Rossen Reports: Do this before you step into a hotel room
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Updated: 2:31 PM CDT Jun 27, 2023
Security experts are sending out the warning. There are simple things we should be doing right now to stay safe in hotels. It starts the moment you check in, you know the hotels give you the room key inside the sleeve and it says we're staying in room 9 40 for example, at this hotel, take the key out of the leave right down the room number somewhere and in your phone on *** piece of paper, I don't care where but not in that sleeve. Take the key out that way if you accidentally leave your key at dinner while you're out dancing, while you're bowling, wherever the person who finds it won't know what room you're in. But guess what? You leave it in the sleeve. I know exactly whose room this belongs to and I can get in next when you get to your room. Start *** routine search. Flight attendants say and they stay in hotels all the time. There have been *** number of occasions when they get into *** hotel room and there's somebody actually hiding out in there. It's incredibly frightening and they got you once you're in the room, right? So here's one of their tips the moment you open the door. Ok, take your suitcase, this one's on wheels, so I'm gonna put it down like this prop the door open. You want this door open while you check the entire hotel room, check the closet, check the bathroom, check around the corners over here like this. And that way if something is going on, you can get out of dodge, leave this, get out the door is open and it hasn't closed behind you. Another tip from the flight attendant. This one is pretty interesting lead with the hanger, right? Come around corners like this. So if they grab something, if there's somebody there and they think they got you, they're gonna grab it, drop the hanger and go and the door is open. So you're safe to run when you leave for the day. Make it seem like you're still there. Put the do not disturb sign on the door and keep the TV volume on low. Then at night, make sure you're taking extra precautions for an additional layer of safety. You can buy one of these. It's *** portable door lock. We bought this one on Amazon for 15 bucks. I saw another one today as cheap as 10. So come on in, let me show you how this works when you're in your hotel room. Come on in. Ok. So we're gonna close the door. We're gonna take this piece right here. Look how easy this is we're gonna put it right into the door frame, ok? And we're gonna close the door, that's it. Then you just take this little thing gonna put it on there and it's done. Now watch this, come on over there. Are you ready? So even if they have *** key, even if they have *** key to your room, even if this isn't working or you don't put it on, this is gonna stop them. Here's one last tip, take some toilet paper or *** tissue crumple it up and stick it into the peephole of the hotel door from the inside. Believe it or not, there have been people that walk up to peepholes and look through the outside in, this will stop them from doing that. We're going to post these tips *** few more and the link to that door lock, we showed you on my website Rosson reports dot com. Back to you.
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Rossen Reports: Do this before you step into a hotel room
Whether you’re traveling alone or with your family, safety is the number priority, especially when staying at a hotel. While hotels aren’t inherently dangerous, you can find yourself in dangerous situations. Everyone from frequent travelers to flight attendants to security experts are sharing their top safety tricks that could keep you safe no matter where you’re staying.Toss the keycard sleeve You might be tempted to keep this since it has your room number on it, but you don't want it to fall out of your bag and into the wrong hands. Security experts say you also don’t want someone seeing your room number on the sleeve while you’re just in the lobby, the bar, or the gym. Even without a key, they could be waiting for you when you get to your room. So it’s best to just toss the sleeve the second you get it.Do a routine search Flight attendants say this is the most important thing they do when they first get to their room to make sure someone isn’t already in their room waiting for them. First, put your luggage in the door to keep it open. Some leave it just a crack, wedged in there. We found it’s best to keep the door all the way open by putting your roller suitcase on its side.Check the closet first. Then grab a hanger. Use the hanger to move shower and window curtains, and to check around corners and under the bed. That way, if someone is hiding, they grab the hanger rather than your arm.Cover the peephole People can look into your room through the opposite end of some peepholes. If yours doesn’t have a cover, wad up some toilet paper or a tissue and stick it in there.Check the phones We’ve been in plenty of hotel rooms where the phone doesn’t seem connected or it’s confusing to work. Make sure yours is working and you can connect easily.Keep the door secure Use the door latch for extra safety, but make it extra secure. Wrap a towel around the latch to keep someone from using a tool to open the door from the bottom or from maneuvering around the latch through a crack in the door (if they have a key). Some frequent travelers say they wrap a hair tie around the towel to keep it secure. With certain latches, you can secure it to the doorknob with a belt.Make it seem like you’re there If you’re leaving for the day, make it seem like you’re still there. Turn the television volume on low (so you don’t disturb your neighbors) and leave the “do not disturb” sign on the door.Safety devices Here are some highly reviewed safety products that will keep your door secure or alert you if someone comes in.Portable door lockPortable door lockDoor security barDoor stop/alarm
Whether you’re traveling alone or with your family, safety is the number priority, especially when staying at a hotel. While hotels aren’t inherently dangerous, you can find yourself in dangerous situations.
Everyone from frequent travelers to flight attendants to security experts are sharing their top safety tricks that could keep you safe no matter where you’re staying.
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Toss the keycard sleeve
You might be tempted to keep this since it has your room number on it, but you don't want it to fall out of your bag and into the wrong hands. Security experts say you also don’t want someone seeing your room number on the sleeve while you’re just in the lobby, the bar, or the gym. Even without a key, they could be waiting for you when you get to your room. So it’s best to just toss the sleeve the second you get it.
Flight attendants say this is the most important thing they do when they first get to their room to make sure someone isn’t already in their room waiting for them.
First, put your luggage in the door to keep it open. Some leave it just a crack, wedged in there. We found it’s best to keep the door all the way open by putting your roller suitcase on its side.
Check the closet first. Then grab a hanger. Use the hanger to move shower and window curtains, and to check around corners and under the bed. That way, if someone is hiding, they grab the hanger rather than your arm.
Cover the peephole
People can look into your room through the opposite end of some peepholes. If yours doesn’t have a cover, wad up some toilet paper or a tissue and stick it in there.
Check the phones
We’ve been in plenty of hotel rooms where the phone doesn’t seem connected or it’s confusing to work. Make sure yours is working and you can connect easily.
Keep the door secure
Use the door latch for extra safety, but make it extra secure. Wrap a towel around the latch to keep someone from using a tool to open the door from the bottom or from maneuvering around the latch through a crack in the door (if they have a key). Some frequent travelers say they wrap a hair tie around the towel to keep it secure. With certain latches, you can secure it to the doorknob with a belt.
If you’re leaving for the day, make it seem like you’re still there. Turn the television volume on low (so you don’t disturb your neighbors) and leave the “do not disturb” sign on the door.
Safety devices
Here are some highly reviewed safety products that will keep your door secure or alert you if someone comes in.
