{"id":508138,"date":"2025-10-18T00:42:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T00:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/508138\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T00:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T00:42:43","slug":"edinburgh-woman-finds-random-man-in-hostel-bed-in-bizarre-viral-tiktok-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/508138\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh woman finds random man in hostel bed in bizarre viral TikTok incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I just went up to bed and there&#8217;s a man in my bed but I don&#8217;t know who he is.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_IMG_0338-3.jpg\" alt=\"He fell asleep in her bed. \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>(Image: Emily Melrose \/ TikTok)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">An <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"EdinburghLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a> traveller&#8217;s shocking discovery upon returning to her hostel room has gone viral with more than half a million views on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Backpacking <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emilykmelrose\/video\/7561854595119467798?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Emily MelroseLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Melrose<\/a> filmed the bizarre incident at 3am when, while island hopping in the Philippines, she found an unknown man asleep in her bed with his vape charging and feet hanging out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">In the video to her 40,000 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@scottishdailyrecord\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"TikTokLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> followers, Emily tries to wake the intruder by tickling his feet before calling for security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/news\/edinburgh-news\/moment-edinburgh-woman-returns-hostel-32697397\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Edinburgh Live reportsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh Live reports<\/a> she can be heard telling staff: &#8220;I just went up to bed and there&#8217;s a man in my bed but I don&#8217;t know who he is.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">&#8220;I think he went into the wrong one by accident but I tried to wake him up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The hostel staff then try to rouse the sleeping man before eventually lifting him and carrying him out of the room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Throughout the ordeal, Emily maintains her sense of humour, describing the situation as &#8220;a series of very unfortunate hostel events&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_IMG_0339.jpg\" alt=\"He was carried out of the room\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>He was carried out of the room(Image: Emily Melrose \/ TikTok)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">She captioned the clip: &#8220;Hostel living is NOT for the weak. Why does this always happen to me HAHAHA but also I feel this deserves a story time?!?!?!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">One viewer joked: &#8220;Me pretending to be asleep so my parents would carry me out the car.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-17-at-134031.png\" alt=\"Emily Melrose\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Emily Melrose<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Another commented: &#8220;That&#8217;s scary that he didn&#8217;t wake up. 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