Hotel Tips
Hotel secutity and safety
Some Hotel’s may be hesitant to give out specific details concerning their
security precautions, fearing that information could be used to compromise
their security. Still, if you are concerned about the Hotel’s security, doing
the research and investigating the issues below will help to evaluate your
choice of Hotel.
Is the Hotel located in an area with a high crime rate?
Do
they have a 24-hour staff?
Do they have a security staff on site?
How many
security cameras do they have on site?
Is the parking lot lighted, under camera
surveillance, manned or gated? Do the room doors have peepholes, chains, fliplocks
and/or deadbolt locks? Does the Hotel have interior or exterior corridors?
How are the Hotel’s corridors secured? Does the Hotel have electronic keys?
Does the Hotel have a safe available for your use?
What are the limits on
the safe’s use?
What are their policies if something is missing from their
safe?
Can you get a written receipt for items left in the Hotel’s safe?
Why is a Hotel’s safety and security even more important to
me when I travel outside the United States?
Because in addition to all the safety concerns you have in the United States,
many Hotels outside the United States would not begin to pass building and
safety standards applied to Hotels within the United States. With foreign
Hotels, you’ll want to check to see if they have fire alarms, sprinkler
systems and emergency exits. For convenience, you’ll also want to see
what type of bathrooms they have available. You might have to share a common
restroom. You may also find features, such as toilets, that will look a whole
lot more to you like a hole in the floor than a toilet.
