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Originally posted by: CowboyKell
Hence my question. How secure are in room safes?
Is there a little do-dad that lets thieves into the safe just as easily?
The hotel has to be able to open and reset the safe if a guest leaves it locked. How easy is it to obtain this ability?
Depends on the make/model etc.
If you pay a visit to your local "safe" store, you'll find that those in wall combination lock boxes like the casinos use have a special key to unlock them in the event your batteries go dead or you lose your combination. They keyhole usually has some sort of "logo" and sits flush with the exterior. But it can be pulled out, and access to the keyway is relatively easy. Hotel security has a key for those in room safes.
As for thieves, actually "picking" the lock may be more difficult. Or not. And I do not know if that keyhole can be drilled easily or not. If so, concealing the drilling would be easy, just put back the logo "cap".
Personally, I use the safe deposit box for cash and "valuables", and the room safe for my laptop, and smaller amounts of cash, etc.
