Identification rules for Hotels in Canada

29th August 2006, 02:03 PM

In article <eae7f2t74au4harv79cqeqpkphm2sm5qcu@********>, Max@Volume.com
wrote:

> I am staying at hotels in Vancouver, Marriott / Best Western / Hilton
> / Holiday Inn. They all seem to require photo id on checkin. I am a
> Canadian citizen. Is it a legal requirement for them to verify photo
> ID, or is it just common practice in Canada? I have observed that
> hotels in UK and France do not typically require ID, whereas hotels in
> Florida do require photo ID on checkin.
>
> What are the rules in Canada?

When in doubt, contact the hotel directly and ask.

30th August 2006, 08:24 PM

Max@Volume.com wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:03:00 -0400, Shawn Hirn <srhi@************>
> wrote:
>
> >> I am staying at hotels in Vancouver, Marriott / Best Western / Hilton
> >> / Holiday Inn. They all seem to require photo id on checkin. I am a
> >> Canadian citizen. Is it a legal requirement for them to verify photo
> >> ID, or is it just common practice in Canada? I have observed that
> >> hotels in UK and France do not typically require ID, whereas hotels in
> >> Florida do require photo ID on checkin.
> >>
> >> What are the rules in Canada?
> >
> >When in doubt, contact the hotel directly and ask.
>
> Apparently the major chains have no rules on ID and it's up to the
> individual hotel. In practice ID is requested by "most" hotels.

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I believe it's just "policy" of the business. I don't know of any
situation where an ID check is mandatory. However, I tend not to do
business with those who do not check ID.

31st August 2006, 12:01 AM

Apparently <sky.dancer1@yahoo.com> wrote:

>x-No-Archive: yes
>
>I believe it's just "policy" of the business. I don't know of any
>situation where an ID check is mandatory. However, I tend not to do
>business with those who do not check ID.

By the way, your x-No-Archive does nothing.

It must be the very first line of the post, not embedded within it.

HTH,
--
Ken Tough

31st August 2006, 07:34 PM

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Ken Tough wrote:
> Apparently <sky.dancer1@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >x-No-Archive: yes
> >
> >I believe it's just "policy" of the business. I don't know of any
> >situation where an ID check is mandatory. However, I tend not to do
> >business with those who do not check ID.
>
>
> By the way, your x-No-Archive does nothing.
>
> It must be the very first line of the post, not embedded within it.
>
> HTH,
> --
> Ken Tough

Yeah, I wasn't scrolled all the way to the top on that one. Thanks

1st September 2006, 10:36 PM

Max@Volume.com wrote:
> I am staying at hotels in Vancouver, Marriott / Best Western / Hilton
> / Holiday Inn. They all seem to require photo id on checkin. I am a
> Canadian citizen. Is it a legal requirement for them to verify photo
> ID, or is it just common practice in Canada? I have observed that
> hotels in UK and France do not typically require ID, whereas hotels in
> Florida do require photo ID on checkin.
>
> What are the rules in Canada?
just a drivers lic. is needed with photo

2nd September 2006, 09:12 PM

Max@Volume.com wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:57:04 -0230, "apshawnhunt"
> <apshawnhunt@************> wrote:
>
> >There is no official rule...most places do not ask.
>
> Every place I have stayed at has asked for ID. They're all hotel
> chains, not individual enterprises.
>
> What are these hotels which you claim do not ask?

In Canada, the Holiday Inn Select (Toronto Airport) and the Marriott in
Ottawa did not ask... but I reserved online with a credit card and a
Hotel Club Number (for the appropriate hotel), and applied a CAA
discount. When I showed up at the counter, I handed my club card, my
credit card (which was used to reserve the room), and the CAA card. I
didn't show any photo ID.

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, no credit card required). US
Motels seem very interested in the safety of their guests and want to
know who's checking in, what they did not seem to be concerned with was
taking ID from my friend, who came in with me at check-in, and was
sharing the room with me. I guess that's because ultimately I'm
responsible.

S.

2nd September 2006, 09:18 PM

Rog' wrote:
> I have checked in at a wide variety of hotels in Florida for over
> 25 years and seriously, none (here or elsewhere) ever asked me
> for an ID, as long as I presented a valid CC. I expect that it is
> necessary for guests who did not or paid with cash. Either way,
> these days, I would have no objection to such a request. =R=

That might in part explain why I was asked for ID so frequently...
Simply I pay cash. I'd rather pay now, than owe it later.

When I checked into the Reno hotel, I needed photo ID. I also needed
photo ID for every single other thing I did in Reno, including
purchasing postcards and T-shirts with a credit card. Most merchants
(although that may vary by enterprise) want to see ID when a credit
card is being used, specifically in Reno.

I can't speak for the rest of my vacation, since I rarely used a credit
card except in California to pay for fuel at the pump (no pump now pay
later for the most part). I get annoyed at clerks who can't seem to
make the right change or give a proper receipt for the fuel I
purchased, so I pay at the pump. I'm not kidding on this one...

>From what I remember, no one gave me too difficult a time... my US
debit card is also a Mastercard, and I just used my PIN at the grocery
stores to get cash back. It worked like a charm, and I didn't have to
worry about ABM machines eatting my card while on vacation.

S.

Rik Brown · 28th October 2006, 11:34 AM

> I am staying at hotels in Vancouver, Marriott / Best Western / Hilton
> / Holiday Inn. They all seem to require photo id on checkin. I am a
> Canadian citizen. Is it a legal requirement for them to verify photo
> ID, or is it just common practice in Canada? I have observed that
> hotels in UK and France do not typically require ID, whereas hotels in
> Florida do require photo ID on checkin.
>
> What are the rules in Canada?

I've stayed in several cities in Canada over the past 3-4 years and have never been asked for a photo ID (I'm a U.S. citizen). The most recent was a stay at the Marriott in Vancouver. There, I was only required to show the credit card for which I reserved the hotel and on which I would be billed at the conclusion of my stay.

Cheers! -- Rik

29th October 2006, 11:32 AM

"Rik Brown" <Rik.Brown.2gedqx@no-mx.forums.travel.com> wrote in message
news:Rik.Brown.2gedqx@no-mx.forums.travel.com...
>
>> > I am staying at hotels in Vancouver, Marriott / Best Western /
>> > Hilton
>> > / Holiday Inn. They all seem to require photo id on checkin.
> <snip>

Hotels -- or other businesses -- increasingly need to know the identity
of their customers, for a variety of reasons. First among these is the
need to prevent fraud due to "identity theft", the use of stolen or
forged credit cards. The best way for a merchant to do this is to ask
for photo ID that matches the credit card.

And if the hotel burns down, the owners can give the authorities an
accurate list of guests!

Rik Brown · 30th October 2006, 12:34 PM

Hotels -- or other businesses -- increasingly need to know the identity
of their customers, for a variety of reasons. First among these is the
need to prevent fraud due to "identity theft", the use of stolen or
forged credit cards. The best way for a merchant to do this is to ask
for photo ID that matches the credit card.

And if the hotel burns down, the owners can give the authorities an
accurate list of guests!

I totally agree and would never mind if anyone asked for photo I.D. as it is mutually a protection to my credit card on my behalf as well as a protection for the hotel.

Cheers! -- Rik