Express check-out doorknob delivery

[Lord Fantasius]

Does anybody else have a problem with all your personal information being left on your outside doorhandle over night? I realize this is Disney World and I would like to think the average person staying here is trustworthy, but as recent news suggest...

Anyways, the information left for anybody to view includes - name, reservation no., dates of stay, method of payment, amount of room charge, tel. ph. numbers called, resort id card no., and a few other no's I'm not sure of.

From this information, a little deceptive phone calling, and some internet sleuthing, someone really could reek havoc for an individual.

I'm obviously not advocating this, or have the time or ability to do this myself, but this really is a big concern for me as Disney is opening themselves up for a lawsuit here. Unfortunately, as a government employee, I see this happening all to frequently with less information to begin with.

I know, the obvious reponse from Disney is that we can always check out the old-fashioned way at the front desk, but other hotels at least slide the information under the door or have an express check-out lane on the way out where you insert your room key and it prints out your final statement right there.

If they are going to provide a "convenience" for their guests, I think Disney should rethink how they make it both efficient and safe.

O.k., am I going to get lambasted for my paranoia?

-R

 

[Oh Kay!]

We've always found the check-out statements inside the room, slid under the door.

 

[CDSTapisRouge]

Not going to bash, as I see your concern, but here is my point of view on the question at hand

The resorts that can slide it under the door do...interior entry hotels (like Y&B and Wilderness Lodge, just for example) do slide them under the door because they can. Hotels that are exterior entry can not slide them under the doors because the doors are weather sealed so hanging them is the only way to deliver them to your room. The point of having them delivered is so that you can just leave, you don't have to make an extra stop to get the bil. We have suggested having the TV check out (which would be great) but with that comes the pay per view movies and the video games which Disney does not want avalaible in the rooms so that is not an option...

I understand the concern that you have regarding the information that is on the receipts, but it does not print out your personal information like your personal credit card # (only last 4 digits print), your personal address or your personal phone number. Yes it prints phone numbers to locations that you have called during your trip and your KTTW card #'s, but for the KTTW cards they can't do anything with just the number (the card must be present for purchase) so I don't see an issue with that aspect. So the only thing I find could be a potential issue would be the phone numbers of the people that you have called during your stay (which I use a cell phone so no problem for me).

I have no problem having the bil hung on my door, one less stop for me when heading home. If I was concerned about it I would not have express check out, I would just go to the desk and settle up myself.

I am more concerned with putting my luggage outside on a cruise ship on the last night for pick up (we sail a lot) and having A) my luggage tag with my name, address, and phone number avalaible to everyone (I have been called by some boys that thought my friend was cute and got our phone number from the luggage) and B) the potential of someone putting something in my bag after I put it out, prior to customs...these things concern me more than the express check out being hung on my door at the hotel...

 

[safetymom]

I agree that there is more of a problem on the cruise or anywhere if you put your full name, address and telephone number out for everyone to see.

 

[minniesota]

We just checked out of GF yesterday and I was kind of surprised to find our check-out packet hanging on the doorknob (it could have been slid under the door - I checked!) but I didn't think much more about it. It has always been slipped under the door in the past. I just looked at my bill and it only has my name and resort ID - no address, phone or even the last 4 digits of my Visa card. Someone would be able to see how much we ate however!!!

 

[Lord Fantasius]

Thanks for your reality-check. I definitely would be more concerned with my luggage on a cruise ship than the bit of information provided on my door at WDW, it just really caught me by surprise when I was expecting it under the door and found it hanging on the door handle the next morning (these are outside-entry moderates so guess they can't be slid between the weather-stripping). You are correct, though, the resorts did not put my address, home tel. ph. no. or any more personal information than just my name and tel. no's I called from the room.

It didn't realize, however, that the co's that provide TV check-outs require all the other stuff as well; really glad Disney hasn't caved in to that yet (and hope they never will)!!!

The best method I've run across so far was a hotel that allowed me to view my charges on the TV and if I approved them and had also provided the hotel with an e-mail when I checked in they would route a copy of the invoice to my e-mail so I could pick it up when I got back to work. That was nice and less paperwork to carry and worry about. Maybe Disney can develop their own version of this one of these days?!

-R