Can I use my driver’s license to stay in a hotel?

Generally, you cannot use your driver’s license to stay in a hotel. According to the law, travelers must present valid personal documents to stay in hotels. In addition to resident ID cards, valid documents for accommodation include household registration booklet, military officer ID card, soldier ID card, armed police officer ID card, passport, temporary resident ID card, and household registration certificate with photo. , but does not include a driver's license. Domestic travelers who do not hold a valid ID and need accommodation can go to the police station where the hotel is located to issue an identity certificate and check in with the identity certificate. If overseas personnel lose their valid identity documents, they can register for accommodation with a certificate of loss issued by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ.

When a passenger loses his or her valid ID and is unable to check in at the hotel, he or she can go to the police station in the jurisdiction of the hotel where he or she is staying to verify his or her identity and issue relevant identity certificates, so that he or she can return to the hotel to check in. A driver's license is a license that motor vehicle drivers need to apply for in accordance with the law. A driver's license is a license certificate. It is not a valid identification document and therefore cannot be used as proof of identity to register at the hotel.

Legal basis: Article 6 of the "Hotel Industry Public Security Management Measures"

Hotels must register for accommodation of tourists. When registering, the passenger's identity document shall be checked and the passenger's identity document shall be truthfully registered according to the prescribed items.

When receiving overseas tourists for accommodation, they must also submit an accommodation registration form to the local public security agency within 24 hours.

Article 7

The hotel shall set up a safe deposit box, cabinet or storage room or safe for passengers' belongings, and designate a dedicated person to be responsible for the safekeeping. A system for registration, collection and handover of property deposited by passengers must be established.