What is the most stolen item from a hotel?

The overwhelming majority of hotels reported guests stealing:
  • Towels are the most popular at 77.5% of hotels surveyed, have you ever stolen a towel?
  • Bathrobes are the second most item that thieving guests can't resist, 65.1% of hotels report.
  • Hangers just about 50% of hotels say these are stolen too.




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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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One expert estimated that every day in a big-city hotel, there's at least one crime committed—and it's almost always theft. What little anecdotal and quantitative data is available only makes the topic more confusing.

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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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According to studies, some of the dirtiest places in a hotel room include :
  • the TV remote control.
  • the bathroom.
  • the light switches.
  • the door handles.
  • carpets and hotel furniture.


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Insurance coverage While hotels have a responsibility to provide a safe environment, they are not liable for lost or stolen items unless they can be proven negligent. This is why it is important for guests to review their insurance coverage before traveling.

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Will a hotel notice if I steal a towel? THEY KNOW. According to a Miami-based company called Linen Tracking Technology, a lot of hotels stitch tiny microchips into their towels, robes, pillowcases, cloth napkins and other linens.

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Hotels, with their closed doors and transient nature, can offer a ripe environment for violence, whether it is domestic abuse, sexual assault, rape or human trafficking.

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Floors three through six are generally the safest floors to stay on in cities with modernized fire fighting equipment, or floors three to four in destinations without. These levels are the sweet spot of being in a good position to evacuate quickly, without being easily accessible from the outside.

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Bed bugs are some of the most common hotel bugs. They can be brought into hotels by guests, employees and even laundry carts, though they're often difficult to see due to their small size.

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Glassware, linen and the TV remote Typically, they don't get cleaned between guests and become a breeding ground for bacteria. Use the pillows from the closet; they're more likely to be freshly washed than the ones on the bed.

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Long a staple of hotel thievery, the bathrobe is one of the most debated 'can I steal this? ' items, but in general these are off limits and will be laundered and reused for the next guest. Most hotels will also charge you if one does go missing. The slippers, however, are a different matter.

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It is illegal in the United States to have undisclosed cameras in vacation rental homes or hotels. It's also against the policies of every major hotel and vacation home company to have cameras (hidden or visible) in private areas like bedrooms and bathrooms.

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A master code must be implemented by the hotel management when installing the hotel safe. If this does not happen, the safe is equipped with a standard master code which may be known to parties with bad intentions. In this case, the master code is not an extra security but a threat.

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