Hotel key card keeps demagnetizing — phone pocket to blame or ask for a spare every night?

Most demagnetized guest cards we see lived next to a phone, a mag-wallet, or another key. Ask for a spare on day one and keep one card alone in a shirt pocket or the room folder — not stacked on the phone. We reprogram for free; we cannot invent a secret fee for a working key. If it still dies after you separate the phone, the stripe may be worn and we cut a new one. Tell the desk once that you want two working cards. The walk of shame usually ends when the phone stops sharing a pocket.