Do minors need an ID card to stay in a hotel?

Need. Minors who have reached the age of 16 shall go through the check-in formalities in hotels and guesthouses with their authentic and legal identity documents. If the minor is under the age of 16, he still needs to be accompanied by a guardian even if he carries a real and legal ID card.

Hotel operators must check their identities, truthfully register and submit relevant information when receiving minors.

Hotel operators should conscientiously fulfill their legal obligations and main responsibilities to protect minors. Those who violate relevant legal obligations will be investigated for corresponding legal responsibilities according to law.

At least 16 years old but less than 18 years old, check in at the hotel by yourself as appropriate, as follows:

Minors who are under the age of 18 but must be over the age of 16, who hold their second-generation ID cards and can live independently can stay in the hotel alone after strict examination by the hotel.

"Five Necessities" for Minors to Stay in Hotels

Hotel operators must check their identities, truthfully register and submit relevant information when receiving minors;

The contact information of parents or other guardians of minors must be asked and recorded for future reference; You must ask about the identity relationship of people living together and record it for future reference;

Security inspection and visitor management must be strengthened to prevent illegal infringement on minors;

You must immediately report the suspicious situation to the public security organ, contact the parents or other guardians of minors in time, and take corresponding safety protection measures.

Hotel security information management system strictly urges hotel business units to implement the "five musts" for receiving minors. The following eight specific situations should strictly implement the relevant provisions.

First, if the person 16 years old or above is staying alone, the hotel will contact the guardian, get the consent and arrange the check-in.

2./kloc-If you live alone under the age of 0/6, the hotel will contact the guardian to issue an online power of attorney and arrange for check-in.

Third, if the guardian is with you, the hotel will ask about the relationship, and only after the police station confirms that he is the guardian can he arrange to stay.

4. If you are not accompanied by a guardian, the hotel will arrange to stay after contacting the guardian to publish an online statement.

Fifth,/kloc-If more than one minor under the age of 0/6 lives together, the hotel will contact the guardians of all the people who check in, and arrange to stay after issuing an online power of attorney. Men and women are not allowed to live together.

6./kloc-If minors over 0/6 years old live together, the hotel will contact the guardians of all the people who check in to arrange for their stay, and men and women are not allowed to live together.

Seventh, if you bring an infant to stay, if you can provide an infant identity document, you can arrange to stay after the police station confirms the identity of the guardian.

Eighth, if you bring an infant to check in but can't provide an infant identity document, you should report it to the police station, and the police station will arrange to check in after confirming the relationship.

Legal basis:

Measures for the administration of public security in hotel industry

Article 6 A hotel must register for receiving passengers' accommodation. At the time of registration, the passenger's identity documents shall be checked and truthfully registered according to the prescribed items.

To receive accommodation from overseas tourists, an accommodation registration form shall also be submitted to the local public security organ within 24 hours.

Article 7 Hotels shall set up safe deposit boxes, lockers, storerooms and safes for passengers' belongings, and designate special persons to take care of them. A system of registration, collection and handover shall be established for the property deposited by passengers.