And if she has no cash on her? Was she supposed to walk or drive around in the dark in an unfamiliar area looking for a cash point?
Gosh, are people really this poor at problem solving? How do you function day by day when something goes wrong?
For the unfamiliar, should you find yourself in this situation again, you can order a cab and get it to pause at a cashpoint so you can get money out. You can also download the Uber app and pay using your card.
I completely disagree with the hotel's booking policy btw, but all of this hand wringing about 'oh my gosh, alone, young age, what about cash, roadworks, don't know the area' etc etc can all be easily solved with google maps, Uber, phone number for a cab firm, and google. And if your phone has died, charge it in the hotel lobby.
Hotel was bang out of order but I'm sure OP would be the first to admit she made the decision to sleep in her car rather than go to the other hotel. Personally I'd have rather forked out for a cab if the hotel wouldn't pre pay for it, even if there was a risk I wouldn't get the money back, rather than sleep in my car. But we all have different appetite for risk. I'd rather pay a cab fare than sleep in my car but OP made a different choice, that's fine and separate from what the hotel's booking policy is.
Agree with PP re surprise that some 25 year olds would consider themselves to have been too young to take a cab alone. At 13 I was more than capable of travelling to other cities alone on trains, buses, and with the odd cab if needed! Admittedly that's probably younger than most, but you can't claim it's wrong to get a 25 year old a taxi. 😂 25!