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How can I increase
my safety in the Hotel’s parking lot?
How can I protect my valuables while staying
at the Hotel?
How can I improve my safety while staying
at the Hotel?
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How can I increase my safety
in the Hotel’s parking lot?
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Cruise the lot before you pick a space.
Check to make sure no one is hiding between or inside the cars.
This is especially important if your Hotel room has an exterior
door that faces the parking lot, since someone could pop out
and push you into your room just as you open the door.
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If you feel unsafe, use the valet service
if available. If they don’t offer valet service, park at the
lobby door. Then, go into the lobby and ask for an escort while
you park your car in the lot. Your safety is certainly worth
a small tip.
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Park your car in a well-lit area of the
parking lot.
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If you can park close enough to the well-lit
and often staffed lobby, it is usually the safest way to enter
a Hotel.
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If you’ve just parked, check to see if the
lot is safe before you open your car’s door.
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Lock your car and remove any valuables from
your car or at least put them out of sight.
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Consider using the Hotel’s valet parking
service, especially at night. Don’t forget to keep your room
key so you can get in your room.
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If you use valet parking at other locations,
remove your clearly labeled Hotel key from your key-chain and
take out any other valuables from the vehicle.
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Before you leave the Hotel, request an escort
to your car in the parking lot.
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Keep a watchful eye and look around for
loiterers before you enter the parking lot.
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Always check the inside of the car before
getting in.
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How can I protect my valuables
while staying at the Hotel?
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Keep an eye on your luggage both to and
from your Hotel room.
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Don’t leave your room key lying around the
pool, beach or anywhere else. Some Hotels still put room numbers
on keys and if someone grabs your key, they’ll know where to
go. If you don’t want to get the key wet, see if you can leave
it at the front desk. However, if you do leave the key at the
front desk, make sure the Hotel checks I.D. before they give
keys out. In this case, you’ll need to bring I.D. along or leave
it with the key.
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Don’t draw attention to yourself by wearing
flashy jewelry or displaying large amounts of cash.
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Don’t leave a maid service tag on your door.
It will announce to everyone that the room is empty. Instead,
call the desk to let them know your room is ready for service.
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Always keep all your room’s doors and windows
locked and keep the curtains closed.
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Leave the TV or radio on in your room.
A small amount of noise can discourage a burglar.
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Use the Hotel’s safe. Avoid leaving anything
of value such as jewelry, traveler’s checks, credit cards or
electronic items in your room. Never leave cash in your room.
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If your room has one of those little room
safes, make sure it is securely bolted down and the bolts are
not visible on the outside. If the bolts are exposed they should
be welded. If the safe isn’t securely bolted down, all you are
doing is saving a thief the trouble of searching your room for
valuables and providing a neat carrying package.
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How can I improve my safety
while staying at the Hotel?
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Request a room that is above the first floor
and will be harder to break into, but low enough for any fire
rescue to reach you.
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If your Hotel has several buildings, request
a room in the main building.
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Request a room accessed by an inside corridor,
if they are available.
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Don’t draw attention to yourself by wearing
flashy jewelry or displaying large amounts of cash.
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Register with your last name and only your
first initial. The less information others have the better.
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Register under your business address and
phone number.
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At check-in, ask that your room number be
written down and not said out loud so it is not available to
anyone standing by in the lobby.
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If your room key is labeled with the room
number, take care not to let others see that number.
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If you lose your key, immediately report
it to the front desk and ask to be moved to another room.
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On check-in, locate all fire exits; note
where they have a fire extinguisher on your floor.
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Always keep your door locked.
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Use the door’s dead bolt, fliplock and/or
chain at night.
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Make sure the windows and the between-room
door are all locked.
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You might consider buying one of those little
door alarms to take with you on your trip. If you don’t have
one, place a glass in front of the door where it would be knocked
over and wake you if the door opened. But, remember the glass
is on the floor when you are walking around.
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Take along a small nightlight to light an
unfamiliar setting.
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Always use the peephole and chain when someone
knocks at your door.
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If someone knocks on your door and identifies
themselves as Hotel personnel or security, call the front desk
to verify that person’s story, fake uniforms are easy to come
by.
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If someone follows you onto the elevator
that makes you uncomfortable, either get back off if you are
in a public area of the Hotel, or push the button that will
take you to a public area of the Hotel, such as the lobby or
rooftop restaurant.
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Immediately report any suspicious activity
to the Hotel’s staff.
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Although they can clean the sheets each
day, even the best Hotels find it too cost prohibitive to dry-clean
the bed’s comforter with each guest. Since you don’t know what
the last guest did on your comforter, you might want to avoid
lying around on top of it.
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