A hotel room safe increases the security of guests and protects their belongings from theft. Given the fact that hoteliers are responsible for the belongings left by customers, even those that are stored in rooms, investing in hotel safes is also a guarantee of protecting your own interests.
Thieves are everywhere
In this day and age, it is difficult to guard against theft. They happen both in cheap motels and in very exclusive hotels. They are most often committed by other guests and less often by the staff. It is worth remembering, however, that according to the law the hotelier is fully responsible for stolen things from the guest's room. Information posted at the reception desk about the fact that only the owners are responsible for the things left behind will not help. Losses may reach up to 100 times the value of accommodation, so the more expensive resort we run, the more attention we should pay to security.
Which safe is essential in a hotel?
The first solution to consider is a solid deposit box at reception. It is one of the best methods due to the 24-hour monitoring and constant supervision of the staff. It's also worth remembering that the hotel is responsible differently for items left at reception and those in your room. In the first case, the liability is unlimited, so the hotel is liable with all its assets and, according to the law, cannot refuse to accept objects for safekeeping. In this case, a contract of safekeeping is concluded and the guest receives a confirmation that the items have been deposited. An investment in a high quality set of deposit boxes or a deposit safe seems to be necessary to protect your own interests and those of your customers. It should always be recommended to them to give their valuable and valuables to the reception, but not every guest chooses to do so. Sometimes the use of a deposit box seems inconvenient due to the necessity to go down to the place where it is located every time. It is good to be prepared for such a circumstance and install safes in rooms, which will not be possible to be taken out by thieves. Then the potential risk of theft is significantly reduced.
Convenience for guests
From the staff's point of view, a safe in the hotel room is also a more convenient solution because it reduces their liability for the customers' belongings. It is therefore a method that makes everyone's life easier and at the same time increases the comfort and security of guests. It is also worth taking into account their expectations, which are becoming increasingly higher. For example, they often travel with valuable electronic equipment and want to be able to store it safely and have easy access to it around the clock. Investing in a safe will not only meet their requirements, but will also increase the prestige of the hotel.
Which safe to choose?
However, buying safes for hotel rooms is not easy. First of all, you should avoid the basic mistake of choosing the simplest and smallest electronic safe, which a thief can even carry out of the room in a backpack. The size should correspond to the size of at least a medium-sized laptop. The safe should be additionally secured by anchoring it, for example, in a wardrobe. You should also pay attention to electronic locks, which will prevent unauthorised people from opening the safe. Also important is the audit option, which allows you to check the history of operations on the opening and closing of the safe's door and to transfer data to a computer. Also important is the design, which is becoming important not only in very exclusive hotels. For it is worth betting on an elegant design and the highest level of security. In this way, we secure not only our guests' interests, but also our own.
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