Hotel safety tips you need to know
IF WE have learnt anything from Kim Kardashian West’s 2016 ordeal in France, where she was robbed and held at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room, it is that you can never be too safe.
Many travellers take hotel safety for granted. We assume that the security and cameras will prevent the thieves from getting in, but being a little safety-conscious never hurt anyone.
Here are tips – which are intended to create awareness, not evoke fear – to ensure your safety during your next visit:
Ask for a room that is not on the ground floor.
It may seem weird requesting this, but it will definitely give you peace of mind when you retire for the night. If there is a criminal incident at the hotel, then chances are that the thieves will rob the rooms on the ground floor as it allows for an easy escape.
With that said, it is always important to remain vigilant in whatever room you stay in.
Memorise or keep hotel contact details at all times.
Incidents can occur at any time. Travellers should keep all the information of the hotel to ensure that that they are able to contact them should there be a crisis.
Ask the hotel to share some business cards with you and try not to keep it with your valuables.
Use the safe. Travellers usually scatter their valuable items all over their hotel room and often many of their items go missing.
To avoid any loss of items, try to keep all the important items in the safe.
Keep your passport with you at all times, but also keep copies in your luggage.
Getting a passport can be a mission. Think of the long queues, unhelpful staff and hours of waiting.
Imagine now what would happen should you lose your passport in another country.
Travellers should always keep copies of their passports tucked away in sections of their bags to avoid any unfortunate incidents.