Originally Posted by
Westcoaster
That should work at most properties. I've run into a few hotels that say they are allowed to require the physical card due to fraud issues. After the first time a hotel in Las Vegas required both ID and the physical card I called Hilton to verify that this was on the up and up. It was. To be safe you can call the hotel to see what they require.
If you do online check in and/or use the digital key you should be okay with typing in the card number yourself... digital key you won't even go to the front desk just use your phone as a key. Just make sure you go to the room and use the digital key before any interaction with the front desk.
Preferably digital key.
I think you have to be Silver, Gold, or Diamond to use the digital key.