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When The Safe Has A Low Battery, Where Do You Stash Your Valuables?

October 3, 2011 at 9:13 AM | by | Comment (1)

During a recent hotel stay, we were relieved to find a safe large enough to accommodate our laptop, camera, and all the accompanying wires. Later on, as we were running late to go meet friends for brunch, we were less relieved when we realized that the safe was low on battery, and had no way of locking.

In a more relaxed circumstance, we simply would have called down to the concierge for a new battery to be installed, waited a few minutes, double-checked the lock, and been on our merry way.

But in a pinch, we had to get a little crafty. Here's our guide on inconspicuous hotel room hiding places, where your goods are least likely to be found by a fiddling hotel maid or otherwise sticky-fingered staff member.

·In the linen closet

Inside the linen closet you'll find: an extra set of linens, a blanket, and occasionally some bathrobes. Use the inside of some throw pillows (for example) as your sneaky hiding spot—if they haven't been used, they're not likely to be touched or moved at all, and your equipment will remain concealed behind the closet doors.

·With the hairdryer

There's usually so much to clean up in the bathroom—between cast-off towels, splattered mirrors, and toiletry refilling—that an unopened amenity is likely to go completely untouched. To find one big enough to conceal your valuables, why not go after the ubiquitous hairdryer sack? A standard in all rooms, these are not likely to get moved at all.

·Inside the couch

A pull-out couch is a wonderful thing. It can enable hotel sleepovers, it can provide a separate in-bed TV-watching area, and it makes a great hotel hiding spot. Use its deep recesses to stash your commodities in, and rest assured—if you're still checked in to the room, no one is gonna be using that couch but you.

What about you? Got some hotel room hiding places of your own to share? Let us know in the comments below!

[Photos: HotelChatter]

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Back of the "desk"

There's usually some sort of desk or something approaching that. It often has a sliding drawer with envelopes, etc. Tuck something in the back of that thing and you're likely good.
chriswooster on October 3, 2011 at 1:57 PM #Permalink

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