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Safeguard the safe - Hotel tip

by WebWriter (RSS feed) on Mar 18th 2010 at 2:31PM

If the safe inside your hotel room is electronic, follow these procedures to keep your valuables even safer:

Before and after entering your key code, wipe the touch keys with a damp cloth, then dry the keys.
After the door is locked, firmly press all numbered keys once. This may set off a small alarm, but it will stop quickly.

Why would you do this? There have been reports that in some hotels the hotel staff was placing a powder or oil residue on the touch keys, which when lit, showed them which numbers on the safe were pressed. Wiping the keys clean and pressing them all throws potential thieves off the trail.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Unexpected Traveller Mar 19th 2010 12:11PM

Good to know about this .. even though, for some months in the year, I may not need it: http://wp.me/ppqxP-9j

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Malaycobra Mar 25th 2010 9:54PM

Absolute waste of time, and if true, a brainless scam.

All the potential thief could learn are the numbers you pressed, not the order. There are thousands of combinations for a 4 digit code. I would welcome them to try; there's a really good chance you could catch them at it.

JAL Apr 3rd 2010 7:35PM

Wiping down the in-room safe keys is nonsense. Opening an in-room safe without the combination is an easy feat. Most security that an in room safe provides is to keep honest people honest. Never place any thing highly valuable in an in-room safe. Use the safe deposit boxes in the front desk area of the hotel if available. Other options? Leave your valuables home or on your person when practical during travels.

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