Chambermaid finds jewellery stash in hotel room

A chambermaid was shocked to find jewellery with a value of up to £500,000 in a Mayfair hotel room, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.

The shocked employee found the precious jewellery in a night safe whilst cleaning a room at the Westbury Mayfair hotel, off Old Bond Street.

She reported it to hotel management who eventually reunited the valuable discovery with its owner who had “left the room in a hurry”.