Securing your home before a trip: a checklist that ends at the airport car park

Before you lock the front door and head to Suvarnabhumi, two things need to be settled: your home is secure, and your car has a safe place to wait. This checklist handles both, finishing with a straightforward parking option 7 km from the terminal.

Why the last item on your list matters most

Leaving your car in the open airport car park for five or six nights costs around 1,250–1,750 THB (before VAT). Many drivers in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces — Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani — quietly absorb that cost without realising there is a covered, guarded alternative nearby. HUB Airport Parking is 7 km from Suvarnabhumi's terminal, a 12-minute drive, with a free 24/7 shuttle that reaches you within 15 minutes of your call. A 5-night stay is 849 THB before 7% VAT — versus roughly 1,250 THB at the airport lot. The saving is real, not rounding.

Home security: the essentials before you leave

Doors, windows and locks

• Try every door and window latch before you put your bag in the car — not from memory, physically try each one.
• If you have a smart lock or padlock, photograph the locked state on your phone. You will not wonder halfway to the airport.
• Tell a trusted neighbour your travel dates. A street where one person is watching is noticeably safer.

Electricity and water

• Switch off non-essential circuit breakers if you are away more than two nights.
• Turn the water heater off at the breaker. A leak with no one home is the expensive kind.
• Unplug the refrigerator if the trip is a week or longer, and leave the door ajar.

Valuables and documents

• Passports, title deeds, and spare keys: move them somewhere that is not the kitchen drawer.
• Set a timer on one interior light. A completely dark house for six nights reads as empty.
• Cancel regular deliveries — a stack of parcels outside the door is an advertisement.

Mail and appearances

• Ask a neighbour or building staff to clear your letterbox every two days.
• If you have a garden, arrange for someone to water it. A brown lawn in rainy season is visible from the road.

Packing and the morning of departure

• Confirm your passport and visa documents the night before, not at the kerb.
• Charge all devices fully. An airport charging queue at 5 a.m. is avoidable.
• Keep medication in your carry-on, not in checked luggage.
• Screenshot your booking confirmation — including your parking reservation — so it works without mobile data.

Where your car fits into all of this

The car is often the last thing people think about and the first thing they worry about once the plane is in the air. Leaving it outside in sun and rain for multiple days, in a lot where staff turnover is high and CCTV coverage is patchy, is a reasonable concern.

At HUB Airport Parking, the car sits in a covered indoor facility with 24/7 CCTV and on-site security guards. Critically, you keep your own keys — nobody moves the car while you are away. The lot is staffed around the clock, every day of the year.

Pricing (before 7% VAT):

• 3 days: 549 THB (183 THB/day)
• 5 days: 849 THB (170 THB/day)
• 7 days: 999 THB (143 THB/day)
• Custom durations from 130 THB/day

Compared to the 7-day airport rate of 1,750 THB, that is a 43% saving — enough to cover an airport meal and a taxi from your home.

The free shuttle runs 24 hours a day. Call when you park; the shuttle reaches you in about 15 minutes and drops you at the terminal in 12 minutes. On arrival, the same shuttle brings you back to your car. You do not need to plan around a fixed timetable.

Book before you finalise the checklist

Half of HUB's customers book within three days of travel, and one in five books on the day. Same-day bookings are accepted. The median trip is four to five nights — precisely the window where the price difference versus the airport lot becomes significant.

Book online at https://hubairportparking.com or call +66-62-442-4291. If you prefer LINE, the number connects there too. The address is OSC Building, Kingkaew Road, Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan 10540.

Finish the home checklist, take your photos of the locked doors, and let the parking take care of itself.