In Arizona you must have a valid government issued ID to book a room.

Is that also a requirement in other states? I am traveling to Arizona and I don't see why a motel or hotel needs to see a valid government issued ID. What difference does it make if I can afford the room. Isn't this intrusion that the Tea Party should rally against? I'll bet it is a Tea Party idea. Get the government off our backs and put it on undocumented persons' backs.

I'd probably do the same thing..

You get up there, trash the fucking room, I want to know you are who you say you are...


Also, some hotels don't rent to locals, for that very reason. Oh, I see you live down off Park, 15 minutes away. What you need a room for, and why are you pulling two kegs behind you? :rofl:

has asked me for ID.... even when I've paid cash. Motels will often ask for my car plates... Just be thankful this isn't Europe, where everyone has to carry ID... and can be stopped at any time by a cop and asked for it.

It makes a difference.

:shrug:

When traveling in Europe, you'll be showing your passport at your hotels. :shrug:

I'd read it as meaning US Gov issued as opposed to any Gov.

into the country (not that your typical Motel 6 clerk knows to look for the US stamp in a foreign passport).

never asked for ID.

I bet you're right about the Tea Party idea.

... and if you trash the place your next motel will be a South Asian jail.

Here they just copy your identification 'cause it's too expensive to hire little old ladies with brooms and feather dusters to patrol the hallways, and illegal to hire kids to peak through the window shutters that don't quite close all the way.

I didn't have to show ID.

it when you present your credit card. That makes sense. They want to see if you're the person whose name is on the credit card. I've never considered it a violation of my privacy. I'm often asked to show ID when I use a credit card, and I'm glad to be asked. It means that place of business is paying attention to who is presenting a credit card.

I have my Minnesota Driver's Licence in my wallet. I show it at the liquor store. I show it when asked. It is who I am, and I don't mind proving who I am. On the rare occasion that I'm stopped by the police, I have my DL and my proof of insurance (which is right behind my DL in my wallet) in hand when the cop reaches my car. I don't see the actual problem, personally, although I understand the concept.

and I always get asked for my id. I was thinking back, scouring my mind history, to remember a time when I haven't been asked for an ID. Can't recall one.

in cash for a very, very long time. I used to, back in the 1960s, when credit cards weren't such a common thing, but not for a long time. I'm just not bothered by showing ID when doing some sort of business with someone.

Just do it when asked, regardless of the circumstance. I don't get asked as much for ID when using a credit card anywhere anymore. Most of the time, you just swipe it and the person ringing you up never touches the card. That is new I guess for most transactions. As far as hotels, just seems like the normal thing getting asked for an ID when checking in. I have been in various states across the country and it's the same experience.

designed to prevent "the illegals" from stealing motel rooms from the Murrikans.:rofl:

Cause we all KNOW everyone is dying to go to Arizona!

or skip out on the bill. Defrauding an innkeeper is a big deal.

Also, most ask for the make/model of your car and license plate number.

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drivers license in any state I've been to.

i have found living in az that they charge you for everything separate. in case there is damages they can charge you for it. so they require you to have an id. some places like gas stations require it if you purchase certain items like a cigarette lighter... they want to put a name to a lighter found at the scene... the rules here are different. but I'm not sure if its a state rule or not... i know most of them do.

Ask 'em how celebrities who don't give out their real names do it in that state.

That was true for me pre-911 also.

If I wrecked the hotel room or something, they would probably want to know who I actually was so they could collect damages (just for example).

If so, what does it matter?

The hotel has a right to make sure the person checking into a room is actually the person who the reservation is being held for. In my many years of frequent business travel, there have been occasions when I have not been asked for ID, but they are rare, and likely just an oversight by the front desk person checking me in.

worked for has required ID at check in. It is policy at most hotels and it is for security purposes. Simply put, they want to know who is checked into their rooms. If someone shows up at the front desk and requests a key to your room, they want to be able to make sure that it is the legal occupant of the room. If there is damage to the room, the hotel wants to be able to hold the occupant responsible. It is also sometimes used in cooperation with local law enforcement and is sometimes required by city or county ordinance. So, as you can see, there are many reasons to ask for ID.