How to Ensure Your Hotel Room is Safe – Flight Attendant’s Clever Tip
A FLIGHT attendant has given her top tip to always ensure your hotel room is safe – all you need is a water bottle. Esther, a flight attendant for KLM, revealed the hack on TikTok ahead of the summer holiday season.
Flight Attendant’s Safety Tips for Hotel Rooms
She said as soon as she checks into a hotel she uses a unique method to “check that no one is under the bed without looking”.
Esther throws a water bottle under there. If it “doesn’t come out the other side”, there could be someone hiding.
Utilizing a Water Bottle to Check for Safety
The hack also works with toiletries or drinks cans.
Additional Safety Measures from a Flight Attendant
It comes after fellow flight attendant Nassim told the Express her own tip for staying safe in hotel rooms at night.
She always puts her suitcase by the door, which would alert her if someone was trying to get inside.
Strategic Placement of Suitcase for Added Security
Again, this could work with any bulky item in the room.
Nassim’s Safety Routine
She also inspects the whole room every time she goes back to ensure no one is hiding.
Nassim said a colleague once got attacked because someone was in the wardrobe.
Learning from Past Incidents
Speaking to Sun Travel last year, Carolyn Pearson, CEO and Founder of Maiden Voyage – a business dedicated to making travel safer, revealed her own safety tips for hotel stays.
Tips from a Travel Safety Expert
She urged holidaymakers to avoid announcing their room number at the check-in desk.
Importance of Keeping Room Number Private
Carolyn always makes sure to travel with a £1 doorstop too, to give her hotel room some extra security at night.
Enhancing Security with a Doorstop
Carolyn went on to say: “I would always put my valuables in the safe.”
Protecting Valuables During Hotel Stays
Carolyn often shares safety tips, tricks, hacks, and advice with holidaymakers, in addition to providing training to hotel employers and their employees.
Safe and Secure Travel Practices