Revealed: The bizarre items left behind at Travelodge hotels in Cornwall
They include a Shetland pony called Cutie Pie and a speed boat!
Last updated 14th Jan 2021
Where would you find a Shetland Pony called Cutie Pie, a message in a bottle, a speed boat parked in the car park and a bespoke dolls house? Where else but Travelodge’s lost and found Cornwall office.
Budget hotel brand Travelodge has revealed some of the bizarre items left behind in its 563 hotels, including its Cornwall 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.
These are some of the more unusual treasures that have been left by customers in the company’s Cornwall Travelodge hotels:
• A Shetland pony called Cutie Pie
• A bottle of Holy Water
• A message in a bottle (wedding proposal)
• A 60 year old diary
• A speed boat parked in the car park
• A diamond engagement ring
• A Bespoke dolls house
• A will
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
This year, as Travelodge kept some of its UK hotels open during both lockdowns to support key workers, local authorities and businesses that could travel for work, the Travelodge hotel teams which are located close to hospitals reported finding a range of interesting items left behind by customers in the medical profession.
This has included a stethoscope being left behind by a doctor at High Wycombe Travelodge, a lab coat being left behind at Manchester Upper Brook Street Travelodge and a scrub set forgotten to be packed at London Central Kings Cross Travelodge.
The hotel team at Chelmsford Travelodge went the extra mile to reunite a customer who was a nurse with her precious diary that documented her professional career throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to date. Also a large box of Union Jack printed face masks were left behind at London Central Waterloo Travelodge Plus.
“With millions of customers annually staying at our 563 UK hotels including our properties in Cornwall, we do get a range of interesting items left behind. This year’s audit for our Cornwall Travelodge hotels includes a Shetland Pony called Cutie Pie, a message in a bottle, a speed boat parked in the Car Park and a bespoke 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. 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.”
Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge Spokeswoman