|
When
checking into your hotel room
After
checking into a room, examine the following:
- Examine
the locks and be sure they function properly.
- Check
closets and bathrooms to make sure no one is hiding.
- All
windows and outside doors are checked to insure they lock
and operate properly
- The
lock on the adjoining door is checked to insure it is
locked and works
- The
telephone is checked and you know how to make a outside
call
- Look
for information in room about fire safety and read to
become familiar with nearest fire exit/stairway. Locate
the nearest fire exit, but also find one at each end of
the hallway. Does the door open easily? Are the exit signs
illuminated? If the lights are out, be helpful and contact
the front desk to let them know. Is the stairwell clear
of debris? Make a note on the back of the business card
that you place by your bed noting the number of doors
away to the emergency exit, in each direction, and the
location of the fire extinguisher and fire pull box.
- When
you enter your hotel room, make sure the door closes securely
and that the deadbolt works. Keep the deadbolt and safety
bar on at all time. It cannot be stressed enough that
you should never prop your hotel room door open. Anyone
could walk in.
- Place
your room key in the same place every time, preferably
close to the bed.
- If
you have to leave the room in a hurry due to an emergency,
you won't have time to be searching for your key. Also,
you'll need the key to get back into the room.
· When inside a hotel room, for whatever length
of time always use the deadbolt. If the room does not
have a dead bolt or heavy-duty security clasp but has
a chain, twist it to take up the slack before latching
it.
- The
door to your room must never be opened by anyone unless
the guest is absolutely known.
- If
you receive a phone call to your room and the person states
they are with the hotel and need to come to your room
and repair something, use caution. Always get the employees
name and call the front desk to verify that it was a legitimate
employee who called you and they do in fact need to come
to your room. Some criminals are known to wear hotel uniforms
or pose as plainclothes security. The best bet is to be
your own security guard. No matter how effective hotel
security is, they can't think of everything.
|
