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Travelodge Orders Independent Review After Woman Says Stranger Got Staff-Issued Key to Her York Room

The company’s response now faces sector scrutiny over how front desks control room keys.

Overview

  • Lucy says a male guest entered her York Travelodge room in June 2025 after reception handed him a key.
  • She told LBC she was naked, screamed at the intruder to leave, and feared she could have been sexually assaulted.
  • Travelodge apologized, said its room-security policy was not followed, retrained the hotel team, and appointed Paul Greaney KC to lead an independent review that is underway alongside an internal review.
  • Lucy rejects the company’s description that she was merely “disturbed” and says early replies felt generic and focused on a refund rather than reassurance.
  • The case has drawn political attention, including questions from MP Freddie van Mierlo, and it revives concerns raised by a similar key-issuance failure reported at a Maidenhead Travelodge in 2022.