I stayed in a popular hotel before finding a strange man under my bed, I still suffer from PTSD & won't forget his smell

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HORROR STAY I stayed in a popular hotel before finding a strange man under my bed, I still suffer from PTSD & won't forget his smell
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MANY people love to check into a hotel to unwind - but one woman was left horrified after claiming she discovered a strange man under her bed.
Natali Khomenk, who lives in Thailand, shared how she had visited Japan on a solo trip in March as she had thought it was a very safe country.
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Natali Khomenk found a strange man under her bed when she was in Tokyo
Credit: TikTok / @natalisi_
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She visited Japan on a solo trip in March
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On the first day, she had checked into her hotel and 'everything was fine' and 'looked legit', and she had accessed her room with a key card that only let her on her floor and in her room.
She set off sightseeing the following day, but had the traumatic experience upon her return.
In a clip on her @natalisi account, she claimed: 'I came back around 7:30 p.m., unlocked my room like usual, took off my clothes, lay down on the bed, and then I noticed a weird smell.
'At first, I thought it was coming from my hair or the bed sheets, but then I realised it was coming from under the bed.
'Jokingly, I thought, 'What if there's a dead person laying under the bed?'
'But when I leaned over to check, I saw a pair of eyes staring at me. I saw an Asian man under my bed.'
Natali said she started to scream and jumped to her feet as the man climbed out from under the bed.
He then stared at her for three long seconds, and she added: 'Those seconds felt like my life is over.'
Speaking to The Guardian, she described him as 'east Asian, between 20 and 30, slightly overweight, a bowl haircut and black clothes.'
She said: 'I began to hyperventilate and froze on the spot, unsure whether he was about to jump on me, choke me or even try to kill me.'
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The man then started the scream and ran out of her room.
Natali said she immediately called the hotel administration and the police, and they found a power bank and USB cable under her bed.
She kept asking the hotel how the scary situation had happened, but they didn't have any answers for her.
Natali continued: 'Even more, they suggested upfront that police won't find the intruder because they had no cameras.'
As she was understandably feeling scared and unsafe, she moved to another hotel and demanded a full refund the following day.
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She claims that the police have been unable to identify the man
Credit: TikTok / @natalisi_
However, she claims the hotel didn't contact her or send an email with the incident report.
She then reached out to Agoda, who she had booked the hotel through, and they offered her $178 (£133) in coupons, which she felt was 'ridiculous', given she had paid $600 (£450) for three nights.
After contacting the hotel directly once more, they finally agreed to refund the payment, but said the police hadn't been able to identify the man.
She continued: 'The next days of my trip were a nightmare. I couldn't sleep. I was constantly on edge, checking every corner of my room.'
EMOTIONAL COMPENSATION
Natali eventually wrote to the hotel demanding 'compensation for emotional damage', and asked for $1,600 (£1,200).
However, she claims they declined giving her the money as it 'wasn't in their policy.'
Now, she's been left wondering how someone could get into her room and that they knew she was alone there.
She added to the Guardian: 'I eventually returned to my home in Thailand struggling with anxiety and PTSD.
'I have found it difficult to stay informed about what's happening with my case, and worry that nothing will come of it. But I haven't given up – I'm exploring options so that it can be properly investigated.
"Sadly, though, I've also had men write to me, claiming it's my fault or that I just want to denigrate Japan.
'I used to think I was invincible, and that there was more good in this world than bad. Now I'm not so sure.'