Do you need to show your passport when checking into a hotel in Da Nang?

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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.

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.

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.

Airbnb self check-in filter