This is my third hotel ghost story and hopefully the last story I will ever write. This happened in England UK, while I was travelling with my family. I don’t practise the hotel rituals before entering the room. It is not that I don’t believe in ghosts, but I just don’t want to acknowledge their existence, especially in a hotel.
To be honest, I can not remember when this incident happened and which Travelodge we stayed in. I just remember it was very dark when we checked into our room. We often booked Travelodges in the early days as it was often the cheapest option for a family of four. Their family rooms are usually pretty spacious and you know what you’re getting.
I remember it was on the third floor near the end of the building. After settling the children to bed, we all retired. I always take the longest time to fall asleep but my husband and children were already conked out. I was on my iPad playing a game and I heard a lot of children running up and down the corridors. They were so loud and it was already near midnight. I was so angry and got up to peep through the peephole, but there was no one there. The sound of the children was also gone. So there was nothing else to do but to go back to bed. I then heard a lot of movement of people walking up and down, but this time, it was above us and also from next door. It sounded like they had an elephant walking in their room. The noises didn’t quieten down until I fell asleep.
You might be wondering why I don’t complain since they were so loud. It is because there was no phone in the room at all as Travelodge is more like an inn than a proper hotel with services.
Luckily, we were only there for a night and left quite early to start our journey up north. It was then I realised we were on the top floor and there were no more rooms above us. So where did the sounds come from last night? Why did I hear the trampling noise from upstairs? Until now, I’m still puzzled about what happened that night.
Remember the last day of the seventh month is on 26th August. If you are in Asian countries, do check out the list of don’t dos during this festival and the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival.