swarovski wedding crown

·     A diary belonging to a nurse

·     A small army of 6ft tall Nutcracker soldiers

·     A 3ft Italian designer diffuser 

·     A lucky penny