Hotel refuses to let homeless people stay after charity books rooms for them for Christmas
The Raise the Roof Hull Homeless Project was left in a panic after the Royal Hotel canceled claiming they had received reports of bad behavior by the homeless at another hotel
Carl Simpson, the founder of The Raise the Roof Hull Homeless Project, a fundraising organization that aims to put a roof over the city's homeless, wanted to give the homeless a Christmas they would not forget. So, he and the group managed to raise £1,000 ($1,268) and booked 14 twin rooms at the Royal Hotel in the city for Christmas Eve and Christmas in the hope these people wouldn't have to spend the holidays cold and lonely.
But just nine days before the booked dates, he was abruptly informed by the hotel's management that they could not honor the bookings and that he would have to find the homeless a new place to stay. The situation left organizers in a "mad panic," though another local hotel would step in to save the day.