There are hotels in LOS that do not accept your normal visa carbon copy as a guarantee. They keep your passports for you when you check-in and release it upon checking out. Don't take my word for it.... check it out yourself. I would say only 1 hotel in Hatyai does otherwise.

Never have given my passport to hotel. Reason is simple, I donot trust them and they arent the ones to keep it. Whatever, I only filled in the cards sofar and thats over 18 years.

Obviously it helps that if they make problems I can call for help...

Ok, hands up all board members who have been asked to show their passport to the Immigration Police? in the street ......... NOT PLOD!

Not one, I'll bet

Well, at least some have (if not members on this board), and maybe not exactly under those circumstances.

See this link:

thai visa