Flight attendant urges tourists to always leave a shoe in their hotel room safe
A flight attendant has revealed a brilliant travel hack involving a shoe and hotel safes.
Esther, who works as cabin crew for Dutch airline KLM, insists the trick is a "game-changer". She reckons there are several steps you should take every time you arrive at a hotel to guarantee your stay goes without a hitch, the Express reported.
Something which may appear straightforward is storing your valuables, including your passport, securely in the hotel safe. Loads of travellers apparently skip this step, as they're worried about leaving their belongings behind when they check out.
However, Esther's shoe hack minimises the chance of you departing from the hotel whilst forgetting to check the safe, or so she maintains in a recent TikTok video. "Worried about forgetting something from your locker? Put your heel or shoe in it and you won't forget it!" she explained.
The flight attendant always places a heel in the safe because she would never abandon the room without them, as they are a crucial part of her job. If you're not travelling with more than one pair of shoes, store whatever item you reckon you wouldn't depart without in the safe, such as your jacket or coat.
Another trick that Esther suggests involves using a clothes hanger to fasten the hotel curtains together at night, so you're not disturbed by the harsh light in the morning. Esther's next piece of advice is to utilise the shower cap as a "cover over your shoes".
This nifty trick can help keep your clothes clean from mucky shoes when you're packing your suitcase, particularly if you don't have any plastic bags handy. The same method can also be applied to cover the remote control, which can be "very dirty" in hotel rooms, she warns.
Esther also recommends using "your USB cable and charge your devices in the TV" if you're without a world travel plug or if yours isn't functioning. Lastly, she revealed that there's no need to use the room key to switch on the room lights, as guests "can also use any other card for this".
The Mirror has previously chatted with a travel expert who shared their top tips for maximising a hotel stay.
"Ask the staff advice they may have ideas for attractions in the local area or a chance for them to promote the hotel facilities," they suggested.
"Make sure the hotel is what you are expecting before booking so do your research, for example booking a hotel with a York postcode and not reading the website and finding when you get there it's actually a mile or two outside the centre and you require your car."
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