Mum who trashed Turkish hotel room slammed by resort
Georgia Harrison was arrested with her partner on May 7 after allegedly attempting to check out of the Lexia Hotel in Antalya without reporting the destruction. A judge has since ordered her to pay £15,000 (A$31,000) in damages.
Now seeking financial help through a GoFundMe campaign, Ms Harrison admitted she 'got drunk and smashed the shower screen' in what she called the 'worst mistake of my life.'
The 32-year-old British woman, who had been celebrating her boyfriend's new teeth at the time, claims she was thrown into a Turkish jail cell crowded with 'hundreds of men' and held for several days.
She has since been barred from leaving Türkiye until the hotel receives payment for the damages.
Meanwhile, the hotel has issued a scathing statement in response to the incident, and supplied images to The Mirror that show the full extent of the damage caused to the couple's room.
Ms Harrison previously claimed she had only broken the glass screen in the bathroom, but says she was told by her legal team to 'stay quiet'.
In the fundraising plea, she revealed she attempted to get the fine lifted with the help of legal professionals but raised concerns about getting 'robbed left, right and centre' by what she claims are corrupt lawyers and translators.
According to the hotel, the damage to the room was extensive. The shower was 'completely broken,' the television had been 'removed and rendered unusable,' and the exterior window was shattered after 'an object was thrown from inside.'
Additionally, two single beds were 'separated and rendered unusable,' the hotel reported.
Staff also claimed the minibar, bed sheets, and towel sets, with food and drink splattered across the ceiling and walls — destruction that staff say required the entire room to be repainted
'The furniture and items used in our rooms are specially designed, and the repair process took approximately one month,' a spokesperson for the hotel said.
Ms Harrison has taken full responsibility for the incident and regrets 'being so stupid' to have damaged the hotel room.
She says she is desperate to return home to her daughter and pleaded for understanding in the GoFundMe statement.
'I'm sorry I was scared and I just tried to get away from it by trying to leave. Yes it was the wrong thing to do, but I was scared and not thinking straight.
'Maybe if I didn't, I wouldn't be in this mess. I know only I am to blame and my actions are the reason I cannot see my daughter.'
Ms Harrison has now been stuck in Türkiye for six weeks.
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