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I locked myself out of the room on several occastions, and at the very least they ask for your name and double check in the system. It's not as easy as you desc
by jules-jules 3y ago
I locked myself out of the room on several occastions, and at the very least they ask for your name and double check in the system. It's not as easy as you describe.
- c0pium 3y agoI was traveling a lot for work at one point, and I decided to test this out. I would ask for a new key at every hotel I stayed at, and make a point to not tell them my name unless they asked. They almost never did.
- Retr0id 3y agoA little social engineering would sort that out
- michaelt 3y agoPerhaps you're staying at better hotels than I am? In my experience, keycards fail so often that the hotel workers don't bat an eyelid when you say your card has failed, they just make you a new one.
- blendergeek 3y agoI have often either locked myself out of a hotel room or demagnetized my key. I have never been asked my name or been verified in any way (different clerk than the one I checked in with, etc). While I'm sure some hotels (maybe more upscale ones?) do verification, it is far from universal in the USA.
- kadoban 3y agoNames are not generally considered secret. It will be relatively easy for someone to social engineer the name for a room either with the desk or with you (calling the room).