Can a 17-year-old stay in a hotel?

Yes, if you are over 16 years old and under 18 years old, you can check into the hotel by yourself, subject to availability. According to the requirements of the public security department, all guests entering the hotel must bring their ID card to the front desk to register. Under normal circumstances, most hotels in China will accept guests who can provide their valid ID cards. Except for certain hotels with express regulations. Passengers must have one ID card per person for accommodation. The accommodation registration of minors is the same as that of adults. They must register with their valid identity documents in real name. Minors who do not have a resident ID card can register for accommodation with the "Household Registration Book".

1. Hotel check-in process:

1. Generally speaking, when checking into a hotel, you must first go to the front desk. The staff will ask you whether you have made a hotel reservation. If you do not have a reservation, you will be contacted. Do you recommend the room type;

2. After selecting the room type, a deposit is required. You can choose to pay in cash or use a credit card for authorization. Please keep the receipt or authorization slip;

3. After completing the formalities, the staff will give you a room card with the room number written on it. Customers can just open the door and check in according to the room number;

4. When checking out, you pay the bill together and go to the front desk. Explain check-out, the front desk informs the housekeeping department to check the room, if items are found to be damaged, etc., it needs to be recorded in the bill;

5. Then the staff will print the bill, and after the customer pays or swipes the card, the excess cash will be For return, if it was previously authorized, the staff will tear up the authorization form in person. Of course, the customer can ask for it back. Please explain if you need an invoice, otherwise the front desk staff will not give it to you.

2. Hotel room booking process

Step 1: After selecting a suitable hotel, guests can place an order by phone, online or fax, stating their name, room type and check-in date. Make a reservation.

Step 2: After receiving your reservation information, the hotel will confirm it within one hour.

Step 3: After receiving the hotel’s confirmation, the guest only needs to report the guest’s name at the hotel front desk.

Step 4: When checking in, you need to bring your adult ID card to check in, and you need to pay a certain deposit.

Notes:

1. Hotel rooms are generally reserved until 22:00 on the day of reservation, and may be reserved until 19:00 on holidays.

2. If the guest arrives late for other reasons, please call directly to reserve the room after the reservation is successful. During special periods such as exhibitions, you need to provide a credit card guarantee or pay the room fee in advance.

3. Room prices may be inaccurate due to seasonal changes, please refer to telephone consultation or final confirmation.

Legal Basis

"Hotel Industry Public Security Management Measures"

Article 6 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 hosting overseas tourists for accommodation, they must also submit an accommodation registration form to the local public security agency within 24 hours.

"Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 56: Hotel staff do not register the names and types of identity documents of guests who are staying as required and number, or if a guest knowingly brings dangerous substances into the hotel and fails to stop them, a fine of not less than 200 yuan but not more than 500 yuan will be imposed.

If a staff member of the hotel industry knowingly knows that the guest staying is a criminal suspect or a person wanted by the public security organ, and fails to report it to the public security organ, he or she shall be fined not less than 200 yuan but not more than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, Detention for not more than five days and a fine of not more than five hundred yuan may be imposed.