Do you need to show your passport when checking into a hotel in Da Nang?
Based on 1 discussion with 2 participants · Last activity: 2 days ago
TL;DR
Yes, hotels in Da Nang almost always require your original passport at check-in, often scanning it through a special reader for local registration — some places only ask for a photo sent via chat, especially for self check-in bookings. Occasionally one passport photo has been used to check in a friend as well, but this isn't reliable or official.
What the community said
Some hotels use special passport-scanning devices at check-in, which may explain why they need the original document every time instead of just the data already on file.
3 days ago
Even when checking back into the same hotel, staff almost always ask to photograph your passport again in person — only once was it possible to skip this step.
3 days ago
It's worth searching for the right place in advance: check-in by passport photo is possible at some hotels, and Airbnb has a self check-in filter — with these listings you don't meet anyone in person, just send a photo of your ID via chat.
3 days ago Airbnb self check-in filter