<p>I’d guess a Montreal hotel is used to 18 year old travelers because European and Canadian kids often do gap year travel, etc. Unless the online price is radically different, it seems to me it is probably worth doing a phone reservation (there is a price value to your peace of mind after all). That way you can get involved if necessary.</p>
<p>One of the campgrounds our group considered originally said “no” to the first inquiry but once I had emailed about the circumstances said it would be fine.</p>
<p>I can see that if only some in the group are 18 and the rest are minors that the hotel may be a little nervous about those who are barely adult supervising- but to deny reservations to 18 year olds when they don’t deny reservations to say 25 yr olds is discriminatory.
When I was 18 I never had a problem- however I didn’t generally travel with a group, usually just a boyfriend.
I guess now that I think about it the online websites do ask ages, but they only ask ages of children, not of adults!
The reason why they ask children ages, I gather is because certain ages often book free and they like to know if you need a crib or cot.</p>
<p>I’ve never had this as a problem either. My sons stayed at hotels for college visits without a single problem. They used their dad’s credit card, I believe because all they had were debit cards until they went off to college, but my oldest had an ancillary Am EX card that we paid for him to get as an assoc member because he was doing some heavy duty traveling as national athlete for a while. The problem with using a debit card is that some places do onerous amounts and time spans of holds on the cards that may exceed the actual charge. </p>
<p>When D1 was 19, he made reservations at two hotels in Baltimore (two different trips). One had no problem with his age, but the other said he had to be 21. So same city, two different hotels, two different policies.</p>
<p>ETA: it had not even occurred to me this might be a problem.</p>
<p>I had difficulties checking into a hotel in LA at 19, even though California law is supposed to prohibit any requirement that one must be 21+ to check in. In Las Vegas, I had to choose between the 3 casino hotels that allow those 18-20 to check in (MGM Grand, Riviera, and the LV Hilton). In Reno, I’d have to stay at a chain hotel as all the major resorts require one to be 21+ to check in.</p>