Someone came into my hotel room at 8am

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I travel loads for work and there's always either a slide or a bolt that cannot be opened from the outside. It's a security measure and I'm sure a hotel wouldn't want the liability of a stranger walking into a guest's room uninvited.

It has a bolt... or so I thought, since she unlocked that instantly.

No slide latch at all, and the bolt is right above the main door lock.

It never bothered me until now. But now it does!

But not that pronged thing that you flip that manually keeps the door shut? That is odd. I would definitely say something to the management.

Yeah, maybe I should mention that to them. No pronged thing, I always use it (and whatever bolts are on the door)

No chain lock either.

Now that I know the bolts seem to be ineffective... kind of worrying. I hope it's not the case at all hotels

[Anonymous]

Why didn't you just shoot her with your gun? This is America -- you must have a gun?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was an attempted theft.

Hotels do not have staff enter rooms that early and without knocking first. She clearly wasn't housekeeping, either. I'd call the front desk to ask if anyone does this, and if/when you are told that they don't, tell them to call the police.

Thank you. I agree that it probably was an attempted theft. The guy said she should not be there that early

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea if this actually happened or not. But I really do hate that I have to take so many measures to keep hotel staff out of my room early in the morning, when I am traveling.

It's absurd that I can't expect to be able to sleep until 8 in the morning, without having to triple lock my door and hang a do not disturb card.

You make it sound like it's a lot of work...but locking a door and hanging a sign takes all of 5 seconds.

I understand. And I do it. I still sometimes wake up hearing maids trawling the halls and feel a little panicked one of them is going to walk in on me. I just think you shouldn't have to take such a defensive posture when you're in a hotel.

This circumstance sounds a little different. Sounds like this was a would-be thief, not just an early-starting maid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I travel loads for work and there's always either a slide or a bolt that cannot be opened from the outside. It's a security measure and I'm sure a hotel wouldn't want the liability of a stranger walking into a guest's room uninvited.

It has a bolt... or so I thought, since she unlocked that instantly.

No slide latch at all, and the bolt is right above the main door lock.

It never bothered me until now. But now it does!

But not that pronged thing that you flip that manually keeps the door shut? That is odd. I would definitely say something to the management.

Yeah, maybe I should mention that to them. No pronged thing, I always use it (and whatever bolts are on the door)

No chain lock either.

Now that I know the bolts seem to be ineffective... kind of worrying. I hope it's not the case at all hotels

Was this your first time spending a night in a hotel? ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea if this actually happened or not. But I really do hate that I have to take so many measures to keep hotel staff out of my room early in the morning, when I am traveling.

It's absurd that I can't expect to be able to sleep until 8 in the morning, without having to triple lock my door and hang a do not disturb card.

You make it sound like it's a lot of work...but locking a door and hanging a sign takes all of 5 seconds.

I understand. And I do it. I still sometimes wake up hearing maids trawling the halls and feel a little panicked one of them is going to walk in on me. I just think you shouldn't have to take such a defensive posture when you're in a hotel.

This circumstance sounds a little different. Sounds like this was a would-be thief, not just an early-starting maid.

That's the thing though. It's not a defensive posture. Do you leave your door unlocked at home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I travel loads for work and there's always either a slide or a bolt that cannot be opened from the outside. It's a security measure and I'm sure a hotel wouldn't want the liability of a stranger walking into a guest's room uninvited.

It has a bolt... or so I thought, since she unlocked that instantly.

No slide latch at all, and the bolt is right above the main door lock.

It never bothered me until now. But now it does!

But not that pronged thing that you flip that manually keeps the door shut? That is odd. I would definitely say something to the management.

Yeah, maybe I should mention that to them. No pronged thing, I always use it (and whatever bolts are on the door)

No chain lock either.

Now that I know the bolts seem to be ineffective... kind of worrying. I hope it's not the case at all hotels

Was this your first time spending a night in a hotel? ...

What would the length of time someone has spent in hotels have to do with whether or not a dead bolt works correctly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea if this actually happened or not. But I really do hate that I have to take so many measures to keep hotel staff out of my room early in the morning, when I am traveling.

It's absurd that I can't expect to be able to sleep until 8 in the morning, without having to triple lock my door and hang a do not disturb card.

You make it sound like it's a lot of work...but locking a door and hanging a sign takes all of 5 seconds.

I understand. And I do it. I still sometimes wake up hearing maids trawling the halls and feel a little panicked one of them is going to walk in on me. I just think you shouldn't have to take such a defensive posture when you're in a hotel.

This circumstance sounds a little different. Sounds like this was a would-be thief, not just an early-starting maid.

+1

[Anonymous]

I agree with OP about the early morning wake ups. But I put my sign out and no one bothers me.

No one actually "checks out" anymore. You just leave and the hotels don't have a way of knowing if you're gone or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea if this actually happened or not. But I really do hate that I have to take so many measures to keep hotel staff out of my room early in the morning, when I am traveling.

It's absurd that I can't expect to be able to sleep until 8 in the morning, without having to triple lock my door and hang a do not disturb card.

You make it sound like it's a lot of work...but locking a door and hanging a sign takes all of 5 seconds.

I understand. And I do it. I still sometimes wake up hearing maids trawling the halls and feel a little panicked one of them is going to walk in on me. I just think you shouldn't have to take such a defensive posture when you're in a hotel.

This circumstance sounds a little different. Sounds like this was a would-be thief, not just an early-starting maid.

That's the thing though. It's not a defensive posture. Do you leave your door unlocked at home?

oy vey. i'm telling you, i find it annoying that a maid is likely to barge into my room while i am still asleep at 8 in the morning if i don't take multiple measures to stop them. at home, this isn't what i am worried about. i'm not saying i never go to hotels, or i don't triple lock, or whatever. i just find it annoying. it's not ruining my life.

you don't find it annoying. let's move on.

[Anonymous]

Put you big boy/girl pants on and go tell the front door. They messed up the rooms and you complain at DCUM not to the management.
Happened to us on our honeymoon and I was walking around naked. They had given 2nd person a key to our room. happened at Embassy suits.

[Anonymous]

What hotel was it? Where?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, which chain of hotels doesn't have the extra inside lock?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I travel loads for work and there's always either a slide or a bolt that cannot be opened from the outside. It's a security measure and I'm sure a hotel wouldn't want the liability of a stranger walking into a guest's room uninvited.

It has a bolt... or so I thought, since she unlocked that instantly.

No slide latch at all, and the bolt is right above the main door lock.

It never bothered me until now. But now it does!

But not that pronged thing that you flip that manually keeps the door shut? That is odd. I would definitely say something to the management.

Yeah, maybe I should mention that to them. No pronged thing, I always use it (and whatever bolts are on the door)

No chain lock either.

Now that I know the bolts seem to be ineffective... kind of worrying. I hope it's not the case at all hotels

Was this your first time spending a night in a hotel? ...

What would the length of time someone has spent in hotels have to do with whether or not a dead bolt works correctly?

I was referring to the fact that most hotels have secondary locks in place. Did you even read what she wrote?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, which chain of hotels doesn't have the extra inside lock?

$15/night motels I'm guessing.