Flight attendant shares hotel safety hack that requires one thing you probably have on hand

Deirdre Bardolf
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Flight attendant Esther Sturrus, left, in tiktok video; at right, water bottle
A Dutch flight attendant shared a tip to make sure nobody is lurking under the bed in a hotel.

A flight attendant shared a clever hotel safety hack that only requires one thing — a water bottle.

Esther Sturrus, who works for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, recommends throwing a water bottle under the bed to see if it will come out the other side to be sure an intruder isn’t hiding underneath.

The tip avoids having to look under the bed and potentially come face-to-face with someone lurking there.

Sturrus shares travel tips, safety hacks and “day-in-the-life” videos about being a flight attendant. TikTok/@esthersturrus
Sturrus shares travel tips, safety hacks and “day-in-the-life” videos about being a flight attendant. TikTok/@esthersturrus

It also works with toiletries or drinks cans, the US Sun reported.

Of course, the extra precaution is only necessary with the kinds of beds that have space underneath to hide, Sturrus notes in the video.

Some praised the “great tip” while others thought it was a little paranoid.

“How many times [have] you found someone under your bed?” one commenter said. “That seems crazy.”

A water bottle — or any other canned or bottled beverage — can help check for intruders while traveling. AlenKadr – stock.adobe.com
A water bottle — or any other canned or bottled beverage — can help check for intruders while traveling. AlenKadr – stock.adobe.com

Sturrus shares viral travel hacks with her 224,000 followers, including using a hanger with pant clips to hold together curtains that won’t close properly.

Another is to use an upside down paper cup with a hole poked in the bottom as a toothbrush holder.