avidShelby Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I posted this here because I felt it would be seen by most Team Shelby members, especially those that plan events and select hotels. (I assume the moderators will move it if they see fit.) Bottom Line: Use the door chain when in your room, and lock your valuables in the safe or take them with you when you're not in the room... http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2012/12/06/15703318-rossen-reports-new-device-lets-crooks-crack-many-hotel-locks Happy Holidays and Travel Safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 When at the Hotel in Silver Springs FL, the Card Lock quit working so the Maintanance Guy took two large flat Screwdrivers and was in the Room in less than 10 seconds. There is a TS Member on here that Rented a Dodge Charger and in a matter of a few Seconds, someone used a Flat Screwdriver to open the Door and steal His belongings. You and your Stuff are NEVER totally Safe, even if you arm yourself to the teeth your not totally safe. All I can say is, take Coutions where possible, keep looking around noting what's going on around you, and ALWAYS....ALWAYS, be ready to Kick someone in the Nuts and Run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARZ4ME Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Several years ago we were staying at the Signature (behind and a property of the MGM Grand in Vegas) at 2:00 am the door suddenly opens but slaps back shut beceause we had the chain in place. I could then hear a female make a hushed sound to someone else. I jumped out of bed and checked the peephole on the door just in time to see them go in the room across the hall. My conclusion: the couple was looking for a vacent room to "party" in and possibly being intoxicated got the wrong side of the hall. I think they or she was a hotel employee and had some kind of master key. I reported the incident to security in the morning. Moral of the story-use the chain and the safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07gt500conv Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 When at the Hotel in Silver Springs FL, the Card Lock quit working so the Maintanance Guy took two large flat Screwdrivers and was in the Room in less than 10 seconds. There is a TS Member on here that Rented a Dodge Charger and in a matter of a few Seconds, someone used a Flat Screwdriver to open the Door and steal His belongings. You and your Stuff are NEVER totally Safe, even if you arm yourself to the teeth your not totally safe. All I can say is, take Coutions where possible, keep looking around noting what's going on around you, and ALWAYS....ALWAYS, be ready to Kick someone in the Nuts and Run. Dave, Sounds like the room Vic and I ALMOST had 3 years ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewheelman Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 You don't want to hear about the room we stayed in last year for NAIAS! We came home 2 evenings and found the door ajar. Nothing missing, just cleaned and left ajar. Of course, I had to put my shoulder against it and lift HARD to get it to latch when we were inside......never again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I wear a love glove, so my hotel room is always safe..... Seriously though... As a very frequent traveler for over the past two plus decades and have spent 100's of nights in hotels, I always put the do not disturb sign on the door and decline housekeeping, I also leave a light and the TV on... If I need extra towels, then i'll call housekeeping on my own terms, or go to the front desk and request them Chains on doors???....I guess if you stay at No-Tell Motel, then thats to be expected...3 Star and up properties use the hard stop/lock. Plus I always engage the secondary lock just below he handle, this overides the card key Also, I never simply walk away and assume the door has properly closed, I stand there and make sure it has engaged...situational awareness people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I wear a love glove, so my hotel room is always safe..... TMI TMI ..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010KonaBlueGT Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I wear a love glove, so my hotel room is always safe..... Seriously though... As a very frequent traveler for over the past two plus decades and have spent 100's of nights in hotels, I always put the do not disturb sign on the door and decline housekeeping, I also leave a light and the TV on... If I need extra towels, then i'll call housekeeping on my own terms, or go to the front desk and request them Chains on doors???....I guess if you stay at No-Tell Motel, then thats to be expected...3 Star and up properties use the hard stop/lock. Plus I always engage the secondary lock just below he handle, this overides the card key Also, I never simply walk away and assume the door has properly closed, I stand there and make sure it has engaged...situational awareness people! Cali_KR/T, Something to note. Even with the "deadbolt" (the 'secondary lock below the handle') set, the Hotel staff can STILL access your room. That allows them to get in just in case someone inside is hurt, dead, etc. I can get a chain lock open in about 3 seconds with a butterknife but the swivel hard type might be harder to defeat. I'm like you in that I've stayed at hundreds of hotels (most, repeat stays). FWIW, I *always* heavily arm myself with multiple guns in different locations inside of the room (you may or may not be able to get to a nightstand in time). But having said that, arming yourself doesn't help in the least if you're not in your room although I do have a small 32 Baretta and .380 S&W Bodyguard that easily hides in my pants pocket that I can carry without being obvious (highly illegal in most states). One year for our Wedding anniversary, way back when we were a lot younger and we still lived in Monterey, against all weather advisories we braved the roads and headed up to Reno for a few days (it took 18 hours to get there!). I don't remember what year it was or which hotel we stayed in but it might'a been Circus-Circus. It was the year a big avalanche took a ski lodge and killed a bunch of people but there was one "miricle" survivior that they found and dug out quite a few days after it hit (I unknowingly watched the helicopter bringing her in from the lodge and land on the Hospital rooftop, to get a idea of what year it was). Anyway, after staying up gambling most of the night I decided to take a break and go to my room to watch some TV while my wife stayed downstairs in the Casino. At some point someone started knocking on the door and I wasn't about to get up to answer it so I let them knock. The door wasn't double locked so my wife could get back in when she was tired/done gambling. After quite a long time of knocking, I hear keys being used on the door. The door opens up and a lady comes walking into the room, still not realizing I'm laying on the bed. She couldn't see me until she got farther into the room and when she finally sees me, she says "Oh, excuse me. I'm with the Hotel staff and I"m here to check your room for inventory.".......<???> She had what appeared to be a uniform on (black slacks & white blouse) with a clipboard in her hand. She walked all the way into the room near the window and just kind of looked around, then made some marks on her clipboard and she leaves. I hadn't thought of it at the time but looking back on it now, I should have immediately got on the phone, called Hotel security and detained her until security arrived (remember, I ARM myself!). I say that because NOW I'm pretty sure she was a thief that was up to no good and she didn't think anyone was in the room at the time. I mean, she needed to "inventory" the room with it booked out? They can have housecleaning do the same thing after the room is vacant. If it happened today, the circumstance would be different (I was young and foolish at the time). Point is, if they want in, they can get in. Situational awareness is what everyone needs to practice and never let your guard down. Live and learn, Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Cali_KR/T, Something to note. Even with the "deadbolt" (the 'secondary lock below the handle') set, the Hotel staff can STILL access your room. That allows them to get in just in case someone inside is hurt, dead, etc. I can get a chain lock open in about 3 seconds with a butterknife but the swivel hard type might be harder to defeat. I'm like you in that I've stayed at hundreds of hotels (most, repeat stays). FWIW, I *always* heavily arm myself with multiple guns in different locations inside of the room (you may or may not be able to get to a nightstand in time). But having said that, arming yourself doesn't help in the least if you're not in your room although I do have a small 32 Baretta and .380 S&W Bodyguard that easily hides in my pants pocket that I can carry without being obvious (highly illegal in most states). One year for our Wedding anniversary, way back when we were a lot younger and we still lived in Monterey, against all weather advisories we braved the roads and headed up to Reno for a few days (it took 18 hours to get there!). I don't remember what year it was or which hotel we stayed in but it might'a been Circus-Circus. It was the year a big avalanche took a ski lodge and killed a bunch of people but there was one "miricle" survivior that they found and dug out quite a few days after it hit (I unknowingly watched the helicopter bringing her in from the lodge and land on the Hospital rooftop, to get a idea of what year it was). Anyway, after staying up gambling most of the night I decided to take a break and go to my room to watch some TV while my wife stayed downstairs in the Casino. At some point someone started knocking on the door and I wasn't about to get up to answer it so I let them knock. The door wasn't double locked so my wife could get back in when she was tired/done gambling. After quite a long time of knocking, I hear keys being used on the door. The door opens up and a lady comes walking into the room, still not realizing I'm laying on the bed. She couldn't see me until she got farther into the room and when she finally sees me, she says "Oh, excuse me. I'm with the Hotel staff and I"m here to check your room for inventory.".......<???> She had what appeared to be a uniform on (black slacks & white blouse) with a clipboard in her hand. She walked all the way into the room near the window and just kind of looked around, then made some marks on her clipboard and she leaves. I hadn't thought of it at the time but looking back on it now, I should have immediately got on the phone, called Hotel security and detained her until security arrived (remember, I ARM myself!). I say that because NOW I'm pretty sure she was a thief that was up to no good and she didn't think anyone was in the room at the time. I mean, she needed to "inventory" the room with it booked out? They can have housecleaning do the same thing after the room is vacant. If it happened today, the circumstance would be different (I was young and foolish at the time). Point is, if they want in, they can get in. Situational awareness is what everyone needs to practice and never let your guard down. Live and learn, Phill My travels involves airplanes, so not packing any heat..unless they give me air marshall status :shades: In 25+ years, I never even had so much as a stray knock on the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'm traveling now, in fact, staying in downtown Miami. I have not had any issues during fairly frequent business travel over the last 17 years. I hope it stays that way of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown clark Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Two years ago I also same experience of losing my belongings and valuables at New Jersey Hotel room. I had lock my room and we went for shopping, After we came from shopping , we were stunned to see that the room was unlocked and someone has stolen our valuables. I report this incident and they were shocked too see that how could it can happen. We didn't get our things back. I had miserable experience there. So my advice is use chain and be safe always. Always lock your valuables with chains. Zuni Best Hotles in Wildwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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