The Wrong Room Key Card
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in English, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
A hotel front desk gives two guests a key card for the same room, and they sort out the mix-up together.
Beatriz checks into her hotel late at night. The clerk gives her a key card for room 214. She takes the elevator up to the second floor. She finds room 214 and slides the card in. The light turns green, and she opens the door. A man's jacket lies on the bed inside. Beatriz stops and looks around the room. "This isn't my room," she says to herself. She quickly steps back into the hallway. Just then, a man walks up with a key card. His name is Nolan. He holds a card for room 214 too. They both look down at their key cards. Both cards say room 214. "The front desk made a mistake," Nolan says. They walk down to the lobby together. The clerk checks the computer and gasps. "I gave the same room to two guests," she says. She prints a new key card for Beatriz. "Room 308 is ready and empty," the clerk says. Beatriz thanks her and takes the new card. Nolan laughs. "Strange first meeting," he says. "Very strange," Beatriz says, and smiles. She heads up to her real room this time.
