Solo traveller feels 'unsettled' after hotel receptionist commits one blunder

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Solo travelling can be a great way to see the world and gain independence, but it's important to keep yourself as safe as possible at all times.

One solo traveller named Ani shared her experience of travelling by herself. And just recently, she recalled an incident where she was checking into a hotel at Newport Beach in California.

She explained how as she was checking in, the hotel receptionist blurted her room out loud, which made matters worse as there was another man standing closely by and heard everything.

Ani detailed: "There's like a code to get in rather than a key, and he's like 'okay it's in your email but I'll write it down'. And he wrote down the number, and there was a guy from like a nearby restaurant giving business cards and so the guy heard my room number and watches the guy write my code down on the piece of paper."

She then asked TikTok viewers what she should do as she couldn't work out whether she could ask to change her room since she wasn't comfortable anymore.

"I don't think that guy's intentions were anything negative, but like, this guy has my room number and saw the code," she said.

People quickly took to the comments to share their support for Ani, saying she should tell the hotel what they did wrong.

"Former hotel manager here, 100% you should not accept a room where you feel someone has heard the room number or code. If the front desk associate gives you pushback, insist on talking to the manager on duty," one person said.

Another person wrote: "As soon as they say room number out loud u say now give me a new room because you said it out loud."

"I was a flight attendant a million years ago and this was safety 101. If they say your room number out loud, you request a different room," a third person said.

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