Marketing consultant Wendy Griffith, from Norfolk, was staying at a Travelodge in Stratford last July when a fully nude man started banging on her door and blowing kisses.

Upon looking through the peephole to see the commotion, she witnessed him performing sex acts in the corridor.

Wendy Griffiths, the victim of the harassment (Image: BBC)

The claim comes amid a growing number of accusations that the hotel chain has failed to take "alarming" incidents seriously, instead choosing to "fob people off".

Several victims have come forward after the BBC revealed that a woman woke up to a man sexually assaulting her in her bed at the chain's Maidenhead branch in 2022.

Ms Griffith said she was "essentially trapped" in the middle of the night in her hotel room and was unable to contact hotel staff for help.

Her tormentor had gone to reception and asked for a replacement room key, but gave her room number instead of his own in an attempt to get inside.

She was forced to dial 999 as there was no emergency contact number in her room, and her calls to the number listed on the Travelodge website went unanswered.

Travelodge in London Stratford (Image: Google Maps)

Three police cars pulled up within five minutes to arrest the man in what quickly became a "dramatic" scene.

"He attempted to run back in his room, barricade the door, the police had to force their way in, use pepper spray," she said.

The man pleaded guilty to outraging public decency in September 2025.

He was sentenced by magistrates to four months of alcohol dependency treatment and ordered to pay £185 court costs and £50 compensation to his victim, which has yet to be paid.

Following her complaints, Travelodge London Stratford has printed a staff contact number on its key card holders.

'It keeps me awake at night'

A Travelodge spokesman said he was "deeply sorry" to hear about Ms Griffith's experience, which she says keeps her awake at night.

"The impact that has resulted in terms of the psychological impact, the flashbacks, the impact to my business, my livelihood, all of it, and my situation was not as extreme as the lady in the Travelodge Maidenhead hotel," she explained.

"When I saw the story break recently, I broke down in tears because it was validation - that other people were experiencing these issues with Travelodge - and just complete and utter devastation that that had happened to that woman.

"That could have potentially happened to me, and that's what keeps me awake at night."

A Travelodge spokesman added: "We have recently commissioned an independent review which will look at every aspect of our room security procedures, and in the meantime, we have also strengthened our room access policy and brought in additional training for colleagues.

"Our focus remains on ensuring that everyone feels safe when staying in our hotels."

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