20 year olds can't rent a hotel room?

[Anonymous]

We just have our kids download the Hilton app and login as us. It’s contactless and they use a digital key.
We’ve had to do it a handful of times when they got Covid in college, missed flights etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just have our kids download the Hilton app and login as us. It’s contactless and they use a digital key.
We’ve had to do it a handful of times when they got Covid in college, missed flights etc.

You are a genius! This is awesome.

[Anonymous]

Now try to rent a car.

[Anonymous]

Call the hotel and ask them to send you a credit card authorization form, which you fill out and send back. We have done this many times - it’s common when traveling to sports tournaments where a player is being chaperoned by another family but is staying in their own room.

[Anonymous]

As an example of calling --- My DD's college roommate got the flu and I called a local hotel. She was 20 and the hotel mgt said ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure Airbnb allows anyone over 18 to rent.

It’s up to the owner. Ours is 25+.

Bizarre. My husband was a military officer at 22, and you think he's going to tear up your trashy rental? Mmkay.

[Anonymous]

We're going on a road trip next week. We're getting 2 rooms for us and the kids. I did notice that some hotels were ages 21+ and others were 18+ for room reservations.

[Anonymous]

Stay at a hostel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure Airbnb allows anyone over 18 to rent.

It’s up to the owner. Ours is 25+.

Bizarre. My husband was a military officer at 22, and you think he's going to tear up your trashy rental? Mmkay.

new poster here
Agree. Before the age 25 I had graduated college, married (to another college graduate and military officer) owned my own house, and had a baby!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now try to rent a car.

Hilton app poster back with another tip I learned from kids in college. If you have USAA insurance, you can rent at 18 years old. It has sometimes been a hassle but that was the only way we were able to rent a car. If you have any other insurance, good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stay at a hostel.

Hostels aren't very common in the US.

[Anonymous]

Same issue with renting cars. I remember as a first year lawyer being sent out of town (pre-Uber era) and having to explain that I couldn't get to the destination since I couldn't rent a car. Annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stay at a hostel.

How many hostels are there in the US?

[Anonymous]

We’ve had success calling Marriott directly as Bonvoy members. DS and friends were 19 at the time.

[Anonymous]

Wow. You can vote, die for your country, drive and get married... but can't book a hotel room. Seems backward.