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FLIGHT attendants and young travellers have been singing the praises of a £15 item on Amazon when staying in hotels.
The doorstop alarm can be bought in a pack of two for £30 on the retail site.
One flight attendant who goes by the name @flywithmerm on TikTok said of the product: "If you stay in hotels or AirBnbs this is perfect, you place it under your door but it's very sensitive.
"It has three levels of volume and trust me, this will wake up the deepest sleeper if anyone tries to get in your room."
One woman commented: "I'm a single mom that travels with her child & have this!!! I swear by it! I take the batteries out while traveling because sometimes it turns on."
Another added: "This one is an ABSOLUTE must have. It’s so so important."
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On Amazon, a woman who'd bought the stopper gave it five stars and said: "Travelled solo to Mexico and loved the extra security this item provided. Forgot it was in door when leaving my room one morning. Yikes.. works like a charm."
Another mentioned in their review: "I love this door stopper, it sounds very loud, so, wonderful for advice if someone tries to come in."
Meanwhile, if you're looking for other safety travel tips, a former hotel worker has revealed why you should never carry around the key card holder you are given after checking in.
He warned that it means your room is much more likely to get broken into.
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Justin Aldrich, who worked at hotels for more than seven years, said that guests who lose their key card wallet which has the room number on it, put their belongings at risk.
This is because anyone could pick it up and go straight to the room – something which can't happen if you just drop the key.
He explained to Insider: "A dropped key packet immediately gives the finder access to your space.
"But a random, unmarked key on the ground has no value besides the hotel name."
If you are worried about forgetting the room number, he says some hotels have mobile features which let you use your phone as a key card too.
He added: "This allows you to view your room number and keep track of the key without risking the information."
You should avoid booking a hotel room above the fourth floor, a travel expert has warned – as well as any below the second floor.
Lloyd Figgins, a former soldier and now travel risk expert, said the third floor is the best bet for two safety reasons.
He told Sun Online Travel: "Biggest thing that is overlooked is the risk of fire."
He explained: "When you arrive in a hotel, you're in an unfamiliar environment which you think is safe. The problem comes that if there were to be a fire alarm go off, what do we do next?
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"Do we know where the fire exit is? How are we going to get to it, and is it going to get you to safety? Is it blocked or locked?"
Because of this, Lloyd says "it is always worth walking the route of the fire escape, counting the number of doors between your room and the fire escape".
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