where about are you staying

Have you thought of this. Take a small padlock and chain with you. Keep your valuables locked up in your cases and padlock them together.

Not very easy to be carrying 2 padlocked cases around if you're a burglar.

Toonman

when i stayed in costa del sol the safe was dodgy so I took the bottom bit of the curtain and removed the stiching then I put my money in if the curtains are heavy no one will notice..

its entirely up to you :)

good idea but i would not like it if my curtains in my apartment were dismantled

You could take a needle and thread you are only taking out a Few stitches...

I still would not like it if someone decided to pull my curtains to pieces whilst they were in my apartmenrt that is why my apartments are fully checked on departure

then you should provide really good safes or reliable safe service, in order not to challenge imagination for "safety facilities creation" of your guests :)

Other would be inappropriate and even abusive for them (at least for me if I was your guest)

you are not getting the point

if you could think of a safer place then please let me know:):)

we do actually have safe deposit boxes for our apartments!!

suemackey, this is great for you. However, the user who posted the question will not have such in their accommodation place. For sure he/she knows that safe facilities are available in other hotels/aparetments; however his/her vacation is already booked.

So the question is about alternatives.

Such were given by Toonman (the nest one under these circumstances) and also by Tillydrone.

I do fully agree that the solution of Tillydrone is not appropriate from the part of owner but from the part of guest who is not provided with basic safety facilities it is a matter of "belongings survival".

This I expressed above saying that one who cares for his ownership and wants to make the guests care for it also, should adequately care for guests' belongings by providing safety facilities.

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To franleeds (hope it's not late)

Rental safe deposit box is possible in banks and in main post offices. I don't think it's possible in SB post office but rather in the main one in Burgas.

Also, not sure if they offer so short term rental (assuming that your vacation is maximum 2 weeks).

Additionally, the procedure can take time.

Overall, safe deposit rental via bank/post does not seem neither reliable nor comfortable (unless they developed such special service for tourists, with which I'm not familiar and for which I'm definitely in doubt).

The best solution seems to be Toonmans' one. When I fall in such situation at my trips, I take the things with me or rely on padlocks.

The "curtain solution" is interesting but i'm a bit in doubt in level of safety it provides- I've been working on a balcony many times while the cleaning ladies make my room, and definitely wouldn't say that they do not mention some details.

Moreover, you must be sure you can after completely recover the curtain or just pay for "damaged property".