They disclose it in the documents that no one reads. I understand it can be traumatising, but the other way around people could get seriously hurt if no checks are done...

As a victim of rape why wouldn't you put the lock on from the inside for peace of mind?

​@@WellISaidItduh, they're hotel staff of course they have keys for it. 😅

@@HanonxCandyPop duh. They can have all the keys they like they are not getting through the security chain or lock that is engaged from the inside unless they break the door in. By then even if you're deaf you will know something is going on. Do you feel stupid yet or should I carry on telling you what a tw*t you are? 🤣

@@myra0224 "They disclose it in the documents that no one reads." -- Sometimes I try to imagine each guest reading every line and asking for clarification every once in a while before signing and being allowed to check in. Maybe the complete chaos that would ensue would force hotels to concentrate on the essentials.

Exactly this

i mean cooking zippy no no is both a probablem for the hotel and all the people in it.

Whats zippy no no ​@@maryguokas8018

Can you blame them ?

​@@maryguokas8018 I can't tell if that refers to drugs or bombs? Since you said cooking, drugs make more sense, but how is the phrase "zippy-no-nos" possibly a reference to drugs.

knocking. exists.

Then don’t go stay in a hotel and instead by a tent and sleep in that outdoors, Karen

@@NaeniaNightingale She is hardly a karen, sounds to me like you are.

Respectfully it’s a matter of safety and the hotel’s necessity to operate safely and ensure the safety of ALL their guests definitely trumps your little piece of plastic on the door and desire to sleep. Like Jessica said, there are multiple ways to ensure it is indeed a wellness check by latching the door shut and calling the front desk.

@@princesstonilol9228 those that willingly give up inherent rights for PERCEIVED safety, deserve neither. Enjoy licking boots princess

There are a million ways to prevent preventable deaths, mainly in traffic and health policy - violating hotel guest's privacy is not one of them. I do not believe for a moment these checks are done on the off chance to find a guest randomly on the verge of dying.

But done because gun laws aren't enforced or taken seriously enough to fix them. Don't believe for a minute this can't happen ANYWAY, ANYWHERE OR ANYTIME. And giving employees access without the guest present is asking for disaster.

@@ivveG I think it's more about finding the body before decay sets in. I have had MULTIPLE people pass in my current and previous apartment buildings and not be found until people start complaining about the odor, extra flies, or worse. (Even people whose case managers were supposed to check on them every 72 hours.) This is traumatic even to residents who don't really know the person who passed, and who keep smelling it in the building...

knocking. exists.

​@@jeancassup8878 you.... do realize they still clean rooms, right? do you like not know how a hotel works?

Okay, Irish Wolfhound explains why she panicked and passed out. If you are not familiar with that breed and walked in on a dog of that size I can imagine that could happen to a lot of people.

​@@RiverWoods111I've seen mini horses that are smaller 🤣

Irish Wolfhounds and Scottish deerhounds are beautiful breeds. I saw them at an AKC circuit show and an AKC meet the breed events. I can't remember which owner had five of her dogs with her but they all surrounded her and they were all so friendly. I asked if I could pet one and she said that was fine they were beautiful. At the AKC meet the breed event the other reader had a puppy in the mama and some of the others and they also were super friendly and just so beautiful.

Sorry your protector passed.

I travel with my 200 pound great pyrenees quite often (trained service dog). Though friendly and obviously service trained, she is a protection breed by nature, and we live on a farm and she does work on it when we are home. No one bothers me. Word spreads quickly when I am in a room. Though unless someone posed a threat, she wouldnt harm a fly. More than likely, she wouldnt even bother to get up. ;)

Use the Safety latch! Only the head of maintenance has a device that can get through it.... which they use if they suspect someone died in the room. And, it's not used often as sometimes it breaks the hardware.

@@InfoSecGuardian I stayed at an older hotel recently. The chain on the door was missing (unscrewed from the door and frame) and there wasn't a deadbolt. I dragged the dresser in front the door while I was in the room (i was on the first floor so i could climb out the window if there was an emergency). I checked in late and was too tired to argue for a new room in the already booked up hotel, but I made sure management got an earful when I checked out. In hindsight I guess a chair under the doorknob would have worked just as well.

You can get very inexpensive wedges and even wedge alarms to put under hte door so it cannot be opened. I bought some 20 years ago and have them in every suitcase. The alarm ones still work just as well as they always have.

@@InfoSecGuardian trust me as long as there's one on the door, I will be double certain to use them in the future. I still think they should be required to knock and wait a few moments first!

@@suestarmom Good idea

Exactly! Also I don't know what messed up laws govern american hotels, but in the EU, if you rent a space, even for a short period like a hotel, it's basically yours for that period of time and your privacy is paramount

Your house can be entered by anyone at any time.

Not legally. And especially not by some random person.

​​@@eileenmcdonald1599 [In the US] unlike a house or apartment rental, you do not have the same legal privacy rights when staying in a hotel. The hotel has the legal right to enter at any time, but they must announce themselves first. Obviously it's not great customer service (and makes for bad reviews) if hotel employees were to enter rooms constantly, but sadly enough illegal stuff goes on in hotels that many hotels feel like they need to protect themselves by checking on rooms regularly. Btw, if housekeeping is allowed to access the room that usually counts as a "wellness check." It's usually only rooms that haven't allowed anyone in to clean for more than 1 day that will get a check (although it varies by hotel).

Same! I travel a lot for work by myself. As a solo female traveler, I use a door alarm that I take with me when I travel!

You can buy a decent portable hotel door lock online for less than $20. Just keep in mind that if the hotel has a legitimate reason to access the room & the lock causes them to have to damage the door to gain entrance, you'll be charged for the damage. Those locks are good to bring however, as not every hotel has security latches & a hotel employee accidentally entering the wrong room *does* occasionally happen.

If you are in the room, all you need to do is put the safety latch on.

Put a chair under the doorknob.

@dawnmichelle4403 Why would you need to do that when most hotel room doors have a safety latch?

Personally I've never seen this latches but I usually stay in tiny hotels on the country. But if this checks are done to find out about maybe existing illegal activities in there, wouldn't those people use the latch as well and prevent hotel stuff from entering? So which kind if sense does it make then?

@UntotesSchaf Hotel staff can still enter if the latch is on. However, they would need tools to do so. The point of having the latch on, as an average traveler, is to stop anyone from entering the room without waiting for you to let them in, giving you time to get dressed, get off the toilet, or request that they come back later.

Jesus christ...

It’s ok because I can’t afford those anyway 😅

I think you mean that they bring women to luxury hotels because they have lots of lonely men away from home with money to spend. They also have a room and a bed, which makes it easy to have sex.

Are Hotels the Sex Police? Is that really your jobs?

This is also a major problem. There's an app and network that lets you upload photos of your hotel rooms to help authorities locate women. I can't remember the name of the none profit organization unfortunately.

This is a great question & I hope it gets answered!

This is my concern. My last stay in a hotel they told me that they would be checking, but I was only there long enough to shower and sleep on a road trip.

Very good question! Still: What does ADA exactly mean, please?

​@@UntotesSchafto a US law Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires public businesses to accommodate the disabled.

I'm a hearing, able-bodied man. I would nope the f out if someone came into my room without my consent, no matter the reason! That is a blatant privacy violation, end of discussion.

I stayed at a hotel like this in Jordan. It is a nice alternative.

I agree with this, especially because I was in a shooting on New years. Luckily, only one person was reported hurt, but it wasn't even a guest who started shooting it was some drunk off the street.

Awww. "Violet your privacy" sounds so ... floral. Note I said floral, not smart.

If on a ship & something happens. They will search every single cabin on-board for the missing person.

Part of the room check is to confirm the occupants are safe and well, no medical emergencies. Can't do this with incoming bag scanning.

I am neither autistic, nor do I share your painful experience of assault, but the thought of someone violating my private space is absolutely unacceptable! Hope you're doing ok, fellow Deviant Ollam fan :)

Yes, this is terrifying, and you my fellow being have absolutely no reason to accept it. There are NO valid reasons to implement such privacy violations. There was a shooting in Las Vegas? Solve the gun epidemic. Somebody might be sex trafficing? Let the police take them on the way to or from the hotel. This is beyond 1984, wtf

Same

It makes my stuff feel unsafe. I don’t even let hotel staff clean the room and when I need towels or something I just call down. I have known too many people getting their luggage rummaged through and stuff stolen even out of the safe for this to make me feel safe. Now I’m going to have deadbolt the lock when I sleep now and stay in the room the whole stay or take everything out of the hotel with me every time I leave. 😵‍💫🫠

New fear unlocked

No thank you

Airbnb seems better now than yesterday 😐

my sister and i had an incident where a guy who my sister was dating was with us (she's not with him anymore) decided to be abusive while we were at our resort. A front desk guy saw this pulled us aside telling us, "You need an escort to your room?" We said we were fine since this guy went to the bar. He then told us, "Hey there is a security button on the room phone if you don't feel safe." We needed that later that night as my sister told him she was breaking up with him. Security escorted him off property and the next moring they called us to make sure we were ok.

I’m sorry that sounds awful whatever happened… I’m glad u were safe. Disney takes safety and magical experiences seriously.

Yeah, that doesn't happen anymore

I don't understand why they have to barge right in without knocking even a single time.

@@xuploadsthey don’t… they’ll knock first and announce themselves, just as the person you responded to stated.

but if the room next to me has an accident cooking zippy no no's ...i could be in the hospital or worse.

@@maryguokas8018 So on the off chance that is the case, you're willing to sacrifice your own and every other guest's privacy? Like wtf

This is when you lock everything in the safe or in your suitcase and then stand outside the door with the door open while they do the safety check or clean the room. While you're waiting, you can go online and look for a new hotel and tell them that you will be checking out immediately and why and then put them on blast on Trip Advisor. No reputable hotel comes in while you're in bed and demands you leave to clean.

Can I ask what hotel this was in London?

​@@OverbiteGames should have sued the hotel

@@Rheilffordd it was in Russell Square

Which hotel was it?

Wow! This gave me chills. Prior to 2020 I used to travel all over on my own (with my little dog in tow). I fortunately never had an experience like this but if I had I would have done the same thing and gotten the heck out of there. So glad you are okay.

@@IntuitiveLibby 😁👍🏻❤️

most hotel rooms have a safe where you can store your valuables. the hotel can also easily figure out who entered your room within the timeframe your whatever got stolen. most hotel doors have so many locks including ones staff/security can't open. they'd require maintenance to spend a fair bit of time drilling which isn't going to go unnoticed. also remember that there are tons of other guests in the other rooms on your floor and staff wandering around everywhere all the time. if you scream, someone's going to hear. you also have your room phone and can call security/front desk/911 within seconds. the people who hear you scream also have the same ability. obviously do whatever you want if it makes you feel safe, but you're really going entirely overboard.

btw, you're WAY too paranoid. I can't think of a single time I've heard of a hotel employee or hotel security guard "unaliving" a hotel guest. have literally no idea where you got that from. also don't know where you're 'now' seeing that staff thievery is a problem anywhere in this video. people who bring 'multiple security devices' and a hidden camera whenever they stay at a hotel are the kind of people known as crazy people. seriously, nobody does this. you're paranoid and nuts.

You are probably in the hotel industry

@@xyz5765 That's an odd conclusion to jump to - as well as being incorrect - but if that gets you some sort of jollies you do you. LOL

I don't like this practice either, the hotel where I used to be a security guard doesn't do this. I dislike it for the opposite reason though, as a night shift security guard I hated being sexually harassed by guests on a daily basis. I was once forced to watch this exhibitionist couple filming a sextape at our main entrance while we waited for the cops because no matter what we said the dude would just instruct the girl to keep sucking or tell her to switch positions so he can keep fucking her while we are asking him to take it somewhere more private. The girl was barely legal, I'm still traumatized. I wouldn't like having to interrupt people in their room and go through their stuff on a daily basis. I would feel exposed, I'd be afraid of being sexually assaulted or similar and I don't want to police guests for having recreational drugs with them. If the guest was actually planning a massacre, wouldn't I be exposed to them killing me so that they can go through with the shooting later on? I had guests lock themselves naked outside their room and come and find me so that I was forced to accompany them to their room to get their ID and prove they are the guest in that room, I've had to do wellness checks on rooms where another guest reported domestic abuse (most times it was indeed domestic violence and we had to get the police involved but often times it was just a kinky couple/group engaging in roleplay and S&M) I really hated interrupting when that was the case. I'm kinky myself and although I quit my job at the hotel over a year ago I sometimes hook up with a flight attendant at the hotel whenever he lands here and I wouldn't like to be disturbed for a wellness check while bound mid a scene or something, and chances are no security guard wants that either.

Don't let your thing in your car unless you ARE in your car.

​@@gabrieldee345don5huh

Yes the staff knocks before entering a room. Unless they know you have checked out of the hotel they will wait until 11:00 the usual check out time. The front desk usually will call after 11 to be sure the guest are not there or planning to stay another night.

Well maybe, but they're still safe! It is trained security personnel after all.

@@Minecraftrok999 And no "trained security personnel" has ever abused their authority.

@@Minecraftrok999 trained professionals are perfectly capable of abusing people and authority friend. Honestly positions of perceived authority (cops, security, etc) attract exactly the kind of people who shouldn't have it.

yes. they still have common sense and generally do not want to see people naked. apparently one peice of information throws out all common sense though

This is why hotels need to be more upfront about this kind of policy. If they told people on checkin, you'd know to arrange a time that doesn't interfere with your daytime sleep.

I see where you’re coming from, but I understand why if on the hotel end, they don’t inform you when they’re checking or change when they’re checking because that gives people doing illegal activities time to hide what they’re doing.

@@djk5v So how would you feel if the hotel said that’s why they’re barging into your room at 3am on the daily? “So sorry, it’s just policy.”

@@1One2Three5Eight13 That’s just the thing; they don’t arrange a time, they just barge in unannounced. On the assumption that every one of their guests sleeps through the night and is up and out of the room by 10am or so. I pointed out there is a REASON the room has blackout curtains. But yes, eventually they agree they’d be happy to provide service and “check in” at a time that worked for me. I mean, that’s WHY it’s an expensive hotel. I could understand the Motel 6 not being accommodating.

​@@djk5v Realistically, if what they're doing is something easy to hide, there's a lot of ways to anticipate when the room checks are happening anyhow. It definitely wouldn't work to schedule a specific time (which would make the "we need to check for damage to the room" story that I've seen for the last 20 years harder to hold up), but having a couple of general windows would probably still work

Please remember: embarrasing for them. It's the person violating your privacy that should feel the shame.

This!

Agreed!

true. but its the hotel responseability to keep people who stay there plus the people who worker. I work at a hotel. we are trained for this stuff

@@rowdyfan1884 ...what would you do in the situation like the one i mentioned?

@@user-Danswife I can only speak for my hotel but we always have two people to go check. We know the risk at hand.

@@rowdyfan1884 oh, you are armed?

@@user-Danswife no we are not

Yeah this scenario legit happened to me in October, but worse- Me and my boyfriend took 2 days away because we weren’t open to many people at this point about the fact we are dating and didn’t wanna sneak around anymore, plus we are 18 and 19, so wanted some privacy and independence. We put the do not disturb sign on the door, locked the door- and were butt ass naked screwing, with the tv playing loudly at 9am- 2 hours before check out; then- no knock- just had someone barge in see us mid way through; and all we got was a “oops sorry”. Kinda ruined our weekend.

This happened to me on my last trip to Mexico. A male hotel worker just let himself write into my room and I was standing there naked post shower trying to get dressed. No knock no nothing. Then he ran off. I went down to the lobby in hysterics, I felt so violated. I'm no Karen but this was so bad. Just a couple days after that at the same hotel a housekeeper let herself in. She did knock but didn't even pause for a moment after knocking before just letting herself in. I was in the bathroom right by the door and was about to answer it and The door just swung open almost hitting me. WTF. I get that there are safety concerns but there's got to be some kind of compromise here

Yeah, so many people in the comments have had experiences with people just walking in without knocking or not waiting for a reply. Which just seems like an excellent way to be attacked.

It's kinda messed up when a country would do ANYTHING, even violating basic privacy, anything but regulating guns. I hear your concerns and TSA at hotels is not the answer. The answer is to get to the root cause of the percieved need for such extreme measures. Here, according to Jessica: guns.

I’m guessing they knock before or maybe you can put a safety lock.

My guess is they knock first and don't just barge in, that's just the least of respect

use the security latch. The normal workers cannot get through that door. Head of Maintenance has a tool... but, they typically only use it in case of a suspected death in the room or due to a 911 call from the room.

​@@InfoSecGuardian Not always maintenance. I work overnight and use one about once every three months. Kids and intoxicated friends / spouses are the most common reasons. Never had to use one for a medical emergency, thankfully.

It's not! They knock, yell, and walk in within 30 seconds. Big brother and the pervy maintenance guy are watching.

If you don't want that, ask the hotels you want to stay at if they do that. Be aware that they might update this after some time so the first stay might not have it but the second. So always ask. This is in general for anything you find important for your stay.

lmao why are you assuming you'd be sleeping

Imagine if some random member of staff had walked in on the Las Vegas dude as he was preparing his arsenal. How exactly does that end with the hotel not being (rightfully!) sued into oblivion by that person's grieving family?

Also who is stupid enough to leave weapons just lying around a hotel room?

​@@233kostaMaybe staff barges in while the guest is cleaning his primary pistol, his backup pistol, his wife's primary and backup pistols, and both of the vehicle pistols. And perhaps, since range time is planned the next morning, he's cleaning a few rifles and a couple of shotguns, too. Nothing abnormal about such behavior. Certainly no cause for concern. And, if the employee who barged in receives a grievous injury, the injury is justified, and the hotel should be sued into oblivion, by both the employee (or his estate/family) AND the guest.

@@magnificenthonky I'm assuming these hotels have a no firearms policy. Right or wrong doesn't enter the equation at that point, it's their property. But in the worst case scenario, I just don't see it ending well for anyone involved.

Okay calm down....anyone coming into your room at the very least has a key and is VERY unlikely to be a threat of death or great bodily harm. I mean, I might put my hand on my side arm until I see who comes through the door but there is no need to get all pew pew cra cra.... If someone is that jumpy they should not be armed.

The extended stay places may have different policies for that very reason. Edit: actually, I looked it up, and yep, different regulations apply! There are specific requirements to count as a resident of the hotel rather than a guest- like staying there for a certain number of days, using it as a mailing address... varies by state. So yes, you're right- if you are a tenant at a hotel, you have a lot more rights than you do if you're a guest at that exact same hotel.

@@andsailedcalmlyon I believe for Disney, you are not allowed to stay more than 28 days in a row in any one room for this very reason.

The inside lock on hotel doors is a joke anyway, the main room key overrides it.

It's not a lock, it's a latch, the kind without a chain.

Now I know why there are so many videos with security tips for hotel rooms.

I wanna get one of those door stop alarms so they 1) can’t fully open the door and 2) it screams if they don’t give me time

Honey, no matter if there was a latch or not. IT IS NOT NORMAL or acceptable for anyone to barge into someones room for any reason. You and your bf did nothing wrong. I hope you got your money back.

If you sign your name on the line for the room, then they can and if you become combative and/or too much of a pain for hotel staff they will likely boot you without a refund or much care, maybe even with a police escort.

​​@@cherispencer3081it's not criminal to not allow someone in your room. Just buy a door wedge.

'no one will be entering whiel i'm there' It isn't YOUR room, they can and will if you sign the fine print.

@@cherispencer3081 i wouldnt be combative. They would simply just not enter my room. Also, Idk about you, but I've stayed at a lot of hotels recently and I've never had to sign my name.

Finally, the first comment I see that doen't accept this! It's you and me, pal. Everyone else is like "this is terrible, BUT I do understand-" No. There is nothing to understand. This is unacceptable and the reasons for it are bullsh*t.

I clean my own bathroom daily; why wouldn't I want that in a hotel stay? Cleaning once a week just makes a small job bigger.

I can oblige the mandatory cleaning. After a couple of days, I'd want that anyway. Shoot, I'm typically pleased to let housekeeping come in daily. But, I can't abide by mandatory snooping. That's a horse of a different color. Sounds like something from 1984, which was written to be a cautionary tale, not an instruction manual.

I've done quite a bit of wellness checks in my days, abmnd typically we knock once, announce we're doing a wellness check, and ask if anyone is in the room. We then knock and announce ourselves two more times before entering to ensure enough time has passed.

That's precisely what the safety latch is for.

Then he should have brought the guest back to life! As long as he was there

@@turboredcart he has done CPR more than once on different guests. The individual had been deceased for hours. I don't know what made you think he just walked away or did nothing to help.

Yeah, I can understand why they would have to conduct such a check, but there should be a way to make sure that it's not in the middle of someone sleeping or something. As in, they should block out entering your room between say 8am and 4 or 5 pm in your case, or between 10 pm and 7 am for people with more normal sleeping hours.

There's No good reason for these kinds of checks. For loud or unusual noises, smells, etc. ok. If the end sign has been up for more than 24hrs straight ok. Otherwise stay the hell out, except for the maids, who are in there almost daily anyway.

​@@smonroeh of the listed reasons, medical emergencies and human trafficking don't really make noises

@@XGD5layer I'm sure the housekeepers would notice a dead body, and there would be... other signs for trafficking. I've never worked in the hotel industry, and I've received training to spot signs for both. I didn't hear an excuse for that here.

@@FlanylShirtman Response to a medical emergency should be calling an ambulance, not calling the funeral service lol Edit: 1:53

I'll be horrified

As if they don't know that this is inevitably going to happen. What's the reason for having to barge right in instead of knocking, being able to respond "one minute please!", then waiting an ENTIRE 60 seconds to allow the GUESTS to put on some damn clothes

If it was the girl in the video I would have invited her to join us.

I was wondering how much of a part that plays into it. It was definitely my first thought.

They definitely do. Been in the industry for almost 6 years now. Experienced it personally twice, and most of my coworkers have at least once.

Apparently, the Ritz Hotel London used to have real problems with this. People would end themselves feeling certain that because they were in the Ritz they would be well looked after.

The correct word is "Dead". Unalive is a stupid term.

@@Sith_dude It's used to avoid being flagged by the KZfaq algorithm

I'm fairly certain if a dog attacked a hotel worker, a judge would not be super impressed by the argument of "well, we had a do not disturb sign up!" If you are keeping something dangerous in your room that a hotel worker might encounter within the normal course of their duties, I'm pretty sure you should at least make special arrangements so people know, otherwise you're likely to be held liable for any injuries. And if you can't be bothered to care about the welfare of the hotel workers or maybe being sued, at the very least think about the welfare of your dog! It could get hurt or killed by the person it attacks or people trying to help them, and if it doesn't, it may still have to be euthanized. Honestly, if you have a dog that you know is that people-reactive, why on earth would you put it in a situation where it's likely to encounter strangers and be loose to attack them if the door gets opened? Why would you not put the dog in a crate? You are setting your dog up for failure- a failure the dog will suffer for even though it was you that made all the decisions that lead there.

@@andsailedcalmlyon Case law is clear that a dog is not considered "dangerous" and the owner is not liable if it attacks an intruder. If someone broke into my ex-husband's house and his service dog attacks that person - which he will - the intruder cannot sue. When a dog is in a hotel room, the dog will have some confusion about whether this is his "home", even on a temporary basis. I think it would be wise to presume that any given dog might view the hotel room as a temporary "home" - especially if he and his owner slept there the previous night - and may attack someone who is not clearly invited in, i.e. he may think that's an intruder. My ex-husband does care about hotel staff. That's why he properly - and legally - informs the front desk when he checks in that he has a service dog and the room should not be cleaned. He also puts the do not disturb sign on the door specifically for the protection of hotel staff. He does not leave the dog in the room alone for extended periods. After all, it's a service dog because he needs it. He gets PTSD and it's the dog's job to realize when he's having a flashback and keep people away from him until he comes out of the flashback. But if he wants to use the pool, he can't bring the dog. And if he has family or friends with him, they can watch for flashbacks. He then would leave the dog in the room. I checked for case law on this. It varies by state. The case law is clear that if someone is a hotel guest for an extended period, they have the same rights as a tenant, but for short-term stays they don't. To determine whether a dog attack inside a hotel guest's room makes the dog "dangerous" and/or the owner liable, the court will look at all facts of the case, such as the reason why the hotel worker entered the room, whether the guest properly informed the hotel that he had a dog, whether he had a DND sign on the door, and whether it would have been reasonable to wait for the hotel guest to return to the room before entering. In other words, it's not so simple and it will depend on all the facts of the case. If a hotel worker gets bitten by a dog in a guest's room with a DND sign on it and the hotel knew the guest had a dog and sent the hotel worker into the room despite the DND sign, the most likely lawsuit will be the hotel worker suing the hotel.

What dog friendly hotel chain does he stay at that allows him to leave the dog alone in the room? We travel a lot with our dog & they all have the same rules & thats not allowed.

​@@dawnp805Personally I often left my dog in the hotel room. At least during breakfast since it is mostly not allowed to bring the dog to breakfast room. Sometimes you just go shortly down to the car to pick up something and you don't want to take the dog with you each step. In those hotels I was staying in, it was allowed. This was all Europe, mostly Germany, sometimes other countries. But usually not in big cities, more the kind of tiny country side hotel.

​@@andsailedcalmlyonstay out of my room?

Considering that house keeping normally comes into the rooms to clean every few days, I don't think it's that much of a breach of privacy. I've been in many hotels where they make the beds for you every day and take out the trash in your room, so it's not unusual for hotel staff to enter a room during your stay

I asked not to be disturbed...I paid to not be disturbed...what is so difficult about that? You can't justify searching everyone cause someone MAY be breaking the law. Innocent until proven guilty and all that good stuff that ppl seem to have forgot 😔

@@stefanc4520 This is a private business and not law enforcement. If they suspect you of doing something, then it's perfectly within their rights to make sure that no illegal activities are happening within their business.

@@acetrainerarcane1755 there are rights that people have regardless of ownership. You're under the impression that you own the person just cause you put some arbitrary policy in place but unfortunately for you law > policy.

@@stefanc4520 Yeah, and the law dictates that it is private property. The hotel or property owners have rights to that building and every room in it. You don't have all that many rights, you just think you do. You can be removed at any time for any reason. As an example: most hotel registration cards will have some blurb about how they also claim no liability for any items left in the room nor the car parked on their property. So, even if something gets stolen, the hotel isn't responsible. Most rights you are entitled to are in relation to safety and liability.

What an obnoxious way to tell the front desk you were upset that someone entered your room. Be careful with that kind of approach to complaining; it's exactly the kind of thing staff gossip about in the break room to make sure no one does you any favors during your stay or especially with billing.

@@ccdecker If an attempt at being funny is obnoxious in your world, than your world must be a very very sad place. The young lady behind the desk sure could laugh about it. I'm in the technical part of service, so I know what service personnel have to endure. I am the best guest a hotel can have.

​​@@dutchglobetrotter4513you're the best guest a hotel can have? Now that's obnoxious. You don't make that decision the staff of the hotel do.

@@WellISaidIt Take it outside, you two.

@@pedsrn2003 no thanks.

Pray tell. What are zippy no-no’s?

@@schrodingerscat4503 I'm pretty sure Jess meant that to mean drugs. That was certainly what the guest in my situation was making.

​@@schrodingerscat4503zippy as in substances that make your brain go fast. Speedy even

@@Birdbike719 Ooooh, I thought like zip-lock bags of stuff haha... Either way works.

@@hernameispekka_Rebecca possibly. Got the feeling that guest might have been cooking up party favors. LOL

Ok, but you chose to NOT have a DND sign.

@@hb4196 we did. It wasn't a problem to have someone knock on the door. My dad did have a few friends who passed away in hotel rooms and he was afraid of dying alone in a hotel room so he had me travel with him. I can understand not wanting to be disturbed though. Especially for people like my dad who worked nights and slept during the day.

So if a person has a medical issue, why couldn't they request hotel desk call them, and if they don't answer check on them

I can’t speak officially for other properties, but we must knock three times (announcing ourselves each time and pausing briefly between knocks) to give the guest’s time to answer the door or to request that we not enter. That being said, we don’t do wellness checks, despite being a full service hotel. Regardless, staff members should ALWAYS be knocking and announcing themselves before entering. You can also use the secondary safety latch if it makes you feel safer.

Ummm, LOCK THE DOOR ..

@@boogertater You think staff doesn't have keys?

​@@JayeEllisas a housekeeper I do have a key, but if you lock your door it will NOT open ... At least at my hotel.

​@@JayeEllisalso if the DND is on the door I walk right by and note it on my board

Yeah, this really is messed up

Hear, hear! It was bad enough when you were risking that housekeeping barge in at an inconvenient moment (which is why I'd put up the DND sign). And seriously, who needs housekeeping to come by each day. How much can a sane and rational guest mess up a room in 24 hrs anyway?

@bellarose6013 What good will that do if the staff have a master key? And not all room have deadbolts.

There are devices you can buy to lock the door on the inside.

Honestly how I feel, I didn't know this was policy until I was walked in on butt naked and changing even when my door was locked. Maybe if it was the norm we'd understand to keep nakedness to the bathroom but no where ever announced these changes so no one is aware of it :/ Lady didn't even explain why she entered just looked around and left silently whilst I stared right at her.

@@danielvanr.8681 All rooms have a safety latch you can put on from inside, and open the door with it still in place. It's not a deadbolt. I've used it.

That's what came to my mind as well.

Yeah this legit happened to me in October. Me and my boyfriend took 2 days away because we weren’t open to many people at this point about the fact we are dating and didn’t wanna sneak around anymore, plus we are 18 and 19, so wanted some privacy and independence. We put the do not disturb sign on the door, locked the door- and were butt ass naked screwing, with the tv playing loudly at 9am- 2 hours before check out; then- no knock- just had someone barge in see us mid way through; and all we got was a “oops sorry”. Kinda ruined our weekend.

I’d imagine they would knock first lol

Well, lots of reasons to be naked that have nothing to do with frisky stuff. Changing clothes, showering, sleeping nude, etc. Regardless, you’re right that they should DEFINITELY knock no matter what.

Why wouldn’t they knock? Did I miss something?

A lot of suitcases now have locks on them that are TSA openable. I got a hard one because then it couldn't be cut open with a knife the way a soft one can. I had Christmas gifts stolen out of my luggage at an airport once and have gone with lockable hard shell cases since then.

In Europe, when you check in they warn about leaving things out in the room; basically anything that you don't want stolen (i got reading glasses and an unopened wine bottle stolen off the nightstand once), lock it up in your luggage or in the in-room or front desk safe Employee turnover is high and they can't always get trustworthy, loyal workers. Also, too many staff have access keys and will not always honor the DND. But i still leave the DND out, and I also leave on the TV or radio so if they hear noise in the room it's more of a deterrent to come all the way in if they're not supposed to be there. I think wellness checks are done by security or higher up staff who are trained well, paid more and are more loyal to their hotel, so they are less likely to steal stuff than housekeeping or valet. They have a lot of rooms to wellness check on top of the rest of their tasks so they probably make their visits quick, no time to go thru my sh.. to find anything worth stealing.

@Kris808 We technically were warned in the paperwork, but I was 14 and traveling on a school trip with other teenagers who didn't have access to that paperwork. Our teachers handled all of that, and we had no storage of any kind other than the hotel room due to traveling in on a rented bus that was returned to the rental company for the duration of our stay and picked up again when we left. I've since stayed in many hotels (in the USA) and the only one I've had a problem with was that trip because of what i learned there. We *did* have our things locked in the (in-room) safe, which is how we know it was an employee who took our stuff, because they had a key, but at a place like that I would imagine you're right. It's a huge resort and employee turnover is probably really high. The employees we talked to basically said what you just did, though, that the resort isn't responsible for belongings that get stolen and that we should have been told that in the beginning to keep our stuff safe. Between the 4 of us in the room, we lost close to a thousand dollars worth of souvenirs.

@@justky2900 its so sad that happens, especially to teenagers, but unfortunately teenagers are easy targets because they are trusting and tend to be inattentive as they are usually not experienced travelers. Sorry it was a hard lesson for the four of you, and has tainted your expectations of a place where you think you'd be safe, such as D.

@@Kris808 I still went back 4 years later (with my family) and had a much better experience. I know it's not something that happens to everybody, but it did teach me a lot.