HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Safety

HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Safety http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:37:57Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Safety New York: What Is This At The Omni Berkshire Place? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/5/9344/53691 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Thing1.jpg" class="top">We like to keep it fun but informative here at HotelChatter so our newest series, What is This? is devoted to odd-looking items in hotel rooms that upon first glance look as if they serve only a decorative purpose. But everything happens for a reason, right? And we're here to tell you what these things really do. It took us a while to figure out what the heck this miniature doodad was, though several factors in the room (a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/3/9410/93328/hotels/When_The_Safe_Has_A_Low_Battery_Where_Do_You_Stash_Your_Valuables_">malfunctioning safe</a>, for one) distracted us from the mystery at hand. And anyway, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Omni+Berkshire+Place/local/2043">Omni Berkshire Place</a> is a pretty classy joint, so we weren't about to throw a tantrum when we had <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/19/9483/32521/hotels/Where_Can_You_Try_Omni_s_New_Cocktails_Everywhere">delicious cocktails</a> and ASchechter 2011-10-05T10:30:19-05:00 Hotel Safety 101: What to Check Out After You Check In http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/8/204343/3161 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/MCplans.jpg" class="top">Hotels. Gravity. There's no reason they have to be in opposition. So far this summer, we've seen one too many tragedies unfold on the wrong side of a hotel <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2011260/Woman-dies-story-wedding-hotel-balcony-fall.html">balcony</a>or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/1/10116/00894/hotels/Two_Women_Fall_From_W_Atlanta_After_Guestroom_Window_Breaks">window</a>. So maybe it's time we go back to basics and lay down some travel safety rules. · Keep off the heavy drinking at rooftop bars It's a terrible way to bring a night of fresh-air fun to an abrupt and unsavory end. When you find yourselves drinking al fresco, it may be a good idea to save the heavy drinking for later, when you find yourself back on dry land. One Manhattan-based GM tells us: "On busier evenings, we do have security on the ASchechter 2011-07-21T10:30:01-05:00 Austin: What is Wrong With The W's Windows? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/17/115344/936 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/waustin_windows.jpg" class="top">UPDATE, 3:42PM: W Hotels has released this statement on the two incidents. <blockquote>The W Austin and W Atlanta Midtown incidents are completely unrelated. The circumstances of the two incidents are quite different and they are totally unrelated. At the W Austin, a panel of glass broke on balcony railings on two unoccupied condo residences located above the hotel. As such, these are two completely separate incidents, at two very different types of buildings and locations (balcony railing versus window). Teams of experts are currently investigating each event independently.</blockquote> We thought last month's horror hotel story about the two women falling through a guestroom window at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/1/10116/00894/hotels/Two_Women_Fall_From_W_Atlanta_After_Guestroom_Window_Breaks">W Atlanta</a> was bad enough but <s>it's happened again!</s> juliana 2011-06-17T12:14:10-05:00 EcoSmart Bed Bug Repellent Won't Let the Bed Bugs Bite http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/29/93450/1674 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/bedbugrepelletn.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/bed bugs">Bed bugs</a> are a hotel guest's worst nightmare. But there's not much you can do about them since they are so hard to see and it's only when you've returned home from a trip that the telltale red bumps start to invade your skin. And not even avoiding skanky budget hotels will protect you as luxury hotels have been known to be infested too.But now there's a product out there that claims it can keep bed bugs from getting into your suitcase <a href="http://www.ecosmart.com">EcoSmart</a> Bed Bug Travel Repellent uses botanical ingredients to "erect a barrier around [a] suitcase and other areas so bed bugs, if they're lurking cant hitch a ride home." And if you're juliana 2011-04-29T10:20:28-05:00 Fort Lauderdale: We've Never Seen a Door Latch Like This Before http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/27/163914/066 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/doorstopper.JPG" class="top"> When we turn out the light for the night in our hotel room, there's one thing we always do--and that's slide the safety latch above the door lock into place. Sure, a determined thief could use a special tool to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/16/225128/901/hotels/Five_Ways_Your_Safety_at_Hotels_Can_Be_Compromised">dismantle the latch</a> but we still feel safer doing it.Usually, the safety latch is a chain link with a nobbin on the end of it that you insert into another piece on the door. When the door opens, it immediately gets caught by the latch. (OMG we totally just tried to explain how a safety latch works.)Anyways, most hotels have that chain link but at the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/B+Ocean+/local/4727">B Ocean Hotel</a> in Fort Lauderdale (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/26/151841/398/hotels/Guess_the_Moody_Hotel_Lobby">Guess juliana 2011-04-28T11:17:06-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/