Stranger getting into hotel room

[DangerousMouse]

My son is away for the night with my husband, and he has just text me to say that a stranger got into the room and got into the bed with my husband in the night! How can this even happen? It's a premier inn, don't they have key cards?
I'm still waiting for the details from him but wow how terrible is that?!

It wasn't a gunman, it was a sleepwalker. So a doorstop would have done the job.

I was once given a hotel key card that was a master key and opened any room! I found out as I accidentally went to a room on the wrong floor and got in. I left immediately and there was no one in it (luckily). Then I told my colleagues and found my keys opened all rooms.

I now always take a rubber door wedge with me and ensure the door is locked/chained then put the wedge in place too as an extra measure. It's quite light and small so easy to pack and I just feel safer.

@dylanschicken I was responding to a PP who said they always take a doorstop in case of gunmen in America

That wasn't clear to me at all.

Are you aware there is a quote function?

I think we need to start with making sure DH closes the door, locking it from the inside is probably what we need to aim for

I wouldn't wedge my door shut - rather risk a stranger entering than death if the place catches fire.

@cardibach

Internal door locks are easy to open for people who want to get in.

Lots of these type videos on YouTube and similar for different locks.

https://youtube.com/shorts/rNLfnuQ6Xd8?si=SmaWe-h973wF-ucr

The idea of a wedge (and some come with alarms) it to both put off opportunists, and alert you to a potential intruder before they get in.

I take a door jammer when I'm staying at a hotel especially I'm alone on a work trip.

https://door-jammer.co.uk/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BW8MKVC9?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_1TWZ2YTVB06WG8HVQHMS&ascsubtag=mnforum-21&tag=mumsnet

This. Fire-crews are equipped to get through a locked door, but not one that's wedged closed from the inside.

Same reason that sneaking extra people / kids into a hotel room is risky. Everyone unconscious due to smoke inhalation, dark, room full of smoke, room manifest says 2 adults + 1 child so that's what the fire crew look for and rescue before moving on to the next room. The kid thats woken up frightened and crawled under the bed will never be looked for.

Has he reported the faulty door?

I'm not sure, he was speaking with the manager before breakfast

Remove wedge to get out in case of fire! Obviously

If you are conscious and able to remove wedge fine!
If unconscious, quite difficult for people to get in to help.

@Brumbies Well obviously, but that doesn't work so well if you're unconscious.

Dh recently walked in on a poor woman sat in bed. The hotel double booked apparently. He was very apologetic.

@NotAHoot tell me about kettles and hairdryers.

I think hotels are actually really dangerous. In most of them, there is no way that you can fully lock your door. So many male staff members can get in.

I've stayed in hotels where male staff members just burst into the room when I was in bed.

One hotel i stayed in had a glass panel over the door. A male staff member got a chair, stood up on it and took a photo of me in bed through the glass panel.

I saw it and then went online and saw that another woman had said that a male staff member had took a photo of her too.

Same thing happened to me but luckily there was no-one in the room, just their possessions.

Especially scary in the US where people obviously have guns.

That's why you always deadlock the room you're in, so this can't happen.

Same reason that sneaking extra people / kids into a hotel room is risky. Everyone unconscious due to smoke inhalation, dark, room full of smoke, room manifest says 2 adults + 1 child so that's what the fire crew look for and rescue before moving on to the next room. The kid thats woken up frightened and crawled under the bed will never be looked for.

A (UK) firefighter friend told me they never trust the records and do their own searches. One reason a "Baby on board" sticker has always been a complete waste of time (although he put it somewhat more colourfully). This was in the 90s.

There's usually some form of lock/bolt on the inside to stop people getting in when the room is occupied.

But in case of fire, no one can get you out.

@dylanschicken I am aware of the quote function thankyou, but what with it being Sunday i thought the thread police might have a day off.

Please start this thread 🙏 I'm invested now 🤣

I’ve got to ask….. why not the hairdryers???

What is the likihood of a sleep walking man and finding dh door unlocked