Hotel manager caught on CCTV spying on naked female guest from Nottingham

The manager was sacked after the incident was captured on CCTV

A female hotel guest from Nottingham was left horrified after discovering the manager of the hotel leering at her through the glass window to her room as she was getting changed – he was however caught in the act by CCTV cameras and sacked.

Twenty-seven year-old married mother of two, Clare Day, who works as a sales representative, was naked as she walked from room to room in her suite. She then saw a man’s face “pressed against the glass”, screamed and covered herself up.

She recognised the man as being the manager of Walworth Castle, Darlington as he had been the one to check her in when she arrived.

Walworth Castle Hotel, Darlington – where the Nottingham mother of two was spied on © Copyright Dave Bailey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

Mrs Day called her husband, then her boss but when neither of them answered she called the reception desk. Mrs Day claims they told her to lock her door and report what happened in the morning.

“I saw his face through the reflection of the bathroom mirror, it was like something out of a horror film,” said Mrs Day.

She added: “I felt totally violated and sick to my stomach. It felt like he targeted me knowing I was alone.”

In the morning, Mrs Day did report the incident to a staff member who said they would look at CCTV footage.

The whole incident was luckily caught on CCTV and the manager was sacked from his position at the hotel. He was arrested on suspicion of voyeurism but was later relased with just a caution.

Mrs Day says the hotel offered her compensation by way of a free night’s stay.

For work reasons, Mrs Day stays regularly at Best Western hotels and has done so for the past two years. However, it was the first time Clare had stayed at this particular hotel, which was on October 26.

The hotel handed the CCTV footage over to Durham police. The manager, believed to be in his thirties, was arrested on suspicion of voyeurism but because it was a first-time offence, he was released with a caution.

Please click here to find out more about our CCTV installation services in Nottingham.