Just because you’ve made it to the hotel and are checking into your room doesn’t mean that your attention to safety should be turned off. Though you’ve reached your destination, you’re far from “home” – especially in terms of safety.
Here are some tips for check-in:
- Don’t announce that you’re staying alone. Other guests don’t need to know that you are on your own.
- Ask for a room near the front desk.
- Ask for a room away from the fire escape and elevator.
- Request that a bellman or front desk attendant walk you to your room – ESPECIALLY if you are checking into a hotel with outdoor access to rooms.
If you feel strange about that last one, blame it on a paranoid husband, boyfriend or parent. Tell the hotel representative that you promised this person that you would ask to be walked to your room.Still feel strange about asking? Then, pick up your cell and call your husband, boyfriend, parent or another friend as you walk to your room. Be sure to note where you are and what you are doing. (Heck – hold you phone to your ear and fake a conversation if you think that your precautionary call may be awkward.) A potential attacker will think twice if he believes that you may be able to tell someone that you’re in danger.
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