Can I stay in a hotel after my ID card expires?

You can't stay in a hotel if your ID card expires.

1. According to the relevant laws and regulations, Chinese mainland citizens with expired ID cards cannot directly use this ID card to check in at the hotel; 2. If you really need to check in, and you don't have a valid certificate, you should declare your identity to the local police station, and the police station will provide a printed copy of your identity information as proof of check-in; 3. Valid identity documents include household registration book, resident identity card, temporary id card, driver's license, passport, etc. 4. If the ID card expires, it should be replaced in time, so as not to affect daily life and work.

Importance of ID card:

1. ID card: ID card is the legal certificate for citizens to prove their identity in their daily life;

2. Legal requirements: According to the law, citizens must hold valid identity documents in order to provide identity information when necessary;

3. Social activities: the ID card is used for identity verification in social activities such as bank account opening, train ticket purchase and plane ticket purchase;

4. Information registration: ID cards are used to register personal information in hotels, medical care, inspection and other occasions;

5. Electronic services: ID numbers are often used in electronic services such as network service registration and e-government platform authentication.

To sum up, the expired ID cards of Chinese mainland citizens cannot be directly used for hotel check-in, and must be verified by the local police station. At the same time, we should pay attention to updating our ID card and other valid documents in time to avoid affecting our daily life and work, including accommodation, and ensure that our personal rights and interests are not restricted.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Identity Card Law

Article 11

If the state decides to issue a new generation of resident identity cards, the validity period of the resident identity cards expires, the citizens' names change, or the documents are severely damaged and unrecognizable, citizens should apply for new cards; If there are errors in the registration of resident identity cards, the public security organ shall promptly correct them and issue a new card; When you get a new card, you must return the original card. If a resident identity card is lost, it shall apply for a replacement. Citizens under the age of 16 may apply for renewal, renewal or replacement of their resident identity cards under any of the circumstances listed in the preceding paragraph. When a citizen goes through the formalities of permanent residence transfer, the public security organ shall record the change of the address of the permanent residence of the citizen in the machine-readable item of the resident ID card and inform it.