Age requirement for hotels in Europe
 

My friends and I are wondering how old you have to be to book a hotel room. Also, we want to know how much a two queen hotel room is. If you know, please tell me. Thank you.

Hotel rooms in Italy vary by location, time of year and every other factor that cause hotel room prices to vary where you live.

Usually, 18 is the requirement to book a room. You have to have a valid credit card, however.

No one can answer the next question. It's hard to find a two-queen room to begin with. That's not normal in Europe.

If you have a credit card, you can use booking.com and other sites.

>>Also, we want to know how much a two queen hotel room is.<<

That is like asking 'How much does a new car cost?' - or 'How much does jewelry cost?"

How can anyone answer that? Waaaaaay too general.

A better way to go is to tell us what your nightly budget is and we can give you advice whether that is possible or not.

And in most places you will not find rooms w/ two queen beds - you will need to look for family rooms, or two double/twin rooms.

If you are all pretty young -- look at hostels instead -- though they also have age limits unless there is an adult (18+) along.

To have any real idea of the cost of a hotel room - and we would have to assume that you are on a tight budget and are looking for cheap and cheerful - you would have to tell us what city you are talking about (prices will be 2 or 3 times as much in a capital city as in a small town) as well as exact time of year.

IMHO for 3 or 4 young people I would definitely reco staying in a hostel in order to meet a lot of other young people if you are on a very tight budget.

To give you some perspective my 19 year old DD went for 6 weeks a couple of summers ago with 2 friends and she spent about $8,000 including transatlantic airfare and trains between cities. They did not stay in hostels but in modest hotels since they wanted to be sure of having AC (many places in europe do not have AC even in very hot weather) and a comfy place with private bath for the the 3 of them. (Some hostels have this but dorm rooms are more common.)

So you really need to give us more info for us to help you.

Otherwise the question is like - how much does dinner cost - not knowing if you mean $8 at McDonald's or $800 at Per Se.

Generally it's 18 - though if one of you is under 18 and the other is 18+, it's fine. Stay in hostels rather than hotels; you will meet lots of other young people, and it's generally cheaper. You can still get a private room.

Title was 'Europe' so not sure about Italy, but in France I booked a room for my daughter when she was about 16. I had paid before via creditcard, and she just went in. But she could have been refused - legally - and I don't know if Italians are accomodating or not.

The 18 year-limit is nonsense.

We have socalled "Youth Hostels" and, as the name says, they are intended to accomodate young people. Most hostels have no age limit.

If you ask for prices, hostels may be the best option for you anyway.

In hotels, it is up the the hotelkeeper's policy whether there is an age limit. So, ask the specific hotel about it.

And you do not need a credit card for a hotel, let alone a hostel. You can pay cash, of course.

It's not nonsense, though not all hostels/hotels will check or enforce. In the UK, for example, you cannot check in if you're under 18.

And if you're traveling while under 18, you need a letter from your parents stating that you're allowed to travel on your own. And yes, they do sometimes ask for that letter at passport control, though not always.

Oh yes, they do.

Anyway, same topic, same posters (mostly) 6 years ago :
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...n-under-18.cfm

>>In the UK, for example, you cannot check in if you're under 18.<<

Eh? A hotel may have such a rule if it wishes, but there's no universal rule that says they must.

If my 17-year old arrives in the UK on his own, they do ask at passport control if he has a parental permission form. The over 18 rule is common in UK hotels, I don't know if it's a law.

"Title was 'Europe' so not sure about Italy,"

I mentioned Italy since it is tagged. Someone with a dopey question like this is not ready for international travel. I speak from experience. I was not ready for international travel the first time I travelled internationally either.

"bored little teenager who's alone with her keyboard."

Yes, indeed.