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Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security
Compact, travel-friendly tools for privacy checks and added door and room security in hotels and short-term rentals.
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Hidden camera / lens detection
Optical lens finders that make reflective camera lenses easier to spot during a structured room check.
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Read the guide: Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security: A Traveler's Practical GuideRF / tracker detection
Radio-frequency detectors used to locate actively transmitting devices and unwanted trackers near your belongings.
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Read the guide: Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security: A Traveler's Practical GuidePortable door locks
Add-on locks that install in seconds on most inward-opening doors for extra resistance while you are inside.
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Read the guide: Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security: A Traveler's Practical GuideWedges / jammers
Lightweight door wedges and jammers that add friction at the base of the door, often with an integrated alarm.
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Read the guide: Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security: A Traveler's Practical GuideDoor & window alarms
Compact contact alarms that sound when a door or window is opened, useful in ground-floor and balcony rooms.
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Read the guide: Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security: A Traveler's Practical GuideVibration alarms
Sensors that react to movement of the surface they are attached to — doors, windows or luggage.
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Read the guide: Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security: A Traveler's Practical GuidePIR / infrared motion alarms
Passive infrared sensors with an audible alert for entryways and hallways inside a room or apartment.
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Read the guide: Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security: A Traveler's Practical GuidePortable safes / locking pouches
Cable-anchored pouches and hard cases for passports, cash, cards and small electronics.
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Read the guide: Hotel Privacy & Portable Room Security: A Traveler's Practical GuidePrivacy covers / compact travel kits
Webcam covers, screen privacy accessories and small kits that combine several of the tools above.
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