23/04/2019
Hotel Safety Tips - 6 hotel safety tips you should never Ignore:
These days, travel is no Sunday picnic and when you finally stumble into the lobby of your hotel, you may be tired, and in a hurry to get some sleep. Unfortunately, this is no time to let your guard down.
The following are tips to keep you safe in your hotel room. Upon Arrival;
1. Stay with your luggage – if you walk into the lobby ahead of your luggage, it could be snatched. Keep your luggage nearby at all time.
2. Ask for a room that’s not on the ground floor (it’s too easy to break in). Many safety experts recommend staying between the second and fourth floors – where rooms are high enough to avoid easy break-ins and easy to be reached during emergencies. In your room;
3. If a valet has accompanied you to your room, lock the door open while you check the room. Look in the closet, in the shower, and behind the curtains before you shut the door or release the valet.
4. Check the lock to be sure it’s functioning properly. Make sure that the door has a deadbolt and keep it locked whenever you are in the room. When you leave;
5. Lock the items you won’t be carrying with you, such as your laptop or other electronics, in the room safe.
6. If you lose your key or room entry card, report it to the hotel immediately and ask to be moved to another room. You can’t assume you ‘lost’ it – it may have been stolen from you by someone with malicious intent.
