Can I use my passport to stay in a hotel in China?

Can I stay in a domestic hotel with my passport? Let's find out. Welcome to reading.

The answer is: yes.

? You can check in with your passport on the first day. Why didn't the hotel recognize it the next day? Ms. Qu, who was on a business trip from Jinan, Shandong Province to Guangzhou, was treated differently by the front desk when she went to an apartment hotel in Tianhe District with her personal passport two days ago. The reason given by the hotel staff is that her passport is not a valid identity document and she cannot stay. Ms. Qu reported the police in an angry manner, and the police's statement was consistent with the hotel. This makes Ms Qu very puzzled: Isn't the passport an identity document issued by the China government?

? Can passports be used for hotel check-in? Isn't this valid evidence? The reporter found that not only Ms. Qu, who was blocked from the door, but also many netizens and citizens who had this question. The reporter randomly asked 10 passers-by on the streets of Guangzhou, and 6 people thought it was okay to use passports as hotel check-in vouchers.

The reporter dialed the number of the international apartment where Ms. Qu stayed. The staff said that due to the regulations of the police station, the hotel can't accept passengers without ID cards, whether they are passports or driver's licenses. If the passenger does not have an ID card, the hotel staff can take him to the Xiancun police station for identification after arriving at the hotel, and then they can stay in the hotel.

Subsequently, the reporter selected three luxury hotels, chain economy hotels and inns in Guangzhou for consultation. Among the three luxury hotels, only Guangzhou W Hotel said that it is not allowed to use other identity documents except ID cards and household registration books. Among the other six hotels and inns, except for a 7-day hotel chain on Tianhe East Road, the other five all indicated that they could not stay with their driver's licenses. As long as they are legal documents, passports, Hong Kong and Macao passes, driver's licenses, etc. issued by the China government. Can be used as proof of identity for guests to stay. ?

The reporter learned from the Xiancun police station that the police station has been asking the hotel to register the passenger's ID card in real name. Passports are only proof of identity when citizens enter or leave the country and travel abroad. China citizens can't prove anything when they get passports in China. ? If you don't have an ID card, you must stay in a hotel, just come to the police station to apply for identification.

Lawyer Zhu Yongping, director of Guangdong Datong Law Firm, told the reporter that according to the Passport and Visa Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the passport of the People's Republic of China is an identity document issued to China citizens to go abroad. China citizens must carry their ID cards when they apply for passports, but 16 years old or older cannot apply for passports. Therefore, a passport is also a valid document to prove China citizenship, and you can stay in a hotel.