2 key cards for hotel room - normal?

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My husband stays in London a lot for work and stays around the city. I found a key card holder and it has 2 keys. I also found another one with 2 keys and someone else’s name written in pen on the front. Can someone tell me if this is normal practice to give 2keys and can there be any explanation for someone else’s name on the front?

The two key cards is not particularly suspicious, however the regular staying over in the City is very likely to be cheating. IME at least 50% of guys on tinder in the City are doing exactly this.

I think the fact that you're unhappy is the most important thing here. Regardless of what he is (or isn't) getting up to in hotels, he sounds like he's regularly taking you for granted. Leaving you alone with two small children while he goes off drinking until 6am isn't on. You need to have a serious chat about the future of your relationship. I probably wouldn't mention the key thing (even if something is going on, he'll probably deny it) Be honest about how you're feeling. If he really cares, he'll listen. Time to put yourself first. Good luck! X

So he's out all the time.
Away overnight on expenses, enjoying himself and you say....
I feel like I have overcompensate for him never being around so I hardly ever go out
So stop doing that right now.
Get out there and enjoy yourself.
Meet up with family and friends.
Invite them round when he isn't there.

The name is worrying.
The 2 keys not so much.
But why isn't he returning the keys?
Is he keeping them as a memento?
Have you had your suspicions before or has this find thrown up some questions for you?

If he's a shit husband you don't have to stay with him.
Do you have family and friends around you at all?

You don’t need an actual affair. What you’ve said so far would end my relationship.

I was a front desk manager for a long time in 5* hotels.

I wouldn't pay much attention to the two keys, a lot of receptionists don't pay much attention, although there would most likely be 2 guests on the reservation for 2 keys to be made, it's a faff to make a second key if the room is only booked for one person, so you wouldn't do it for no reason. That being said, the number of guests on a reservation is very often wrong. If the rate is room only its unlikely the receptionist will bother to change it, if its B&B it really has to be right or the system for inclusive breakfasts cocks up.

The name is more concerning, if a man checked in and said his friend 'Jane Jones' was checking in and could he leave her a key, we'd write 'Jane Jones' on a key card and leave it at reception for her. If you didn't write the name on the card, when Jane turned up at the desk, you wouldn't give her the key as she wouldn't be listed on the system.

If that's whats happened it doesn't look great OP

Nearly always given two, the hotels reprogram and reuse them (obviously) so the name could have been there on it for months before someone throws it out of the pile.

Log in to his Hyatt Account and look at the stay.

Well guess you could phone the hotel and ask for Mrs. fuckity and see what happens

Highly unusual that a hotel would put a first name on the card holder. I've never known it.

I'm a former hotel manager, worked at several large, well known chains.
We would do one key per person. Wouldn't give 2 to one person as usually the second key will get lost which then leaves us responsible for activating two keys unnecessarily.
Name on the front could have been an error if someone else made the booking or reusing a key card holder.

2 key cards isn't unusual if there is the electric slot.

If he travels for work, does someone there book it? Could the name be the name of the person at the company who books the travel?

I get two a lot when I travel for work.

I am always handed two key cards when I travel solo. I put one in the bottom of my purse or briefcase for safe keeping and the other out for grabbing as I go in and out of the room.

When I travel for work I get two key cards.

the keys are for two different rooms, Alex and Tina might be the staff, I wouldn't expect any hotel to put a guests first name on any card.

I worked in city years ago, I’m sure there are some nice family guys but there were also tons of high earning entitled tossers often married and a load of female employees many of whom were looking for a well off chap and didnt seem to pay much attention to their partnered up status. I would start snooping OP, maybe bang a private detective on it if you know he is staying over. I’m sorry but the not knowing is worst, better if it’s nothing to know that. 2 keys wouldn’t worry me but what looks like a room thing in a different name would

Ring the hotel and ask for Alex then ring and ask to speak to Tina.Then you'll know if they work there.

Yes it's normal for 2 keys. What is not normal is re-use of the cardboard holder. So if it's not his name then I would be suspicious. Very.

He sounds like a tosser to be honest. I'm pretty sure (I say this as a single mum) that your life without him in it would be happier.

Agree with others that the key cards alone aren't suspicious. My mum came to visit us last week (she lives abroad). She stayed at a hotel nearby (as 2 young dc is a bit much and she likes her quiet in the evenings). She was staying alone, booked for only one person with a single bed, they still gave her 2 key cards (one for the lights).

But the whole staying over in London and not coming home thing is a bit suspect. I work in London and commute. I live 3 hours door to door from my office. I can sometimes work long hours. Except when I have a conference or long multi day meetings, I'm home at night, despite it requiring 6 hours of travel. Needing to stay and get drunk and not even being able to make it home an hour away with a train/taxi sounds like a bit of a cop out on family life.

I have stayed in what must be well over 100 hotels for work.

Approx 1/2 of the time I am asked if I need one key or two.

The other 1/2 I am just given two keys automatically.

Any old think could be written in them that would not relate to me or my stay.

When I'm away for work the room can sometimes be in the name of the person within my company who has booked the room for me.

I also find that most of the time I get 2 room keys, I don't know the reasoning behind it but could be to have one for the electricity or that it is a double room and is either not specified that it is single occupancy or it is an automatic in the hotel that they give 2 keys for double rooms

Op why not call the hotel and pretend to be enquiring about possibly staying there ,e.g ask about room prices etc, then say do I get one key card or two in your hotel ...if they say what do you mean, say do I get a second key card to activate electricity...if they say you don't need a second key card for electricity, then you have ruled out that as a reason..

I think it's well established that it's common practice for hotels to give out 2 key cards.

Tina clearly says 'your host' so someone at the hotel. Alex, I'd assume was the name of the person checking in. Why do they each have different room numbers though and how has your DH ended up with both would be my question.

Why are you and he together?. Is it really mainly now because and or for the kids?.

I travel alone a lot and often get given 2 keys