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title: "Five-star hotel guest leaves without paying after 603-night stay"
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# Five-star hotel guest leaves without paying after 603-night stay

> A guest who checked into a five-star Delhi hotel for a single night stayed almost two years before checking out without paying his huge bill, the Indian Express newspaper reported.

By Bloomberg · Published 23 June 2023, 07:53 SAST

## Key points
- The guest may have thought they had pulled off the perfect staycation, but it turned out to be an expensive lesson in hospitality for all involved.
- Indian man stayed 603 nights at Roseate House hotel, racking up INR 5.8 million bill
- Unpaid bill only came to light when records were later checked
- Hotel board called in police and filed complaints against guest and staff members accused of helping him avoid payment
- Roseate House did not immediately respond to query from Bloomberg News

## Content

Ankush Dutta spent 603 nights at the [Roseate House](https://www.roseatehotels.com/newdelhi/roseatehouse/) hotel near the capital’s international airport, according to the newspaper, racking up a bill of over INR 5.8 million (R1.32-million) before walking out in January 2021.

The hefty unpaid bill only came to light when records were later checked. The hotel board called in police and filed complaints against the guest, the front desk manager and several other staff members accused of helping him avoid payment.

The complaint said staff at the hotel “allegedly forged, deleted, added and falsified a large number of entries in the account of the said guest”, the *Indian Express* reported.

Roseate House did not immediately respond to a query from Bloomberg News. **DM**