That seems like a lot just for a room. Yikes.
Next level clown world
Just booked an apartment in Nashville with hotels.com
After this they contacted me via email and required me to upload
Government ID
Phone number
Credit card number
Selfie
Response was go fuck yourself. Now I have to do a clawback in credit card as it was a no refund booking.
I did explain all I wanted was a room not opening a bank account. Still no go
Avoid these fucks at all cost
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Also to confirm it wasn’t hotels that contacted me it was actually sonder.
Many countries have laws requiring foreign visitors to register with the local police. By taking your passports the hotels are doing this for you (and it's not their decision - it's the law - they have no choice). If the hotel didn't do this for you, you would have to find a local police station and register yourself.