{"id":213585,"date":"2023-08-26T10:21:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T10:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=213585"},"modified":"2023-08-26T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T10:21:11","slug":"landlady-of-hotel-grew-suspicious-when-hotel-guests-had-no-luggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/landlady-of-hotel-grew-suspicious-when-hotel-guests-had-no-luggage\/","title":{"rendered":"Landlady of hotel grew suspicious when hotel guests had no luggage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>&#8216;The only thing they didn&#8217;t take was the shampoo!&#8217; Landlady of hotel where two guests stripped room of everything they could carry grew suspicious when they checked in with no luggage<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do you know the guests? Contact daniel.fessahaye@mailonline.co.uk\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A landlady of a hotel where two guests stripped their room of everything they could\u00a0carry, grew suspicious\u00a0when the duo checked in with no luggage.<\/p>\n<p>Hotel landlady Natalie Newton, 43, was left stunned after two guests stripped their room of virtually everything in the newly-opened Dolphin Hotel in Pembroke Dock, West Wales.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Natalie said: &#8216;The only thing they didn&#8217;t take were the shampoo and soaps from the bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can&#8217;t believe how cheeky they were &#8211; the man appears to be smiling into our CCTV camera on the stairs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They were super-friendly when they checked in but I thought it was a bit strange because apart from the women&#8217;s handbag they had no luggage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I just feel they are horrible individuals who rip the mickey out of hardworking people like me and my staff.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span>*Do you know the guests? Contact daniel.fessahaye@mailonline.co.uk\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74690881-12444467-The_pair_arrived_at_the_hotel_with_no_luggage_but_went_back_to_t-a-14_1692949543086.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pair arrived at the hotel with no luggage but went back to their car to fetch empty bags to fill up with items from their room<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74693469-12444467-Natalie_and_her_partner_chef_Ben_Randall_opened_the_hotel_in_201-a-12_1692949543085.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hotel landlady Natalie Newton, 43, and her partner, chef Ben Randall, opened the hotel in 2019 after her family ran it as a pub since 1999. The couple are pictured together<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74714793-12444467-image-a-19_1692950916408.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The couple used Booking.com to reserve a room at the newly-opened Dolphin Hotel in Pembroke Dock, West Wales<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74714795-12444467-image-a-20_1692951017035.jpg\" height=\"1126\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured is one of the guest suites at the Dolphin Hotel and Restaurant<\/p>\n<p>The pair arrived at the hotel with no luggage but went back to their car to fetch empty bags to fill up with items from their room.<\/p>\n<p>They escaped with two fluffy white bath towels, two hand towels, an electric fan, two lamps, a kettle, tea caddy and a tower extension block with USB ports.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;super friendly&#8217; duo even took the remote control before scarpering with their haul &#8211; valued at \u00a3200.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie has put the CCTV pictures on social media asking people to come forward to name and shame the room strippers.<\/p>\n<p>The couple used Booking.com to reserve a room at the hotel however\u00a0their card was declined before they arrived and the women presented a different card to Natalie when the pair tuned up at the hotel at 8.45pm last Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74693471-12444467-Hotel_landlady_Natalie_Newton_43_pictured_said_The_only_thing_th-a-5_1692949543081.jpg\" height=\"998\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Natalie, said: &#8216;The only thing they didn&#8217;t take were the shampoo and soaps from the bathroom. I can&#8217;t believe how cheeky they were &#8211; the man appears to be smiling into our CCTV camera on the stairs&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74690777-12444467-A_pair_were_seen_stripping_their_hotel_room_of_items_and_taking_-a-1_1692949543076.jpg\" height=\"466\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A pair were seen stripping their hotel room of items and taking them back to their car\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74690779-12444467-They_escaped_with_two_fluffy_white_bath_towels_two_hand_towels_a-a-2_1692949543079.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They escaped with two fluffy white bath towels, two hand towels, an electric fan, two lamps, a kettle, tea caddy and a tower extension block with USB ports<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74690787-12444467-The_hotel_s_owner_put_the_CCTV_pictures_on_social_media_asking_p-a-6_1692949543082.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The hotel&#8217;s owner put the CCTV pictures on social media asking people to come forward to name and shame the room strippers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74690807-12444467-The_couple_used_Booking_com_to_reserve_a_room_at_the_newly_opene-a-7_1692949543082.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The couple used Booking.com to reserve a room at the newly-opened Dolphin Hotel in Pembroke Dock, West Wales<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74693141-12444467-A_boutique_hotel_has_exposed_pictures_of_a_runaway_guest_who_str-a-8_1692949543083.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A boutique hotel has exposed pictures of a runaway guest who &#8216;stripped&#8217; the entire contents of a room<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74693123-12444467-A_view_of_the_dining_area_at_the_Dolphin_Hotel_and_Restaurant-a-9_1692949543083.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A view of the dining area at the\u00a0Dolphin Hotel and Restaurant<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74693113-12444467-A_guest_room_in_the_Dolphin_Hotel_and_Restaurant_that_has_two_si-a-10_1692949543084.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A guest room in the\u00a0Dolphin Hotel and Restaurant that has two single beds<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74692859-12444467-Pictured_is_another_guest_room_with_two_single_beds-a-11_1692949543085.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured is another guest room with two single beds<\/p>\n<p>They had no baggage and after going to their room for 10 minutes went to the bar and took their drinks into the beer garden so the man could smoke.<\/p>\n<p>They were late checking out the next morning and had left by the time hotel staff went into the room.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie said: &#8216;I couldn&#8217;t believe it &#8211; I&#8217;m so cross they took the expensive fluffy white towels I&#8217;d bought for all the rooms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When we checked on the CCTV we saw they went back out to the car to fetch bags to load up everything from the room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He had a holdall and she was carrying a bag for life.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It meant Natalie couldn&#8217;t let out Room 3 at the Dolphin because it was stripped bare and she couldn&#8217;t replace the items until Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The woman gave the hotel her mobile phone number and although it rings she is not picking up.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie and her partner, chef Ben Randall, opened the hotel in 2019 after her family ran it as a pub since 1999.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74690797-12444467-Dyfed_Powys_Police_confirmed_they_are_investigating_after_a_repo-a-13_1692949543086.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed they are investigating after a report of theft from the hotel<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74693127-12444467-Pictured_The_lobby_at_the_Dolphin_Hotel_and_Restaurant-a-15_1692949543087.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured: The lobby at the\u00a0Dolphin Hotel and Restaurant<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74693121-12444467-Pictured_is_the_beer_garden_where_the_male_guest_likely_enjoyed_-a-16_1692949543087.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured is the beer garden where the male guest likely enjoyed his drink and cigarette<\/p>\n<p>The hard-working couple said the hotel and restaurant is an overnight stopover and some of their customers are on their way to Ireland from the nearby ferry port.<\/p>\n<p>But Natalie and Ben believe the room strippers had Welsh accents and may be from the Valleys 50 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>They have given police CCTV and full descriptions of the couple who should be easy to identify because of their &#8216;scruffy appearance&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie said: &#8216;We hadn&#8217;t been open for long and then Covid struck &#8211; it&#8217;s not been easy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are struggling to keep our head above water so when so- called guests behave like this it&#8217;s sickening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will find out who they are &#8211; someone is going to recognise them. Shame on them when we do.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Natalie is warning other hoteliers, air B&amp;Bs and guesthouses in West Wales to be wary that the couple are in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The woman has dark hair tied above her head, a leopard print top and spectacles. The man was in a blue North Face hoodie and navy baseball cap.<\/p>\n<p>Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed they are investigating after a report of theft from the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12444467\/The-thing-didnt-shampoo-Landlady-hotel-two-guests-stripped-room-carry-grew-suspicious-checked-no-luggage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The only thing they didn&#8217;t take was the shampoo!&#8217; Landlady of hotel where two guests stripped room of everything they could carry grew suspicious when they checked in with no luggage Do you know the guests? 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