Originally Posted by
shuigao
My biggest security concern is with replacement keys. In the last couple of years I've locked myself out of my room three times in various hotels when I went down for breakfast and forgot to take the room key. All three times I gave my name and room number to the front desk and they gave me a replacement key immediately without asking for any identification, or assigning and escort to make sure that I'm actually who I said I am.
Now I always request 2 keys, one I keep in my wallet and the other in a different pocket...so if I leave
a key in my room, I have the other key as a back-up.