10 Unobvious Things to Do as Soon as You Enter Your Hotel Room

6. Make sure that the phone in your room works.

This is both a safety and a comfort rule. Be sure that you have an operational line and that your phone works fine. From room service to housekeeping and for emergency support, something that requires a connection to the front desk might happen and it’s good to make sure you’re connected.

7. Read the escape map and locate the available exits.

We have all probably seen that there is an escape map on the back of the hotel room door. But few of us have spent time actually studying and committing to memory the closest emergency exits. Some hotels even place their evacuation plans at the ground level. There are about a dozen emergency situations that might strike at any time, from a fire to a natural disaster. To be safe, we need to be prepared.