What is going on with the creepy Hilton employees?

[joemcmahon]

Because very often the override code hasn’t been reset, and those are well-known, If it hasn’t been, you might as well leave anything you had in the safe sitting out in the open.

Secondarily, most hotel safes also have a key override that is stupid easy to pick and leave locked after the safe has been gone through: In-Room Hotel Safe - YouTube - arguably that’s even worse than the override code, because that resets your code. The key silently unlocks and relocks the safe without your knowing it happened.

Here’s the Lock-Picking Lawyer finding a THIRD override; card-swipe safes can be programmed to accept an override swipe card when they are open. Anyone with access to the room while the safe is open can program in such a card, such as maintenance or housekeeping. This function can be disabled…but the enable/disable function isn’t password protected! [1217] Mesa Hotel Safe: Three Vulnerabilities - YouTube

Basically, you cannot trust the safe is safe from anyone other than the most casual thieves.

[ClutchLinkey]

Room security is scary. I’m sure I’m not the only person whose has had some sketchy experiences in hotels. That’s not even counting motels, where there’s access directly from the outside.

In terms of the safe, though, I’m not judging but I am curious. What do people use it for?

[anon15383236]

I’ve used it for important items that I don’t want to carry around when I go out, and also want to feel safe about (passport, credit and other important cards, sometimes cash).

[ClutchLinkey]

Thanks.
I think I used one once, but was always worried I’d forget the passcode or something.

[PsiPhiGrrrl]

@anon15383236

want to feel safe about (passport, credit and other important cards, sometimes cash).

Those are items I sometimes keep in a money belt while on the road (if not forced to hand over the passport at a hotel) instead of a safe. In case of theft, I make sure copies of all cards and ID are stored two ways - digitally for me and with a travel point of contact at home in case of emergency.