UNITED STATES
Hotel check-in age by state
Across 27 states in our sample, 307 of 1,214 reviewed hotels (25%) currently list check-in at 18. No state law sets one hotel check-in age: each property publishes its own minimum, which is what these counts show.
18+ and 21+ hotels by state
| State | Reviewed hotels | List 18 | Require 21+ | Age unresolved or expired | Age of majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 121 | 35 (29%) | 11 | 75 | 18 |
| Colorado | 33 | 8 (24%) | 12 | 13 | 18 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| District of Columbia | 25 | 7 (28%) | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| Florida | 193 | 71 (37%) | 57 | 65 | 18 |
| Georgia | 69 | 15 (22%) | 17 | 37 | 18 |
| Hawaii | 25 | 12 (48%) | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| Illinois | 41 | 7 (17%) | 7 | 27 | 18 |
| Louisiana | 41 | 7 (17%) | 12 | 22 | 18 |
| Maryland | 14 | 2 (14%) | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Massachusetts | 52 | 3 (6%) | 23 | 26 | 18 |
| Michigan | 23 | 1 (4%) | 6 | 16 | 18 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 2 (7%) | 8 | 17 | 18 |
| Missouri | 21 | 6 (29%) | 12 | 3 | 18 |
| Nevada | 56 | 12 (21%) | 39 | 5 | 18 |
| New Jersey | 35 | 1 (3%) | 10 | 24 | 18 |
| New York | 97 | 21 (22%) | 67 | 9 | 18 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 5 (42%) | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Ohio | 11 | 6 (55%) | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Oregon | 29 | 10 (34%) | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 8 (30%) | 15 | 4 | 18 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 2 (18%) | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Tennessee | 59 | 11 (19%) | 25 | 23 | 18 |
| Texas | 134 | 41 (31%) | 36 | 57 | 18 |
| Virginia | 6 | 0 (0%) | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Washington | 33 | 11 (33%) | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 3 (17%) | 4 | 11 | 18 |
Counts come from reviewed property records only and are not a census of every hotel in a state. Expired reviews are counted as unresolved until the official source is read again.
Does state law decide the hotel check-in age?
No. The age of majority (the age at which a person can sign a binding contract) is 18 in most states, so an 18-year-old can usually agree to a hotel’s terms. It does not oblige a hotel to rent to anyone that age, and many properties choose 21. Three states set a different general age of majority:
- Alabama: 19 (Ala. Code § 26-1-1)
- Nebraska: 19 (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101)
- Mississippi: 21 (Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-27)
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