Originally Posted by
moondog
I honestly can't recall the last time a hotel check-in person asked me to see a visa. I suppose some local PSBs might make up their own rules though.
Huh? Every time I stayed at a hotel in China they tear apart my passport looking for the date of entry stamp, and the relevant visa. By law they have to take a picture of the visa and send it to local police. Now of course they can "forget" to do that, but only if you have a great relationship with the hotel in question.