Behind Closed Doors: 7 Hotel Staff Unveil Shocking Secrets
7 Hotel Staff Reveal the Most Shocking Discoveries They Made at Their Workplace
Envision stepping through a doorway into an unexpected and distinctly strange realm. For these hotel employees, who have discovered the most horrifying and repulsive things at work, it was just another day at the office.
Upon being given the opportunity to discuss their peculiar encounters on Reddit, a few of these workers didn’t think twice about telling the truth. You won’t believe what they found, from the bizarre to the astounding.
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1. The Unused Toilet u/Letsbeguin
One summer, while I was cleaning rooms, I stumbled inside the checked-out visitors’ restroom. Towels were rolled up on the floor, but that was nothing unusual.
There was a mound of excrement underneath them when I first began to pull them up. I raised the shower curtain after smelling an overwhelming stink and saw that there were at least ten mounds of urine mixing in the shower.
The toilet appeared clean in the interim. It appeared as though no one had used it at all. That was, of course, my last day of employment.
2. The Pizza Puzzle u/aNathan113
The worst item I discovered in a guest room was pizza. It was a complete pizza, not just leftovers. Not a single slice of it was there in the package.
The pizza slice smeared all over the TV was the first warning sign we noticed. Then, two slices appeared side by side as though someone had dragged their feet on the floor while wearing them as slippers.
Additionally, we discovered a single slice in the linens, the nightstand, the dresser and the bathroom sink.
After tidying the space, we sealed the pizza box. I kept wondering why someone would take this action. Was the pizza really that bad?
The room was still smelling like pizza while I was finishing up my inspections. I turned on the light out of curiosity and looked for the last slice. At last, I discovered it hidden behind the lampshade.
The remaining slice had been smeared over the inside of the lampshade by this person. That was the last puzzle (or pizzazule) piece. This guy purchased a whole pizza to conceal it in his lodging.
3. The Mouse u/MerylSquirrel
I used to assist my grandparents and spend some time living at their guesthouse. This tale has stayed with me forever.
A couple was lodging at the guesthouse at the time. They were scheduled to depart that morning after spending a week there.
Grandma anticipated they would check out when they called her to the counter, but they didn’t. A live mouse was dropped onto the desk by the woman.
The woman lost her temper and became irrationally angry, accusing them of having heard something scuttling around for the entire week, having had their belongings stolen, and the hotel being overrun by mice. To cut a long story short, she demanded their entire week’s worth of money back.
Grandma kept the guesthouse immaculate, which both infuriated and suspiciously made her suspicious. Upon arriving at the guesthouse, my grandfather stopped them while my grandmother went inside to check their room with the extra key.
In their trash, she discovered a ripped box bearing the name of a nearby pet store. Grandma called them to inquire if the visitors had purchased a mouse from them after recognising it right away. The couple had purchased a mouse from the pet store the day before, it turned out.
My grandfather was informed by her when she came back that the couple would not be receiving a refund. Additionally, he threatened to contact the police if they didn’t vacate the guest home within the allotted five minutes.
They threatened to sue us repeatedly, but we never heard from them after that. In addition, my grandfather called every guest house they had a good relationship with, gave them the names of the couple, and issued a warning.
My task was to capture the mouse in the interim. After making a full recovery, he moved in with my cousin’s mice and lived to be a very old man.
4. Too Much Luggage u/serenityvoiid
I didn’t have the ideal summer break when I worked at a hotel. There were only two receptionists and fifty rooms.
It was difficult to keep up with everyone when we used to get so busy. We had a couple reserve a place for a week one day. Their overabundance of bags was the odd part. We were both surprised by how many suitcases they had brought.
They were, as it turned out, here to pilfer everything in the room. They even removed the windows in order to steal them. It goes without saying that day that my colleague and I were dismissed.
5. How about the loo?
u/Starkeye311: I observed a man who needed to use the loo in a very expensive hotel (over $1500 per night). He headed towards the bellstand, wanting to know where the bathroom was.
The bellman noticed human faeces on the floor in front of his stand and smelled something when the man went downstairs.
The man walked downstairs, leaving a trail of excrement in his wake. Everything just fell out of the leg holes every few steps, although he was wearing long trousers.
After reaching the lavatory, the man covered the stall’s walls with human faeces. He handed his trousers and the mess over to housekeeping.
Being a hotel critic, he threatened to write a negative review once he saw the charge for cleaning the following day. He never got his trousers back because we put him on our blacklist.
6. The Sleepwalker u/sbouvette
At approximately 6:30 a.m., I was beginning my day shift at a tiny boutique when an odd occurrence occurred.
A woman approached the desk, clearly trembling. “I can’t find my husband,” she murmured. All of his clothes are still there, even though he isn’t in the room. He sleepwalks, so I’m concerned that he may have strayed into another room.”
I laughed a little to myself at this point, but I quickly stopped as I imagined a screaming woman discovering a naked stranger in her room. Looking through the CCTV footage was my initial thought.
We made our way to the ground floor. I took the woman with me, and our CCTV was located in the rear of our linen storage. I don’t really know why I did, but I think it was because she requested to attend.
Before I knew it, her naked husband was asleep on our bundled duvet covers, one covering half of his body, as I got the door open and the lights on.
He was unaware of his whereabouts when she awakened him up. After dressing him, she put him back in bed.
Later, as they checked out, the guy appeared shy. He told me a terrific anecdote, and I advised him not to worry about it. In addition, I assured him that I would inform everybody who would listen. And I intend to!
7. The Quiet Bachelor Party u/[deleted]
I’ve been cleaning hotels’ rooms for more than five years, and yesterday was the last thing I ever expected. Imagine this: just before the groom’s wedding, a sizable bachelor party is scheduled in one of our rooms. Leading a group of perhaps twenty guys, he marches in.
Surely you would expect chaos? Then there was stillness. For hours, not a word. Nobody is leaving or arriving. Strange for such a crazy night, huh?
When this young woman appears, searching for her soon-to-be husband, the plot becomes more complex. His phone, which he had left behind, is with her.
When we sneak in after getting no reaction at the door, there is complete silence. Still, there’s the sound of running water and light from the bathroom. We teeter over, and my mouth dropped to the ground—I’m not kidding.
The groom and his whole party were in the toilet, dressed from head to toe, engaged in what appeared to be a fake ‘naval combat’ complete with toy boats. The fiancée screams, “The wedding is cancelled!” and goes completely white.
What caused the outcry? It transpired that the groom has a past of prioritising his love of intricate, juvenile games over important responsibilities.
There would be no more unsuitable game times, the fiancée had made that clear. For her, this was the final straw. I laughed till I fell asleep, contemplating how ridiculous everything was. People, this is only in the realm of hotel maintenance!
Redditors have revealed details about a side of the hospitality business that regular visitors are unaware of. Hotel staff members handle erratic and unforeseen circumstances in the background in an effort to make sure each visitor has a smooth and enjoyable stay.
We would like to know if you have ever experienced anything out of the ordinary when staying at hotels.
