First of all, when you're booking a hotel room, try and get a room no higher than the fifth floor. In case of a hotel fire, many fire engine ladders can't reach higher rooms.. It is always better to be safe than sorry.



You should carry a small, battery-operated smoke detector in your travel luggage and hang it on the door knob on the inside of the hotel room door, or put it on a chair or piece of furniture near the door. Now you do not have to worry about whether or not your hotel room has a smoke detector and if it really works.

Be sure to check and see where the fire extinguishers are located on your floor. Also, you should check where the exit stairs are located in case you need to exit the building in an emergency. Even if the elevators are working, don't use the elevator if there's a fire.

If you can smell smoke or the smoke alarm in the room or in the hotel goes off, don't open the door and rush out into the hall. Firstly, carefully touch the door to your room and if it's not hot, get down on your knees and slowly open it. If the hotel hall is filled, or getting filled with smoke, crawl on all fours to the exit stairs and get out of the hotel as quickly as possible. If your hotel room door feels hot to the touch, do not open it. Instead, roll up wet towels and cover the space under the bottom of the door with them. Fill the bathtub up with cold water. Wait in the bathroom until the danger is over or emergency help arrives.

What should you do if an earthquake happens when you are in your hotel room?

In case an earthquake happens, get under a solid desk or table in your hotel room. If you cannot get under a solid piece of furniture, then position yourself under an open doorway frame or move next to an inside wall in your hotel room. Protect your head and neck the best you can. When the earth stops shaking you then may be able to exit the hotel safely. Just do not use an elevator. The elevator's mechanism could be damaged, even if the elevator seems to be in working order. Even if the elevator is working, and people are using it, still don't use it. Why not? What if you are the elevator and a major earthquake occurs when you're in it? You could get trapped inside, so make sure you use the stairs. When you are outside the hotel, watch out for falling debris. It's a good idea to find an open area away from tall buildings in case they collapse due to any more large or small tremors, or another earthquake.