Can I stay in a hotel with my passport?

Legal analysis: no, you need an ID card to stay in the hotel.

Legal basis: Article 56 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment stipulates that hotel staff who fail to register the names, types and numbers of the staying passengers, or who knowingly bring dangerous goods into the hotel without stopping them, shall be fined between 200 yuan and 500 yuan. Hotel workers who know that the overnight guest is a criminal suspect or wanted by the public security organ but do not report to the public security organ shall be fined from 200 yuan to 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for less than 5 days and may be fined less than 500 yuan. Article 57 stipulates that if the lessor rents the house to a person without identity documents, or fails to register the lessee's name, type and number of identity documents as required, it shall be fined between 200 yuan and 500 yuan. If the lessor of the house knows that the lessee uses the leased house for criminal activities and fails to report to the public security organ, he shall be fined between 200 yuan and 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for less than 5 days and may be fined less than 500 yuan.