Should you put valuables in hotel safe?

Every “how to” article about keeping your valuables secure in a hotel recommends placing them in the in-room safe. So how safe are hotel safes really? Your hotel safe is a very good place to keep valuables out of view and it is a much better solution than trying to hide them in your room.



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Use the safe: Most hotel rooms have a safe where guests can store their valuables. Be sure to set a unique passcode that only you know. Keep valuables with you: If you have small valuables that you don't want to leave in the safe, consider keeping them with you in a bag or purse.

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All hotels have a backdoor or “special way” so the staff can get into the safe in case a guest forgets the code, or loses the key to the safe. Some safes may use a master key or card while others may have a special override code to open the door.

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Ever wonder what would happen if you forgot the code you set to the hotel safe? Well, most hotels either have a master code or a key for when that happens. The problem, though, is that most hotel employees have access to the code/key and can easily gain entry to your hotel room.

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The answer is no hotel room safe is 100% secure, here's why. All hotels have a backdoor or “special way” so the staff can get into the safe in case a guest forgets the code, or loses the key to the safe. Some safes may use a master key or card while others may have a special override code to open the door.

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What You Cannot Take From a Hotel Room. Guests often take towels, irons, hairdryers, pillows, and blankets, according to the housekeeping department at Hilton Kingston. Cable boxes, clock radios, paintings, ashtrays, light bulbs, TV remote controls—even the Bible—are commonly stolen as well.

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Keep your hotel room door locked at all times, whether you're inside or out. Use the deadbolt and chain lock for added security. Before opening the door, use the peephole to see who is on the other side. If you're not expecting anyone or if you don't feel comfortable, don't open the door.

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Hotel rooms are intended to be private places. The idea that someone could be watching you is unsettling. As you might assume, there are laws surrounding the use of hidden recording devices in private areas. In the United States, it is not legal to record hotel guests in their private spaces without their consent.

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Add avoiding rooms on the first and second floor to your hotel safety checklist, as these are the areas most prone to crime. Rooms on the 3rd-6th floors are ideal. Not only is there typically less crime on these floors, but in the event of an emergency, you can quickly get downstairs and evacuate the building.

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Before you leave home If you put your cash, wallet or other valuable items in your carry-on bag, don't store them in the outer compartments. Bury them deeply within the bag so they are difficult to find, or pack them in a smaller bag that fits inside your carry-on suitcase that you can easily remove if necessary.

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Aerosol cans (except limited quantities of personal care items that are 3.4 ounces or less), butane, fuels, gasoline, gas torches, lighter fluid, strike-anywhere matches, flammable paints, turpentine, paint thinner, arc lighters, plasma lighters, electronic lighters, E-lighters, and replicas of incendiaries cannot be ...

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Leave Your Passport at the Hotel Although your passport is required as an ID when travelling abroad, you don't really need to carry it around with you everywhere. Consider moving around the city with your driver's license instead, and leave your passport behind in the hotel safe.

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Can hotel maids open the safe? Hotel housekeepers should not have direct access to your safe (that should be reserved for management) so this means that placing items in your safe should at the very least make your items harder to steal from housekeeping.

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Some hotels may also have a designated area for key returns. On the other hand, if you are checking out outside of the front desk's working hours, you may be able to leave the keys in the room. However, it is best to confirm this with the hotel staff beforehand.

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