A man as been charged with fraud after allegedly spending six nights in a hotel by pretended to be an NHS worker.
Ben Quince, 30, checked into the Casa Hotel in Lockoford Lane, Chesterfield, at the end of March on a floor which was reserved for NHS staff.
Police in Derbyshire have said he stayed there for six nights and allegedly told staff he worked in the A&E department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
Like many hospitality venues, the hotel has kindly offered complimentary lodgings for health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Quince, of no fixed address, has been charged with fraud by false representation.
He appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Monday and was bailed to appear again at a later date, police said.
