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Step 1
Make sure the desk clerk does not say your room number out loud when you register. Ask him to write it down on a piece of paper.
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Step 2
Find out who is at your door before answering it. If a hotel employee knocks, call the front desk and verify that someone was sent.
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Step 3
Lock all windows and doors. If your door has multiple locks, use them. If you feel very unsafe, prop a chair under the doorknob.
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Step 4
Check whether the front desk gives out room numbers. Call from your cell phone. Tell the clerk your name and request your room number. If the operator gives the number, asked to be changed to a different room and request that the number not be given out.
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Step 5
Limit possible exposure to allergens, dust mites and bed bugs. Bring your own sheets. Either put them on top of the hotel sheets or replace the hotel sheets with them. Sleep in a long sleeved shirt, long pants and socks.
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Step 6
Request a room on the third floor. The first two floors are more likely to be burglarized, but higher number floors may be out of range of a fire truck's ladder. To reduce the risk of a break-in, choose a hotel instead of a motel (where each room's door exits to a parking lot).
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Step 7
Familiarize yourself with the layout of the floor and the fire exits. Map your escape route as soon as you check in. If there is a fire, smoke will make it difficult to see the exits.
