Mix Up Your Routine -AND- Look Behind The Curtain !

Hotel Safety On A Disaster 

Joanne Hull | April 9, 2014

A few years ago, a friend of mine came back from the gym to find her hotel room door ajar.

She admits to making several mistakes:

First Mistake:   She opened her door and since she didn’t see anyone, she went inside the room.

Second Mistake:  She exited the room and called the front desk from her cell phone while standing in the hallway.

When the hotel security and police officer arrived, they made her wait outside while they checked the room. They checked the obvious places and the not so obvious places……under the bed and behind the curtains.

Yes, some of her personal items were missing but my friend was lucky.   You never enter a room when the door is opened and who, for goodness sake, would ever think to look behind the curtains?   That said, possibly my friend’s biggest mistake was her routine.  Every evening, she went to the gym.  The hotel that she was staying at provided a courtesy shuttle both ways.   She left the same time every night and returned a couple of hours later.

Her consistent timeline made it easy for a perpetrator to gain easy access unimpeded. When away from home for long periods of time…… mix up your routine and, look behind the curtains!!

See HOTEL SAFETY TIPS 911 from the Travel Channel:  http://www.travelchannel.com/video/hotel-safety-tips

Rob Pralgo explains how to avoid thefts, Wi-Fi  hackers and fire-hazard hotels.  Everyone’s circumstances are different however, use this entertaining video as some safety food for thought!