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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by Sydneysider
2. Hotel check in. This one bothers me the most. I'm torn between the private property rights of the hotel owner (their property, their rules) and my own right to privacy. This ID check doesn't serve any real purpose; they're not checking me against a "do not stay" list. What I find most irritating is that this is cloaked in the blanket "security" argument.
Within the US, the only purpose IME this serves is if the room is prepaid, to ensure the person who paid for the room (or their authorized guest as listed on the reservation in advance) is checking into the room.

Anytime the say it's for security, it's just a spineless argument.
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