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Identification rules for Hotels in Canada
In the US, all Motel 6's I stayed at required ID. The Sands Regency in
Reno required ID at check in (even though the room was prepaid, and I had the confirmation), and all the independant chains required ID and took my license number along with my car plate number. Some were chains, others were independent one of a kind motels... All under 50 a night (the kind crooks use, and pay cash...) On a road trip this summer my wife and I stayed at 16 hotels and motels in 5 US states from Colorado to California, mostly in small towns, mostly in the $75-$100 range, a few higher or lower. 8 or 9 of them were Comfort Inns (my current favorite for value of the larger chains), 4 or 5 Best Western, 2 independents, 1 Quality. Most nights we made reservations guaranteed with my Visa card; sometimes we didn't At check-in I always presented the Visa card. For most of the places that was all they wanted. (Well, I typically had to give the car's license plate number, but that doesn't identify me.) Maybe 4 or 5 places asked for photo ID. (On another phase of the trip we stayed at a Hyatt Regency in Chicago, but I don't remember for sure whether they asked for ID or not.) I don't believe I've ever been asked for ID when checking into a hotel or motel in Canada (with a credit card); I think I would have remembered precisely because it was unusual. But it's been a few years since I last traveled within Canada at all, so my experience, even if correctly remembered, may not be relevant. -- Mark Brader | "I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now Toronto | in square whole and can be voguish for that your | payment is being processed..." --seen in spam My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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That might make the difference... I never presented my credit card for
any of my reservations. I think there might have been one or two motels that didn't require my ID, because I made an online reservation and paid a credit card deposit, but as memory serves, from Montana to California, I was showing my passport at every motel. I asked my partner, who's stayed at far more hotels in Canada than I have, and he says no, it's not common practice to show photo ID. But showing a credit card is always common practice up here. There are many hotel chains here that will NOT rent to someone without a credit card. Something to do with "insurance policy". This was ten years ago when I couldn't stay anywhere "nice" because I didn't have a Visa (although I intended to pay cash any way). Photo ID didn't matter to the check-in desk, the credit card was the clincher. S. Mark Brader wrote: On a road trip this summer my wife and I stayed at 16 hotels and motels in 5 US states from Colorado to California, mostly in small towns, mostly in the $75-$100 range, a few higher or lower. 8 or 9 of them were Comfort Inns (my current favorite for value of the larger chains), 4 or 5 Best Western, 2 independents, 1 Quality. Most nights we made reservations guaranteed with my Visa card; sometimes we didn't At check-in I always presented the Visa card. For most of the places that was all they wanted. (Well, I typically had to give the car's license plate number, but that doesn't identify me.) Maybe 4 or 5 places asked for photo ID. (On another phase of the trip we stayed at a Hyatt Regency in Chicago, but I don't remember for sure whether they asked for ID or not.) I don't believe I've ever been asked for ID when checking into a hotel or motel in Canada (with a credit card); I think I would have remembered precisely because it was unusual. But it's been a few years since I last traveled within Canada at all, so my experience, even if correctly remembered, may not be relevant. -- Mark Brader | "I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now Toronto | in square whole and can be voguish for that your | payment is being processed..." --seen in spam My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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On 2006-09-03 09:20:03 -0400, "Sapphyre" said:
That might make the difference... I never presented my credit card for any of my reservations. I think there might have been one or two motels that didn't require my ID, because I made an online reservation and paid a credit card deposit, but as memory serves, from Montana to California, I was showing my passport at every motel. I asked my partner, who's stayed at far more hotels in Canada than I have, and he says no, it's not common practice to show photo ID. But showing a credit card is always common practice up here. There are many hotel chains here that will NOT rent to someone without a credit card. Something to do with "insurance policy". This was ten years ago when I couldn't stay anywhere "nice" because I didn't have a Visa (although I intended to pay cash any way). Photo ID didn't matter to the check-in desk, the credit card was the clincher. We've traveled LOTS in Canada and have NEVER been asked for a photo ID. |
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Identification rules for Hotels in Canada
"Sapphyre" wrote in message oups.com... That might make the difference... I never presented my credit card for any of my reservations. I think there might have been one or two motels that didn't require my ID, because I made an online reservation and paid a credit card deposit, but as memory serves, from Montana to California, I was showing my passport at every motel. I asked my partner, who's stayed at far more hotels in Canada than I have, and he says no, it's not common practice to show photo ID. But showing a credit card is always common practice up here. There are many hotel chains here that will NOT rent to someone without a credit card. Something to do with "insurance policy". This was ten years ago when I couldn't stay anywhere "nice" because I didn't have a Visa (although I intended to pay cash any way). Photo ID didn't matter to the check-in desk, the credit card was the clincher. S. Mark Brader wrote: On a road trip this summer my wife and I stayed at 16 hotels and motels in 5 US states from Colorado to California, mostly in small towns, mostly in the $75-$100 range, a few higher or lower. 8 or 9 of them were Comfort Inns (my current favorite for value of the larger chains), 4 or 5 Best Western, 2 independents, 1 Quality. Most nights we made reservations guaranteed with my Visa card; sometimes we didn't At check-in I always presented the Visa card. For most of the places that was all they wanted. (Well, I typically had to give the car's license plate number, but that doesn't identify me.) Maybe 4 or 5 places asked for photo ID. (On another phase of the trip we stayed at a Hyatt Regency in Chicago, but I don't remember for sure whether they asked for ID or not.) I don't believe I've ever been asked for ID when checking into a hotel or motel in Canada (with a credit card); I think I would have remembered precisely because it was unusual. But it's been a few years since I last traveled within Canada at all, so my experience, even if correctly remembered, may not be relevant. -- Mark Brader | "I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now Toronto | in square whole and can be voguish for that your | payment is being processed..." --seen in spam My text in this article is in the public domain. They want a credit card as there have been to many rooms rented for cash, where when they leave the room is trashed, or TV and other items are missing. |
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