hotel safe

Meaning

A small, secure electronic or key-locked box located inside a hotel room or at the front desk. Guests use it to store valuable items such as passports, cash, jewelry, and electronics while they are out. It provides peace of mind and protection against potential theft.

Examples

• I always lock my passport and extra cash in the hotel safe as soon as I check in.

  I always lock my passport and extra cash in the hotel safe as soon as I check in.

• Could you show me how to set the combination code for this hotel safe?

  Could you show me how to set the combination code for this hotel safe?

• Is the hotel safe large enough to fit a fifteen-inch laptop?

  Is the hotel safe large enough to fit a fifteen-inch laptop?

• We left our jewelry in the hotel safe while we spent the day at the beach.

  We left our jewelry in the hotel safe while we spent the day at the beach.

• If you forget your code, the staff can help you override the hotel safe.

  If you forget your code, the staff can help you override the hotel safe.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I put my money in the hotel safety.

  ✓ I put my money in the hotel safe.

  'Safety' is a noun meaning the state of being safe. The physical secure box itself is called a 'safe'.

• ✗ Is there a hotel secure box in the room?

  ✓ Is there a hotel safe in the room?

  Although 'secure box' describes what it is, the standard and natural term used in the travel industry is 'hotel safe' or 'in-room safe'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Don't leave your passport on the table; put it inside the ___.

  💡 A secure box in your room for valuables.

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  hotel safe

• Does this room come with a ___ that can fit a tablet?

  💡 A lockable box for security.

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  hotel safe