A businessman was stung with a £100 fine after complaining to Premier Inn that his room stank of smoke and was accused of causing the stench - despite being a non-smoker himself. Mark Mallender was staying at the budget chain hotel in Dover, Kent, on a work trip.
The 40-year-old, from Wilmslow, noticed a pungent smell in his double room when he arrived at around 4pm, and he found that it was strongest in the bathroom. Mark saw that the window was open so he put the unpleasant smell down to someone smoking outside.
After having dinner he returned to his £49 room and found that the stench still remained. He headed down to reception to report it.
