Travelodge reveals ‘weirdest things’ left in its hotels

A British Blue Shorthair cat named Yoda, a necklace made of £50 notes and an antique glass window are just some of the “weird things” left in Travelodge hotels across the UK in 2016.

The budget hotel chain has today revealed some of the more interesting items left behind in its 525 hotels across the country during the last 12 months, including a gold portrait of Elvis Presley; a barrister’s wig and gown; keys to a mansion in India; and a pair of round the world cruise tickets.

One customer staying at Harrogate Travelodge left behind their Shih Tzu called Harold, only realised after driving for 40 minutes down the M62, while a housekeeper at Dundee Strathmore Travelodge found a family of three generations of gnomes in one of the bedrooms.

A list of bizarre items left behind in the company’s properties throughout the year:

• Coventry – Sikh ceremonial helmet and shield
• Cardiff – British Blue Shorthair cat named Yoda
• Canterbury – Antique stained glass window
• Bradford – Necklace made from £50 notes
• Huddersfield – Brass octagonal gramophone which had just been repaired to its full glory
• London Covent Garden – Barristers Forensic wig and gown
• Harrogate – Shitsu called Harold
• Heathrow Terminal 5 – Keys to a haveli [mansion] in Deli India
• Chester Central – A large vintage cuckoo clock
• Bicester – Swarovski encrusted waving cat [a good luck charm]
• London Aldgate East – Gold portrait of Elvis Presley
• Edinburgh Central – A forty year old teddy bear belonging to a CEO
• Oxford Abingdon Road – Mercedes AMG car
• London Bank – Annual set of company accounts
• Cambridge Central – Littmann stethoscope
• Newcastle – 3ft Cheetah ornament
• Birmingham Newhall Street – Suitcase of rupees
• Portsmouth – Monkey puzzle tree
• Leeds – Film footage from a documentary TV programme
• Dundee Strathmore – A family of three generations of garden gnomes
• London Docklands – Three piece Tom Ford suit
• Manchester Piccadilly – Three prosthetic legs [each leg wore a different designer shoe. This included a Valentino, Gucci and Mui Mui shoe]
• Liverpool Strand – A pair of 4ft pillars covered in fresh white roses
• Blackpool South Shore – 4ft stick of rock
• Bath – Wedding vows from the 1950s
• Manchester Central – Scrapbook of Coronation Street memorabilia
• Portishead – Suitcase of invoices that need to be posted out to customers  
• Southampton Central – Round the world cruise ticket

Meanwhile, Travelodge also listed the top 10 most popular items left behind, which included; electronic device chargers; tablets; mobile phones; business papers; teddy bears; toiletry bags; sat navs; pyjamas; socks and ties; and books.