Comment by Symbiote
2 years ago
Being dead isn't urgent, they could call a locksmith.
A medical emergency would justify breaking the door.
The same applies to my apartment door.
2 years ago
Being dead isn't urgent, they could call a locksmith.
A medical emergency would justify breaking the door.
The same applies to my apartment door.
Once the hotel is big enough this will occur so frequently that all those locksmith bills and new doors incur a notable cost, enough that for your next lock system you choose something that lets hotel employees override the deadbolt. Most customers won't care or notice, and those that do are offset by those that got inconvenienced by someone breaking down the door next to them.
It only becomes non-urgent once you can get in the room to confirm they’re dead.
Schrödinger's Hotel Guest.
Imagine how much faster it would be with an emergency key unlocking the security deadbolt rather than just the door lock. Housekeeping keys do not have the ability to unlock the security bolt, but management does that can used by the appropriate emergency responders. Police doing an investigation with a warrant would be appropriate, but a cop with a hunch would not