Do hotels check how many people?

Hotels ask how many guests will be staying in your room for multiple reasons. But in other cases, a hotel may request that information so that they can ensure they are complying with the fire code, or so that in the event of an emergency they will know how many guests should be accounted for.

How do you call someone staying at a hotel?

The word for a person who stays at a hotel is guest, but the guest might live in the same city where the hotel is located, or the guest could have traveled across an ocean. The word guest is agnostic about the distance the guest has traveled.

Why do hotels ask for the number of guests in room?

When that happens, the hotel will either raise the rates, or discontinue amenities. The legal reason we ask for the number of guests is in case of emergency. If you have listed only 2 guests in your room, but you have 6 with you, and a fire breaks out…

Do hotels limit the number of people in a room?

Don’t think for a second that they don’t. There are fire regulations and hotel policies that factor into the maximum number of people in a room. If you can’t afford to come over, you may want to wait until you can and/or choose a hostel or a more inexpensive room.

Do hotel staff actually care if three people are staying?

Originally Answered: Do hotel staff actually care if three people are staying in a room booked for two people? Most of the time the hotel staff doesn’t care if you have an extra person, but for safety reasons, it is extremely important to know how many guests are staying in a room.

Is it possible to stay in a hotel with 5 rooms?

It’s not possible, you shouldn’t do it and if you do, you could be thrown out of the hotel. Maximum room policies are for safety, insurance and fire hazard laws. Putting 5 people in a room for 4 is not just stealing services but is likely illegal. There are suite hotels like and others that have rooms for 5.