Thanks for bumping this post. I've been a guest at three smaller inns where there have been fires in the months after my stay (Lake Placid Lodge in Lake Placid NY, Clifton in Charlottesville VA, Inn Thorn Hill in NH). I believe there were deaths in the Clifton fire. I am always appreciative when someone addresses fire safety. I make a point of locating exits on the hotel floor plan, but will now take original poster advice about actually walking the route to the escape and entering to see if there's more than one door.