A night worker smashed up the hotel where he worked after he was told off for refusing to charge NHS workers £1 to use a lunch plate, a court heard.
Edward Woods, 49, caused £94,000 worth of damage when he "lost it" while on duty at Larkfield Priory Hotel in Kent.
A court heard he destroyed 21 windows, six doors, two fridges, an oven, breakfast table and three beer pumps.
He claimed his rampage was completely out of character after being forced to do jobs he was not trained for - and being warned for refusing to charge NHS workers £1 to use a lunch plate during the height of the Covid crisis.
Woods was a live-in night porter at the venue in Maidstone but says he was asked to cover for other roles, and sometimes had to double-up as a chef, none of which he was trained for.
He went on the rampage with a metal bracket in the early hours of July 25, also destroying computer screens and Covid barriers belonging to the hotel, the court heard.
Woods, of Maidstone, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property over the value of £5,000 when he appeared at Medway Magistrates' Court on Wednesday this week.
He also pleaded guilty to causing £2,500 of damage to a 2021-plate Ford Fiesta belonging to hotel manager Prasanna Kirubakaran.
Woods disputed the £94,000 cost of the damage, submitted by the hotel's management, and asked for an independent assessment.
He is due to be sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on a date to be confirmed.
Woods was granted bail until then on condition he does not contact the victim, or visit the hotel.
Speaking outside court, Woods said he takes full responsibility for his actions, but slammed the hotel's management.
He said: "It came about after a number of incidents which built up and I lost it. It's completely out of character for me to do something like that; anyone I know or worked with at the hotel will tell you that.
"I'm just a night porter and had been asked to do things I wasn't trained for, such as covering for a chef, and staff weren't treated well. It all just built up and I had enough."
Woods claimed he was warned by management for refusing to charge NHS workers, who were staying at the hotel during the Covid crisis, £1 to use a plate for their lunch.
He was also critical of the hotel's response to negative comments on review sites, where they would promise visitors staff would be "reprimanded".
The hotel has been approached for comment.
