Hotel forced to apologise after it refused wounded British soldier a hotel room 'because he was in the Army'
The Daily Mail
By Liz Hull
Last updated at 8:15 AM on 05th September 2008
The hotel which refused to give a room to a soldier who had been wounded in Afghanistan was forced to make an apology last night.
Corporal Tomos Stringer, 23, had booked to stay at the Metro Hotel, in Woking, Surrey, while helping organise the funeral of a friend killed in action.
On arrival, reception desk staff asked him for identification and he handed them his military pass.
Corporal Stringer, who was not dressed in uniform at the time, was astonished when they turned him away, claiming it was not company policy to allow Armed Forces personnel to stay at the hotel.
Yesterday the Metro Hotel, owned by American Amusements Ltd, also based in Woking, at first declined to comment.
But after news of Corporal Stringer's treatment emerged, it was flooded with angry calls from the public and issued an apology, blaming a mistake made by the receptionist on duty.
A spokesman for the hotel said: 'The Metro sincerely apologises for any upset caused towards Corporal Stringer and his family.
'The hotel management has always had an open door policy to all its visitors and guests, including members of the military and Armed Forces, and will continue to do so.'
