Originally Posted by mario33
As a non-American I am baffled to learn here that showing your photo I.D to the Front Desk is such a big deal to some Americans. On a recent trip to the US, I stayed at 6 different hotels (including 1 Hilton) and all the hotels did ask to have a look at my photo I.D. which didnt cross my mind as being unreasonable.
I am baffled about the OP's reaction as well.
While it does not happen often, there are a few properties that request ID's and I really don't think it is a big deal at all.
As others have stated I would have an issue with them making a copy of my DL, but I'll never have an issue if they check before running my cc.