Originally Posted by
rankourabu
Which hotels turn away 19 year old guests is what I'd like to know too..... This must be a US thing?
Here's something about Canada having some restrictions on checking-in for young adults around ten years ago:
I clicked on just a few and got a pretty even split between 18 (Sheraton Centre, Pantages), 19 (Strathcona, Bond Place), and 21 (Cambridge Suites, Ramada Plaza). Only one I saw that was 25 was Mississauga's Waterside Inn.
You're welcome to see what those properties have as their age restrictions nowadays. At least one of those has Expedia indicating that 18-year-olds are not welcome. I already found Expedia saying the following for one Canadian property:
Originally Posted by Expedia
Check-in
Check-in from 4 PM - 3 AM
Minimum check-in age - 19
Originally Posted by
rankourabu
Bottom line, unless there is some weird 18-21 age restrictions by the hotel - it doesnt matter who paid for the reservation.
Not any different than me paying with my credit card for my mom's/wife's/etc hotel bookings.
Here in the US, hotels check the ID not just for name but also for age of the person at times. Also at times some hotels check to make sure the person isn't a "local". Combine being an 18-21 year old adult + local address indication on ID at hotels in the US and there are places where there are de facto restrictions in place depending on the hotel/hotel personnel doing the checking-in and who the person is that is trying to check-in as a hotel guest. Hotels may be more willing to take cash for payment from those who are older adults than they are from those who are younger adults. And who makes the payment and how the payment is made does matter at times.
Who paid for the reservation can matter -- even outside of the US -- as they may want to see the bank card used to pay for and/or make the reservation. Having the means to cover incidental charges above just the room rate can also matter -- and this often means having a bank card in the guest's name with enough available funds on it to satisfy the hotel check-in personnel. And that's even if ignoring the issue of some hotels having gone to no-cash policies to pay at the hotel -- this is less of an issue in the US than it is in some parts of Europe.
A window into how this U21 thing is an issue in the US:
Nashua hotel sued for refusing room to guest under 21
https://www.unionleader.com/news/bus...04f5bcaa5.html
That's at a Hilton property.
Hotels here can play up the "alcohol" angle. We have a general legal drinking age limit set at 21 years of age. When a person is under that age, hotels may not want to take the risk when alcohol sales/delivery are available on site.