£500,000 worth of jewellery left in London hotel
A forgetful tourist accidentally left behind £500,000 worth of jewellery when she checked out of a luxury London hotel room.
The woman, who had been staying at London's Westbury Mayfair Hotel, checked out as normal last Monday... but when a chambermaid went to clean her room, she was left shocked.
That's because she found what could only be called a glittering treasure trove of jewels - including diamond-encrusted rings, a glitzy necklace and earrings - all lying in a chest of drawers of the £2,500-a-night suite.
The honest member of staff immediately reported the find to her boss who stashed the jewels in a safe while they tried to locate the woman who was thought to be American.
Because she had not left any contact details the hotel were unable to find the woman who was only reunited with her gems five days later when she phoned up in tears… much like the chambermaid who'd hoped they wouldn't be claimed.
A hotel spokesman said: "The jewels were absolutely stunning. I've seen some expensive jewellery in my time here but these were something else.
"The chambermaid had changed the beds and vacuumed the room, and was carrying out a routine check of the cupboards and drawers when she spotted them.
"She immediately locked the room and came down to tell me what she had found. Some of the diamonds were huge."
The jewellery was estimated to be worth £500,000.
The woman, who had been staying at London's Westbury Mayfair Hotel, checked out as normal last Monday... but when a chambermaid went to clean her room, she was left shocked.
That's because she found what could only be called a glittering treasure trove of jewels - including diamond-encrusted rings, a glitzy necklace and earrings - all lying in a chest of drawers of the £2,500-a-night suite.
The honest member of staff immediately reported the find to her boss who stashed the jewels in a safe while they tried to locate the woman who was thought to be American.
Because she had not left any contact details the hotel were unable to find the woman who was only reunited with her gems five days later when she phoned up in tears… much like the chambermaid who'd hoped they wouldn't be claimed.
A hotel spokesman said: "The jewels were absolutely stunning. I've seen some expensive jewellery in my time here but these were something else.
"The chambermaid had changed the beds and vacuumed the room, and was carrying out a routine check of the cupboards and drawers when she spotted them.
"She immediately locked the room and came down to tell me what she had found. Some of the diamonds were huge."
The jewellery was estimated to be worth £500,000.