What is the best place to stowe a laptop while you are out sightseeing or on business? Do you leave it in the room? Lock it in the trunk? Leave it at the hotel desk? Take it with you? Each of these options carry some risk of theft. I do not stay in high-end hotels, but I do try to stay in safe neighborhoods. What works best, and what should I avoid. Most of my travels are in Western Europe, where crime rates are relatively low, but everyone who travels with a laptop faces this question. I am asking because I am taking a laptop with me for the first time.
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I took a netbook to France last spring, and locked it in my backpack when I didn't take it with me. Mostly I didn't take it with me.
If it's an ordinary-sized laptop, I'd opt for the trunk. However, I try to transfer it when no one is looking. If there's an in-room safe, and it fits, that's the way to go.
We leave it in the hotel room, on full display. It's insured in the hotel, not in the car.