Originally Posted by
pinniped
+1 to the paranoia. Unless I take on a career as a CIA spy, I probably won't worry all that much about evil-doers trying to get into my hotel room.
There's very little a normal person can do to keep
truly motivated thieves and attackers away. For example, you can lock your door, but hotel staff have keys and tools to unlock it-- even if you put the safety latch across it from the inside. (I've seen them bring these tools out when the locks malfunction.) And someone who's not an employee could still smash it in. Virtually every reasonable precaution we can take is simply a matter of keeping mostly-honest people honest and avoiding crimes of opportunity by making ourselves not the easiest target in the area.