If I am a UK National staying in a London hotel, do I need to provide my passport?

KJAVW

onashoestring said:

It says official ID such as a drivers' license or passport.

Do you have any other photo ID ? Bus Pass? Work Pass/ ID ? 

Are you sure your booking request has been accepted ?
It seems that this is an ID  check required by the property owner - if you are unable to provide the ID  the property owner should cancel the request and should not charge you. 

Don’t cancel the booking yourself but ask booking.com or the property owner this question.

When I booked and paid in full, Booking.com sent me a booking confirmation.  Subsequently the actual rental company asked me to accept their terms and conditions which included the new information.  I am not cancelling as it was a non-refundable booking and there are no other properties available within my price range, we have already booked the trains and other activities based around this booking soo if they cancel I will be considerably out of pocket through no fault of my own.  Thank you for the constructive advice.

onashoestring

My suggestion would be to state that you are unable to accept their T&Cs as you do not have the ID they require, However you really would like to stay in their property and ask them if they can refund your payment so that another member of the party who has official photo ID can make the booking and payment in their name. If they agree, and refund you - transfer the funds to your friend who can then make the payment. 

Also worth checking the wording of the T&Cs they have sent again. It maybe only be the pre-authorised deposit that they need the ID for . As the payment for the accommodation has already gone through. 

daveyjp

Why have you stated in the title its a hotel booking, when its a flat?

I have had to provide photo ID for non hotel accommodation on a few occasions.  

sheramber

It is the Right to Rent check which is a legal requirement. 

Presumably the flat is not specifically a holiday let.

https://www.gov.uk/check-tenant-right-to-rent-documents

Check all new tenants. It’s against the law to only check people you think are not British citizens. You must not discriminate against anyone because of where they’re from.

KJAVW

sheramber said:

It is the Right to Rent check which is a legal requirement. 

Presumably the flat is not specifically a holiday let.

https://www.gov.uk/check-tenant-right-to-rent-documents

Check all new tenants. It’s against the law to only check people you think are not British citizens. You must not discriminate against anyone because of where they’re from.

Hi, good thought but it is a holiday flat.

KJAVW

Thank you everyone, panic over.  They have agreed to let us attend and have provided the info.

TELLIT01

The only form of proof I have ever been asked to show when staying in any accommodation in the UK is the card which was used for the booking.