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Occasionally, I run across a travel app that’s useful but also gives me a laugh because it reminds me of some of the unusual things that have happened on the road. Such is the case with Room—a free, simple iPhone and iPod Touch app that does nothing but keep up with your hotel room number.

I’m sure some people have no trouble remembering their room numbers, so this program isn’t for them. But there are times when I’ve found myself going to eat and then heading back to the wrong room—and wondering why my key stopped working!

I don’t consider myself too absent-minded. But my work trips typically last three or four days, usually in a different hotel (with a different room number, of course) every night. My thoughts are focused on scheduling and what needs to get done. Room numbers are little bits of clutter that, to me, are easy to forget.

Room, by nodconcept, is simple to use. Just open the app and enter your room number. Then, the room number displays with the app’s icon on the home screen. There’s also a space in the app for notes.

Now, you ask—why not just look at the room number the hotel clerk wrote on the sleeve that your electronic key is inside? Well, it’s not a good idea to keep your key with something that has the room number on it. If the key fell out of your pocket, a thief would know exactly where to go to clean out your room. So, that’s my security lecture for the day.

Room is free in the iTunes store. There’s nothing to lose by trying it. The developer does offer an upgraded version, for 99 cents, that allows multiple room numbers ito be entered if you’re traveling with a group.

I’m sure not everyone needs this app. But if you’ve ever (like me) walked up to the wrong room, it could be very handy.