Woman racks up £800 hotel bill then vanishes

A woman allegedly racked up a bill of almost £800 at a family-run hotel, only to leave without settling the tab. The woman reportedly splurged on meals and a three-night stay at the Diplomat Hotel in Wales before vanishing.

Bosses at the Llanelli hotel said that the woman made a booking under what they suspect to be a fake corporation name. During her stay from Monday, June 10 to Thursday of the same week, she allegedly accumulated a bill of £780.

On her first night, she reportedly engaged in casual conversation with other guests at the hotel bar and had dinner, also ordering meals on the second and third nights, reports Wales Online.

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After the three-night stay she allegedly walked out without paying. Paul Jenkins, the hotel's manager, said he had been unable to contact the woman and her card declined when the hotel tried taking payment (despite a smaller card-check payment going through earlier in her stay).

He later posted on social media to try and identify her. He told WalesOnline: "The reception staff would have treated her like any other person checking in... she didn't seem any different to anybody else.

"It's unlikely we're going to get any money [back]. My basic concern is that this goes out so nobody suffers the same thing. We don't get it often but it is a revenue loss for the hotel... every day is important for us.

"It's a family-run hotel and outgoings are quite a lot. We work hard as a family and our staff work hard." His message to the woman who allegedly walked out without paying is: "Just pay the bill."

A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said: "Police received a call on Monday afternoon, 17th June, reporting a woman had stayed at