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Why is it important to ask the guest for their room key?
Purpose: It is the duty and responsibility of the front desk staff to ensure the right guest is given the key to his room and his safety and security pertaining to issuance of key is not compromised or violated during his stay in the hotel.
Do hotels charge you for not returning key cards?
Unless a hotel requires you to return your key to the front desk there is really no way for the hotel to know who has returned the key and who has not. No charge if you are using a key card because once you check out the card is inactive so it won’t be any good.
Does hotel key card have personal information on it?
It’s an urban myth that your hotel key card contains your personal information or your home address. It doesn’t. The only thing a clever hacker can do is duplicate the key. But first the hacker would need to know your name and room number, or the duplicate key would be worthless.
Why do hotel keys stop working when you check in?
They are typically coded to stop working when your stay is completed, and if another guest checks in, your key is made ineffective then anyway. And, if the hotel has paid for fancy pictures and logos on the key card, then they have marketing materials circulating wherever that key ends up.
Why did my key stop working after my first reservation?
Key cards might be programmed to deactivate at noon on the date of your check-out. If you have two back-to-back reservations the front desk hostess might not have connected them so your key might stop working when your first reservation is over. 1.
Why do hotel keys get deactivated before expiration?
As others have stated the system that makes the keys “Time-gates” them so they expire (typically check out time on day of departure). As bad as this may sound, the primary (in my personal experience at least) way that keys get deactivated is through the information on the key card being damaged or corrupted.
Is it okay to keep a hotel key card?
As long as it’s a plastic key card, you should be fine keeping the card as a souvenir. The cards are re-coded after each stay and they are very inexpensive for the hotel to replace. If you’re staying somewhere with an actual key, please ask in advance.