GQfluffy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 8024 times:
I was 18 the first time I checked into a hotel room on my own. Didn't have a credit card. I used cash, and was asked for my Driver's License for them to make a copy of. Only did that once, though, and that was almost 5 years ago now. Not sure if hotels still allow that or not, though I don't like the idea of someone having a photo copy of my old Driver's License laying around in Asheville, NC... At least half of my SS# isn't part of my Driver's License number anymore... Yay for Montana and their stupid ID policies...
Aeroflot777 From Russia, joined Mar 2004, 2957 posts, RR: 30 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 8012 times:
Quoting Aa757first (Thread starter): Is there anyway someone under 18 can check into a hotel room, short of finding an adult to check in for them?
It's hard but there is a way. When I was 16 I needed to check into a hotel in LA my myself because I was with a friend and we were visiting UCLA that weekend. Many hotels outright refused to bother with us. It took a lot of calling on my part weeks in advance to find a hotel. I talked to nearly 30 managers of different hotels, and only one let us do it. But prior to our arrival, all our parents needed to sign a release form with their credit card number which would be billed in case we had damaged something. It's a tough problem, but work it out with the managers. Keep in close contact with them so they get to know and trust you. Forget about getting help from check-in personnel. Always, always ask for the managers. And explain the situation to them, so they know the minors are going there for a specific reason, not just to fool around. Because if it's the latter, then the hotel would rather not have anything to do with them in the first place.
KiwiinOz From New Zealand, joined Oct 2005, 2029 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 8009 times:
Depends on the type of hotel. In most countries, a minor cannot enter into a legal contract. That being the case, when a minor signs a registration card it is not legally binding. If the room get's trashed, the hotel has no rights to chaase for damages.
Addidtionally, if there is a minibar, allowing a minor to register for a room is effectively like serving them alcohol.....also an issue.
As a hotel operator, we would never do it.....too much risk. I remember how I behaved unsupervised at 17.....not good!!
USAIRWAYS321 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1806 posts, RR: 10 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 7902 times:
I'm a front desk clerk, and I'd say that it depends on the situation. If the reservation is made under the parent's name, with their card, and I have their permission to let their child check-in, then I can do it. If it's someone under 18 just walking in asking for a room, I can't allow it.
Aa757first From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3333 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 7854 times:
Quoting IAH777 (Reply 1): Um....should we be worried?
Haha, not at all. I was just curious and I'm sure there have been situations when an older teen had to travel in a hotel.
So I assume when, say, a Church group or a Scout troop stays in a hotel its permitted because the tour leader signed the registration cards?
USAIRWAYS321 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1806 posts, RR: 10 Reply 10, posted (6 years 5 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 7820 times:
Quoting Aa757first (Reply 9): So I assume when, say, a Church group or a Scout troop stays in a hotel its permitted because the tour leader signed the registration cards?
Of course...minors can stay in their own rooms anytime an adult is traveling with them, be that a parent, coach, teacher, pastor, whatever.
Boston92 From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 3390 posts, RR: 7 Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 7811 times:
All the hotels want is a credit/debit card # on file so if you do trash the place, they can charge you.
I had an experience when I was 18, and had a reservation at a Westin with my dads starpoints; I had called the hotel and they said I needed to be 21 because of the drinks in the minibar; long story short, I got into BOS at midnight, took the hotel van over to the hotel location, gave the clerk my debit card, and she gave me the room key. Just like That!
"Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?"
September11 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 3623 posts, RR: 23 Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 7753 times:
I think it depends on the hotel location. Hotel rules vary by state/city laws. Most likely 18+ is the minimum age.
USAIRWAYS321 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1806 posts, RR: 10 Reply 16, posted (6 years 5 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 7657 times:
Quoting Thomson735 (Reply 12): on my last trip they wouldnt accept a Debit card at the hotel, would only take the Credit, for Obvious reasns
Both hotels I've worked at have taken debit cards without problems. We authorize any card for the full amount of the stay plus some upon check-in, so we're not going to get screwed either way.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 17, posted (6 years 5 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 7647 times:
AFAIK, at least in PHX, the city law states that anyone under 18 must have an adult in order to get a hotel room....for obvious reasons.
A Safe Flight Begins With Quality Maintenance On The Ground.
PSA727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 972 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 5 months 9 hours ago) and read 7594 times:
Because of liability issues, most hotels will not allow a minor to register
for a hotel room. At our property, we require the registered guest to be
at least 21 years of age, unless they are there for work related purposes
which means they are paying a corporate rate or the reservation is made
through their corporate travel desk.
This is really only an issue on weekend nights, especially during homecoming
and prom seasons. Once I had a "caring" mom yell at me because she was
trying to get a room for her kid and his friends during a prom night. She
did not want them out drinking and felt that it was safer to have them go
someplace where they did not have to be on the road. I suggested that
they use her house, and she and her husband could stay at the hotel instead.
Let's just say that neither party stayed at our hotel that night.
YHMYYZspotter From Canada, joined Sep 2006, 197 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (6 years 5 months 9 hours ago) and read 7589 times:
Here is an interesting question. What happens if a minor is flying alone and misses the last connection of the day and they are forced to fly out the next day. Who is responsible for the minor then?
Sponsor Message: 
From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3333 posts, 
Um....should we be worried?
From , joined Dec 1969, posts, 
From Russia, joined Mar 2004, 2957 posts, 
From New Zealand, joined Oct 2005, 2029 posts, 
From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 1140 posts, 
From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38482 posts, 
From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2006, 162 posts, 
From Mexico, joined Jul 2003, 1788 posts, 
Printer friendly format 
