Travelodge Cambridge Room: 40 Flies Burst from Toilet, Businessman Flees

Travelodge Cambridge, 40 flies and a city project director named Dave Evans-Turner: guests expect crisp sheets, not a buzzing insect mass. Trending: “Travelodge infestation stories” and “hotel refund for bugs.” When Dave checked in for a restful night before work, he found black dots (dead flies) on the bathroom floor and soon a swarm emerging from beneath the toilet. “They were crawling on my back, I was covered in flies, it was quite horrendous,” he reported after a midnight encounter.
Instead of sleep, Dave navigated a living fly barricade to the shower, only to discover 40 more live bugs circling his exit. Viral curiosities like “Do hotels have to refund for infestations?” and “What to do if your hotel room has bugs” spike after reports of insect plagues at budget chains. Hotel management initially blamed a ‘saver fare’ for partial refunds, offering the memorable visual of a businessman debating policy while swatting flies in his pajamas.
The Cambridge Fourwentways Travelodge room was so infested that Dave Evans-Turner parted a literal swarm of 40 flies just to reach the shower before breakfast, all for £160 a night.