Originally Posted by
bitterproffit
I take a picture of my passport on my phone. I keep the original safe back at the hotel. I’ve never been asked to produce a passport while in Germany. But if needed, I have my phone even when I don’t have my wallet
I'm surprised by the number of poster saying that the passport is stored in the safe. FWIW, I don't consider a hotel room safe to be a safe place. I keep my passport on my person.
Re: Germany, I've never been controlled in Germany, but i'd still advise against leaving the hotel without any ID. It just takes bad luck to be in a situation where you are asked to produce a passport (e.g. car accident).