What you need to look for before checking in a luxury hotel

You paid a lot for a few nights stay at a luxury hotel, make sure you get your money’s worth by making sure everything is working the way they should be.

There are tons of things you need to ask before making that reservation at a luxury hotel. The major ones include the rates and the amenities. But there are itsy-bitsy details we tend to overlook but are crucial to a safe and relaxing stay at the hotel.

When making a reservation at a luxury hotel, we also must ask if the following exists:

1.  Functioning and sturdy fire exits – I know every hotel has one, but are they reliable to use?  Ask the concierge if  the steel stairways are functioning well and can be easily accessed when an undesirable situation such as a fire occurs.

Fire exits

2.  Working fire sprinkler systems – operative word, functioning.  Granted, you see them along the hallway but in reality they have glitches, so check them out first.

Fire sprinkler

3.  Safeplace accredited – SafePlace accreditation is given to hotels who have passed the safety procedures fitted for high risk situations.

Safeplace accreditation

4.  Reliable smoke detectors -  Again, make sure they actually detect smoke.  You can verify this with the concierge beforehand so you don’t have to test the detectors by yourself for you might just cause an undesirable scene.

Smoke detectors

5.  Working pass-keys – make sure that the cards or keys for accessing your room are functioning.  You don’t want to get lockout in your own hotel room.

Hotel key cards

6.  Check the other appliances in the room -  click and check the lamps, the bulbs, the shower and the phone.  Better report them on an early time than being caught unguarded.

Room apppliances

These are actually small and minor details but most of the time we tend to take them for granted and assume that they are working.  Not undermining the hotels here, but checking won’t hurt anyone.