Someone came into my hotel room at 8am

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

$15/night motels I'm guessing.

Just kidding, even those have it.

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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?

I did. Many hotel rooms do not have secondary locks, you must not be well travelled if you have never experienced this

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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?

I did. Many hotel rooms do not have secondary locks, you must not be well travelled if you have never experienced this

Many? In which countries? Which hotel chains?

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

$15/night motels I'm guessing.

Where are $15/night motels? PP you seem to know a lot about these, I've never seen them. Tell us about your experiences.

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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?

I did. Many hotel rooms do not have secondary locks, you must not be well travelled if you have never experienced this

Most of recognized hotel brands do actually.

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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?

I did. Many hotel rooms do not have secondary locks, you must not be well travelled if you have never experienced this

Most of recognized hotel brands do actually.

Forgot to add, I say "most" because I haven't stayed in every single hotel chain. But I've never seen a hotel that hasn't had this. You must be referring to hotels overseas if you think it's common to not have it.

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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?

I did. Many hotel rooms do not have secondary locks, you must not be well travelled if you have never experienced this

Many? In which countries? Which hotel chains?

OP here. For the umpteenth time, the door does have a secondary lock, in the form of a bolt, which the maid unlocked easily.

It did not have a chain lock or bar, and I travel a lot, and this is fairly common.

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

$15/night motels I'm guessing.

Where are $15/night motels? PP you seem to know a lot about these, I've never seen them. Tell us about your experiences.

+1 I want to know!

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Can the people who want to go into the intricacies of hotel room chain locks and whether or not they should be present in all hotel rooms start their own thread?

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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?

I did. Many hotel rooms do not have secondary locks, you must not be well travelled if you have never experienced this

Many? In which countries? Which hotel chains?

OP here. For the umpteenth time, the door does have a secondary lock, in the form of a bolt, which the maid unlocked easily.

It did not have a chain lock or bar, and I travel a lot, and this is fairly common.

Are you talking about the main bolt that you flip from the inside? If so, that is not a secondary lock, that is the main lock which is always accessible from the outside... and works in unison with your keycard.

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Report to management. This was attempted theft

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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.

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Anonymous wrote:Can the people who want to go into the intricacies of hotel room chain locks and whether or not they should be present in all hotel rooms start their own thread?

Thank you!! I know this is DCUM, but the hotel's decision to put secondary locks on the doors is totally and completely out of my control. I'm more concerned about WHY someone would think it's acceptable to enter a hotel room at all at 8am with the guest still in the room

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Anonymous wrote:Can the people who want to go into the intricacies of hotel room chain locks and whether or not they should be present in all hotel rooms start their own thread?

Thank you!! I know this is DCUM, but the hotel's decision to put secondary locks on the doors is totally and completely out of my control. I'm more concerned about WHY someone would think it's acceptable to enter a hotel room at all at 8am with the guest still in the room

They probably assume travelers use the "do not disturb" sign AND also lock the extra interior lock (as most travelers do). I'm sure that the hotel woman was as surprised as OP. She will probably file a complaint herself.

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Anonymous wrote:Can the people who want to go into the intricacies of hotel room chain locks and whether or not they should be present in all hotel rooms start their own thread?

Thank you!! I know this is DCUM, but the hotel's decision to put secondary locks on the doors is totally and completely out of my control. I'm more concerned about WHY someone would think it's acceptable to enter a hotel room at all at 8am with the guest still in the room

Why do you think they would know you're inside if you don't place the sign on the knob? I doubt it was intentional, it sounds to me like someone trying to start their shift early to catch a break later. Obviously they should have followed protocol and waited until 8:30, but if you were staying at a legit hotel establishment I doubt it was "attempted theft"