New Members Added: 133/1000 Skip to content Try Ads-Free Fark It's Not News, It's Fark How To FarkLog In | Sign Up » Forgot password? Turn on javascript (or enable it for Fark) for a better user experience. If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page. Discussion Entertainment The case for and against checking under the hotel bed (metro.co.uk) More: Sick, USB, Hotel, Japan, Sleep, hotel bed, Bed sheet, second day of her trip Natalisi, Tourism 1180 clicks;posted toMain »on 29 Apr 2025 at 10:50 AM(1 hour ago) | Favorite | Watch | share: Copy Link 30 Comments Enable JavaScript for Fark in order to vote for entries. Log in (at the top of the page) to enable voting. View Voting Results:SmartestandFunniest JustinCase (3) Funniest 2 hours ago (10) Funniest So many questions. Like, Why did the underbedman stink so badly? (1) Funniest Bukharin: So many questions. Like, Why did the underbedman stink so badly? Homeless most likely. (0) Funniest (0) Funniest PEEK-A-BOO! BFletch651 (0) Funniest 34 minutes ago Oh, Japan. Never change. buravirgil (2) Funniest 33 minutes ago That huge close up of anyone looking so much like Natalie Portman with an added circumstance of no cameras? Scam seems as likely as her story. She'll have all the donations/proposals an Internet can dredge. SpectroBoy (14) Funniest 31 minutes ago Not CSB : Once, while traveling for business I checked in to a hotel late. Like 11:00 PM late. I got the card key, and went to the room number written on the paper sleeve. When I opened the door there was a big fat dude sound asleep on the bed. I looked around and he had unpacked all over the place. I quietly closed the door and went back to the desk. I don't think he ever knew it happened. The desk clerk seemed not to take it seriously and nonchalantly said "I'll get you another room". Then he smirked and my circuit breaker popped. I started getting very loud (but not yelling) "There was someone in the room you gave me. They were asleep and naked when I walked in! I could have been attacked! If it was a woman she would have assumed I was attacking her! This is not ok! Get me the god dammed manager NOW." The manager was apologetic and upgraded me to a suite. I considered reporting it to corporate, but the manager did the right thing and I'm sure the clerk had a tough night after that. so...... ALWAYS USE THE DOOR CHAIN or BAR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ROOM MrSplifferton (2) Funniest 34 minutes ago Something smells in this story, and I don't think it's the imaginary guy under the bed. (5) Funniest 34 minutes ago Had something similar happen to me a few years ago. Checked into a "budget rate" motel in Spokane, WA (whose name rhymes with "Econolodge"), and went to the room they assigned to me. Saw that there were people still occupying the room, and were refusing to leave. Police were called to remove them. The motel folks apologized profusely, and gave me another room...that wasn't ready. At this point, I was just laughing at the absurdity of the situation. They apologized again, refunded my money, and let me pick whatever room I wanted for the entire weekend I was going to be there. When I got ready to leave for home, they still apologized for the inconvenience, and offered a pretty nice discount for my next stay. Damn right, I got it in writing. /I have no idea where I was going with this... (1) Funniest 31 minutes ago I stay in a lot of inexpensive hotels on mountain bike trips and I can't remember the last time there was a bed whose base didn't go all the way down to the floor. (0) Funniest 35 minutes ago Bukharin: So many questions. Like, Why did the underbedman stink so badly? Undrbershower is broken. shut_it_down (0) Funniest 34 minutes ago If they go through the trouble of hiding under my bed, they deserve to get me. Schmerd1948 (0) Funniest 33 minutes ago SpectroBoy: Not CSB : Once, while traveling for business I checked in to a hotel late. Like 11:00 PM late. I got the card key, and went to the room number written on the paper sleeve. When I opened the door there was a big fat dude sound asleep on the bed. I looked around and he had unpacked all over the place. I quietly closed the door and went back to the desk. I don't think he ever knew it happened. The desk clerk seemed not to take it seriously and nonchalantly said "I'll get you another room". Then he smirked and my circuit breaker popped. I started getting very loud (but not yelling) "There was someone in the room you gave me. They were asleep and naked when I walked in! I could have been attacked! If it was a woman she would have assumed I was attacking her! This is not ok! Get me the god dammed manager NOW." The manager was apologetic and upgraded me to a suite. I considered reporting it to corporate, but the manager did the right thing and I'm sure the clerk had a tough night after that. so...... ALWAYS USE THE DOOR CHAIN or BAR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ROOM You mean once you are in the room with the stranger? baronbloodbath (0) Funniest 32 minutes ago kb7rky: Had something similar happen to me a few years ago. Checked into a "budget rate" motel in Spokane, WA (whose name rhymes with "Econolodge"), and went to the room they assigned to me. Saw that there were people still occupying the room, and were refusing to leave. Police were called to remove them. The motel folks apologized profusely, and gave me another room...that wasn't ready. At this point, I was just laughing at the absurdity of the situation. They apologized again, refunded my money, and let me pick whatever room I wanted for the entire weekend I was going to be there. When I got ready to leave for home, they still apologized for the inconvenience, and offered a pretty nice discount for my next stay. Damn right, I got it in writing. /I have no idea where I was going with this... Wherever you were going, I hope it isn't Econolodge. (3) Funniest 33 minutes ago The Japanese culture of apology is very strange. Sometimes it seems like a 'sorry' is much bigger if the problem is very small. Japanese businesses are particularly great at not taking responsibility for very serious issues. Sometimes they'll hold a media event and make a big show of saying sorry to the cameras, but it's hard to find an example of them actually doing something about a problem unless they're open to a big lawsuit, which is pretty rare. If your cashier accidentally drops some change, the manager will apologize to you profusely. If you find glass in your food, they'll grill you about why you didn't notice before you took a bite. And you can kiss whatever money you spent goodbye. I have a French acquaintance who says Japanese are actually Ferengi. This woman will be lucky to even get a refund for her stay, let alone any compensation. (0) Funniest 31 minutes ago SpectroBoy: so...... ALWAYS USE THE DOOR CHAIN or BAR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ROOM You lock intruders in with you? Bruh, that's hardcore. MelGoesOnTour (0) Funniest 36 minutes ago That's why I'll *never* stay in less than a 5-star resort (or whatever is top-end for the location) when I go away. Seriously. It's better to spend whatever it takes than taking risks at a fleabag hotel. And this is also why I have zero interest in seeing much of the world. I've seen what I want to see and don't give a crap about low-end places. OtherLittleGuy (0) Funniest 35 minutes ago Who ya gonna call? /Fun Fact: Girl in the video ended up marrying him service.monkey (2) Funniest 32 minutes ago Many years ago(38 to be exact) we were in Burlington, NC for a BMX race and we found 3700.00 under the mattress in our hotel. My mom turned it in, though. After that experience, I ALWAYS look under the mattresses. (1) Funniest 34 minutes ago SpectroBoy: Not CSB : Once, while traveling for business I checked in to a hotel late. Like 11:00 PM late. I got the card key, and went to the room number written on the paper sleeve. When I opened the door there was a big fat dude sound asleep on the bed. I looked around and he had unpacked all over the place. I quietly closed the door and went back to the desk. I don't think he ever knew it happened. The desk clerk seemed not to take it seriously and nonchalantly said "I'll get you another room". Then he smirked and my circuit breaker popped. I started getting very loud (but not yelling) "There was someone in the room you gave me. They were asleep and naked when I walked in! I could have been attacked! If it was a woman she would have assumed I was attacking her! This is not ok! Get me the god dammed manager NOW." The manager was apologetic and upgraded me to a suite. I considered reporting it to corporate, but the manager did the right thing and I'm sure the clerk had a tough night after that. so...... ALWAYS USE THE DOOR CHAIN or BAR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ROOM Something similar to that happened to me once. The occupant wasn't in, but his stuff was *everywhere*. I was livid. IIRC it was one of those bargain motels, like Motel 8 or whatever the hell. MythDragon (0) Funniest 32 minutes ago SpectroBoy: Not CSB : Once, while traveling for business I checked in to a hotel late. Like 11:00 PM late. I got the card key, and went to the room number written on the paper sleeve. When I opened the door there was a big fat dude sound asleep on the bed. I looked around and he had unpacked all over the place. I quietly closed the door and went back to the desk. I don't think he ever knew it happened. The desk clerk seemed not to take it seriously and nonchalantly said "I'll get you another room". Then he smirked and my circuit breaker popped. I started getting very loud (but not yelling) "There was someone in the room you gave me. They were asleep and naked when I walked in! I could have been attacked! If it was a woman she would have assumed I was attacking her! This is not ok! Get me the god dammed manager NOW." The manager was apologetic and upgraded me to a suite. I considered reporting it to corporate, but the manager did the right thing and I'm sure the clerk had a tough night after that. so...... ALWAYS USE THE DOOR CHAIN or BAR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ROOM Twice now I've been given a room with someone in it, and once I had someone just walk into my room since the clerk gave him that one. But you're right, they don't seem to care. Both time I had to get a new room they were utterly unfazed, and were just "oh, ok." Optimus Primate (3) Funniest less than a minute ago service.monkey: Many years ago(38 to be exact) we were in Burlington, NC for a BMX race and we found 3700.00 under the mattress in our hotel. My mom turned it in, though. After that experience, I ALWAYS look under the mattresses. I always look under the mattress first thing when I enter my room. It's to check for bedbugs, but now I like the idea of chasing treasure as well! Slackfumasta (2) Funniest less than a minute ago MythDragon: SpectroBoy: Not CSB : Once, while traveling for business I checked in to a hotel late. Like 11:00 PM late. I got the card key, and went to the room number written on the paper sleeve. When I opened the door there was a big fat dude sound asleep on the bed. I looked around and he had unpacked all over the place. I quietly closed the door and went back to the desk. I don't think he ever knew it happened. The desk clerk seemed not to take it seriously and nonchalantly said "I'll get you another room". Then he smirked and my circuit breaker popped. I started getting very loud (but not yelling) "There was someone in the room you gave me. They were asleep and naked when I walked in! I could have been attacked! If it was a woman she would have assumed I was attacking her! This is not ok! Get me the god dammed manager NOW." The manager was apologetic and upgraded me to a suite. I considered reporting it to corporate, but the manager did the right thing and I'm sure the clerk had a tough night after that. so...... ALWAYS USE THE DOOR CHAIN or BAR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ROOM Twice now I've been given a room with someone in it, and once I had someone just walk into my room since the clerk gave him that one. But you're right, they don't seem to care. Both time I had to get a new room they were utterly unfazed, and were just "oh, ok." You'd be surprised how regularly this happens in hotels. Not as much now with everything computerized with programmable keys, but before that stuff was around, or even today for hotels that haven't moved to that system, rooms get double-assigned all the time. I was the desk supervisor for a hotel prior to switching to computers in the 90s, and it happened all the time. There was one particular girl who simply never understood the system and would screw up damn near daily. She finally got fired when she checked a couple into an occupied room in a wedding block where the occupants were doing a little wedding pre-celebration, and there was much anger all around. Super Chronic (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Even more sinister, authorities found a power bank and USB cable under the bed A person I can understand, but a power bank and USB cable? The horror!! Super Chronic (1) Funniest less than a minute ago 'I saw a man under my bed, and I started to scream and jumped to my feet. 'The man climbed out from under the bed and stared at me for three seconds. Those seconds felt like my life was over.' Natalisi immediately called for help and hotel staff called the police - but she says hotel staff told her it would be a struggle to identify the intruder as there are no CCTV cameras inside the building. I guess the question of what he did next -- say something, move toward her, steal something, run out of the room, jump out the window -- is an insignificant detail. Super Chronic (1) Funniest less than a minute ago MelGoesOnTour: That's why I'll *never* stay in less than a 5-star resort (or whatever is top-end for the location) when I go away. Seriously. It's better to spend whatever it takes than taking risks at a fleabag hotel. And this is also why I have zero interest in seeing much of the world. I've seen what I want to see and don't give a crap about low-end places. Username does not check out (0) Funniest less than a minute ago zez: I stay in a lot of inexpensive hotels on mountain bike trips and I can't remember the last time there was a bed whose base didn't go all the way down to the floor. This is what I was thinking. I can't remember the last time I was in a room with a bed someone COULD get under. Maybe it's a United States thing. Fabric_Man (0) Funniest 1 minute ago SpectroBoy: Not CSB : Once, while traveling for business I checked in to a hotel late. Like 11:00 PM late. I got the card key, and went to the room number written on the paper sleeve. When I opened the door there was a big fat dude sound asleep on the bed. I looked around and he had unpacked all over the place. I quietly closed the door and went back to the desk. I don't think he ever knew it happened. The desk clerk seemed not to take it seriously and nonchalantly said "I'll get you another room". Then he smirked and my circuit breaker popped. I started getting very loud (but not yelling) "There was someone in the room you gave me. They were asleep and naked when I walked in! I could have been attacked! If it was a woman she would have assumed I was attacking her! This is not ok! Get me the god dammed manager NOW." The manager was apologetic and upgraded me to a suite. I considered reporting it to corporate, but the manager did the right thing and I'm sure the clerk had a tough night after that. so...... ALWAYS USE THE DOOR CHAIN or BAR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ROOM Never been to a room with someone in it, but several times now I've opened the door to see the room hasn't been made. Sheets stripped, wet towels on the floor, empty pizza boxes, etc TorontoTonto (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Oh. A "hand" model. She's soaking in to. Displayed 30 of 30 comments Enable JavaScript for Fark in order to vote for entries. Log in (at the top of the page) to enable voting. 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