Relinquishing Passports to Front Desk Clerks on Hotel Check-In during Italy?
desertchuck2001 asked:
I’ve examination in the review, which in Italy, the road house guest has to give way their passports to the front-desk of their road house during check-in. It pronounced which they were afterwards taken to be reviewed by the internal police, as well as returned in the evening. Is this the usual use for the caller to Rome, Italy?
I’ve examination in the review, which in Italy, the road house guest has to give way their passports to the front-desk of their road house during check-in. It pronounced which they were afterwards taken to be reviewed by the internal police, as well as returned in the evening. Is this the usual use for the caller to Rome, Italy?
It’s a requirement when checking in to any Italian hotel that you hand over your passport. Details are either written down, or photocopied, and available should the police require the information or wish to check the register. Your passport is returned usually next time you pass the Reception Desk, not necessary in the evening.
Most European hotels will want to see your passport when you check-in, and this is not something to worry about.
Any traveller arriving at any hotel desk is asked to give his/her passport (or ID card if European Citizen) for registration.
Also Italians travelling around Italy are required to do so.
The receptionist usually keeps it to write down details and returns it after this is done. To keep your passport is a matter of courtesy, as the hotel wishes to avoid guests umpleasant waiting if, for example, the receptionist is busy registering people arrived before you.
You can ask for all formalities to be done and wait with your luggage at the front desk or go to your room and return later to pick up your passport. It is a common procedure to collect your passport when you go back to the Reception desk.
In all cases be sure you have an ID with you when you go out (or a copy at least of the document you have in the hotel) as police is authorized to ask you to show it exactly as they ask it to Italians.
What you say about police reviewing passports could occur if police is searching for somebody for any purpose related to terrorism, safety and related features, but is not a common practice. Actually I never heard of this being done.
I don’t know about rome, but in everywhere else in Italy they never did that. Be VERY careful of giving your passport away!