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Old Feb 15, 2023 | 3:04 pm
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AKC6
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Sure, here's when to burgle my house!
Originally Posted by Herb687
I would never allow a hotel to see my driver license, let alone key in the number.

ID never leaves my hand when checking in to a hotel in the US and it's not an ID that has my address on it anyway.
Originally Posted by SPN Lifer
This is where a U.S. Passport Card or a Library of Congress Reader's Card comes in handy.
Originally Posted by Herb687
Global Entry card. I also have a U.S. Passport Card as suggested above by SPN Lifer. My Global Entry card has only been refused by casinos (go figure) but they have always relented and accepted the Passport Card. Hotels have always accepted the Global Entry card, not that they scrutinize it very carefully (which they really can't since it stays in my hand).
Giving some underpaid, overworked near minimum-wage employee your home address and how long you'll be away ?
It's Nexus for me, or the others mentioned. Federal ID that lets you fly and gets you into Congress and the White House should work for a hotel.
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