Why are unmarried couples not allowed in some hotels?

Hotels deny rooms to unmarried couples because of the fear of being judged and worry about the reputation of the hotel. The police many a time are hand in gloves with the hotel owners and arrest these couples, who are enjoying their private moments behind the closed walls of a hotel room.

What does an extra pillow mean in a hotel?

Asking for an extra pillow at a hotel is actually code word for ordering a prostitute.

Who are resident guests?

1.2British A guest in a hotel who stays for one or more nights. ‘Fellow guests are refined hotel residents and moneyed young local movers, though we were too taken with the views to care much.’

What are the rights of a non-guest in a hotel?

It may be noted that a person who is not a guest and has no intention of becoming a guest will not have the legal right to enter or remain in a hotel against the will of the innkeeper. Such a person has a duty to leave peacefully when requested.

Is there a law against discrimination in a hotel?

Federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, etc. apply to hotels that are available to the general public and most states have enacted similar laws as a matter of course. “Private clubs” which host guests may not be subject to such laws and it is a question of fact as to whether a locale is a hotel or not.

Can a guest enter a hotel without registration?

A guest may be accepted at a hotel, without registration, by the mere delivery to him/her of the key to a room by the clerk. It is not mandatory that a guest must sign a hotel register as the evidence of the contract between the parties. Such contracts are mere matters of oral consent, and are legal without further formality.

Can a registered guest transfer a room to another person?

It is to be noted that the rights of hotel guests are not assignable or transferable. Therefore, if a registered guest, without permission from anyone representing the hotel, transferred a room to another person, that person will not have any right to its possession.