WHERE would you find a pair of love birds called Wills & Kate, a set of Indian Gods, a white surgeons coat and doctor’s bag and a trunk full of goodies from Betty’s tea room? - Where else but Travelodge’s lost and found Bradford office.
Today, the UK’s first budget hotel brand, Travelodge, has revealed some of the interesting items left behind in its 563 hotels including its three Bradford properties, during the last 12 months.
With millions of people annually staying in a Travelodge hotel across the length and breadth of the UK, the hotel teams do have an array of interesting items left behind that they need to reunite with their customers.
Here are some of the more unusual treasures that have been left by customers in the company’s Bradford Travelodge hotels:
• A trunk full of goodies from Betty’s tea rooms
• A set of Indian Gods made from 24 carat gold (Ganesha, Shiva, Hanuman, Durga and Lakshmi)
• A pair of love birds called Wills & Kate
• A new diamond Rolex
• A 50 year old hand written cookery book
• A framed 4ft family tree
• A Harley Davidson children’s motorbike
• An antique dolls house
• Keys to a Range Rover
• A white surgeons coat and doctors bag
• A Swarovski crown
Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge Spokeswoman said: “With millions of customers annually staying at our 563 UK hotels including our three properties in Bradford, we do get a range of interesting items left behind.
“This year’s audit for our Bradford Travelodge hotels includes a pair of love birds called Wills & Kate which was a gift to newlyweds, a CEO forgetting their Range Rover keys and a doctor’s white coat and medical bag.
“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.
"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.”
The list below details the interesting items left behind at Travelodge hotels across the UK:
• R2-D2 robot • A money tree bearing £50 notes to the value of £10,000 • 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
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