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Hotel Safety and Security Information for Thailand
Theft of cash or personal goods from a hotel room can ruin a vacation. While this is written with Thailand and southeast asia in mind, much of it can be applied to keeping your goods secure wherever you travel. The author has never actually had a theft occur while travelling in Thailand, but every day a cleaning person who makes $3 per day comes across a wallet with two years of his or her pay in it and the temptation gets the best of them. Even if they are caught, it's often too late.
Theft Prevention Tips in Thailand Hotels
Never leave cash, or valubles laying around in the open. Carry travellers checks and leave valubles in the hotel safe if available. Trusting the security of combinations for room safes is pretty iffy.
For short stays you can request no cleaning service. The less people in your room over the time period the better.
Do not leave the “please make up room” sign on your door. This advertises to everyone who can see, the fact that your room is unattended.
If you plan to have a “guest” in your room. Take your wallet into the bathroom with you when you shower afterward. That way they won't find it while they rifle through your belongings. Better yet, take your “guest” into the shower with you so you can keep an eye on them. Don't fall asleep while they are still in the room.
Don't advertise where you are staying to strangers, especially if it's a small hotel. “I'm at the Sofitel” is probably ok. “I'm on the ground floor at Somchai's Three Room Guesthouse” is not.
Personal Safety Tips
Personal safety in Thailand hotels is rarely an issue, so long as you aren't staying in a seedy dive in a bad area, and being a complete idiot, you should be safe. It's near impossible to do the above by accident so you needent worry too much about that.
Air conditioned rooms mean you can close your windows at night. If you are a fresh air junkie make sure you get a room on an upper floor with no easy access from fire escapes. Look at the balconies and think “Could I climb that?” If you think you could when you were younger, lock the windows, because someone younger is out there.
Don't leave your room key on the table while drinking in the hotel bar.
Never accept food, drink, or drugs from strangers. If you are using drugs in Thailand (or anywhere in SE asia for that matter) you're an idiot.
Alot of the friendly girls you meet in hotel bars are actually men. Don't let them fool you. Asian men can be darn pretty when they have to be.
Earthquake and Tsunami Safety While Staying in Thai Hotels
Earthquakes are rare in Thailand, and those that do happen are rarely destructive. Some however are the first warning of an impending Tsunami. If you are staying in a beach front hotel, move quickly (but not in a panic) to higher ground inland. Do not leave the hotel if a Tsunami siren is already sounding if you have the option of moving to a higher floor. Go to at least the third floor if not higher. If you are in a single story hotel, move inland as quickly as possible. If you can, move in a direction tha puts a stand of trees between you and the ocean. This won't stop water, but it will help screen you from debris. Go to high ground in any direction. DO NOT GO TO THE BEACH TO SEE THE WAVE! (I know it sounds obvious, but many people have died around the world in just such a manner.)
Earthquakes inland do not have tsunamis associated with them, and are quite rare except in the north. If an earthquake occurs:
Exit the building in an orderly manner.
Go to a clear area such as a park or market where debris falling from above will not be a problem.
Watch out for downed power lines. This is probably the biggest danger in Thailand. Avoid pools of water, as they may be live due to a downed line.
Fire Safety in Thai Hotels
Fire safety standards in most modern hotels are quite good, and you should be able to get by with only the same precautions you would use in a modern hotel in any other parts of the world. One big exception is the “classic” teak construction guesthouses, and bamboo cabanas. These are like giant pieces of kindling just waiting for some silly guest to fall asleep with a bunch of scented candles burning. Be extra careful in these places, and use some common sense.
Take a few minutes to familiarise yourself with the exit routes should you have to escape in a hurry.
Taking one minute to draw a crude escape map and leaving it on the night table can save your life when you're groggy and disoriented at a 3am alarm.
Don't use elevators.
Don't take your luggage with you. It will not only waste escape time, but impede yours, and other's escapes. Keep a small day pack with your money and identification handy. If you think ahead and pack a $1 flashlight, all the better.
If escaping downward is impossible:
Don't go to the roof unless it's the only escape possible. The higher up you are, the more difficult it is to rescue you.
Place wet towels under the door to keep out smoke. Wet tissue paper or tape can seal the cracks around the door against smoke.
Unlock the door to assist rescuers.
Hang a wetted blanket over a window and slip your head through. If your room is full of smoke this will allow you to breath fresh air from outside. Wave a towel to alert rescuers.
Don't jump unless instructed to by firemen. Unless you are facing death or severe injury within a minute, this is a really bad option.
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