Staying Safe at Hotels

Hotel

• Fire safety (ladders)
• Be observant, lock doors
• Don’t answer to anyone u don’t know or aren’t expecting
• Never tell strangers you’re alone
• Check doors, windows, sliders et.
• Know hotel address and room number
• Available working phone at all times
• Register with your first initial only
• 2-7th floors are best in case of fires, above the 4th floor is better for preventing intruders
• Room access from inside the building is safe than outside access
• Ask for an escort to your room
• Don not keep valuable in your room unless they are locked in a safe
• Make sure locks and chains on your doors work
• Make sure your windows are locked and closed correctly
• Conduct meetings in the lobby or a public area, not your room
• Have a flashlight- power outage
• Before you leave, take a matchbook or business card with the hotels number and address, You can give it to taxi drivers so they bring you to the right hotel. Large cities have hotels in the same chain
• Put a lamp or chair in front of your door or window or anything that makes a racket if knocked over during an attempt break in
• Use elevators whenever possible, stairs can be lonely and criminals linger there. Open stairs in plain view are fine. Avoid fire escapes or closed staircases.
• If there is a fire, you should only uses stairs, never elevators