Not a burglar, but our home has been broken into. We only had the one-bedroom at the time, but the places that the burglar looked into were: the closet (everything was thrown out), desk drawers (found a bit of cash and our passports were taken), the entry furniture (drawers), under the bed/bedside tables.
At least now I know where not to hide valuables. Not that I have any.
If it's empty, you can cut a hole in the bottom, for example, clean the inside and make some type of lid, to close it again. It's not like anybody will be inspecting it in detail ;)