29-04-2025
Model finds man hiding under her bed after noticing 'weird smell' in hotel room
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A woman on a solo holiday in Japan was horrified to find a man hiding under her hotel bed.
Natalisi Taksisi said she booked the trip because she thought Japan was 'a very safe country', but despite this the intruder was able to gain access to her room.
Even more sinister, authorities found a power bank and USB cable under the bed – and she says she hasn't been offered any compensation from the hotel after the scary experience.
On the second day of her trip Natalisi, who lives in Thailand, returned to her hotel room after a day of sightseeing.
She had paid £449 for three nights in the hotel, and said it 'looked legit'.
'After a day of sightseeing, I came back around 7.30pm, unlocked my room like usual, took off my clothes, and lay down on the bed,' Natalisi said.
'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.
'When I leaned over to check, I saw a pair of eyes staring at me.
'I saw a man under my bed, and I started to scream and jumped to my feet.
'The man climbed out from under the bed and stared at me for three seconds.
'Those seconds felt like my life was over.'
Natalisi immediately called for help and hotel staff called the police – but she says hotel staff told her it would be a struggle to identify the intruder as there are no CCTV cameras inside the building.
Despite moving to a new hotel that same night, she remained 'constantly on edge' throughout the rest of her trip.
'I kept asking the hotel, 'How did it happen?', and they didn't have any answer for me,' Natalisi said.
'Feeling scared and unsafe, I moved to another hotel and demanded a full refund. More Trending
'The next days of my trip were a nightmare.
'I couldn't sleep, and I was constantly on edge, checking every corner of my room.
'I'm left wondering how someone could get into my room, how someone knew that I was alone in my room.
'And how can the hotel not take responsibility for such a severe breach of safety?'
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