What would make you leave a hotel? Uncleanliness? Bedbugs? Stains on the floors? Walls? Mold? Mildew? What about security? Privacy? Or the way the hotel treats and protects its staff? And why not? How can a hotel be assured to protect their guests if they're unwilling to protect their staff? Guest safety has always been a priority, but what about their staff?

Here are some hotel security tips for your next stay:

  • Make sure all doors and windows are working properly. Determine that the door has a secure and working swinging door bar guard.
  • All additional security measures—sliding door latches—should be engaged before leaving the room.
  • Think about purchasing a traveling doorstop or you can place a rubber stop or anything large in front of the door to slow intruders down.
  • Be aware of the exits. Getting a room next to the stairwell can seem convenient but comes with the same disadvantages as advantages.
  • Verify that your phone works.
  • Note the fire exit routes, sprinklers, and alarms.
  • Check to confirm there's a working peephole.  
  • Use the main entrance and make sure to park in well-lighted areas.
  • Practice using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) when using the hotel wireless network. Hotel networks are notoriously unsecure and the target of threats and intrusions.

Would you stay at a hotel that didn't provide its employees with the best security? Hotel staff around the country are coming full circle when it comes to their safety and wages.

"As of Wednesday, nearly 8,000 housekeepers, bartenders, and other service workers had walked off the job at 23 hotels in Detroit, Boston, San Diego, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Maui, and Oahu, according to their labor union, Unite Here, which represents more than 20,000 Marriott workers in the United States and Canada." Source

“Housekeepers and room service staff are vulnerable to sexual harassment when they enter guest rooms alone, and the union wants hotels to provide them with panic buttons that allow workers to immediately alert security staff when they feel threatened.” Source

As a guest, what can you do to support hotel staff?

  • Never cross a picket line. It’s not fair to employees are fighting for fair wages, health benefits, and safety.
  • Urge hotels to provide a living wage, health benefits, and safety and security to their employees and if they don’t, choose to stay elsewhere.

“58 percent of hotel workers and 77 percent of casino workers said they had been sexually harassed by a guest.” “49 percent of hotel workers said they had experienced a guest answering the door naked or otherwise exposing himself.” “56 percent of hotel workers who’d reported harassment said they didn’t feel safe on the job afterward.” Source

Advocate safety measures in the form of Hotel Panic Buttons for housekeeping staff.


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