For what it's worth, last time I paid for a hotel room, I just gave them a room number and did not have to verify the name on the room. I'm not sure if that was a special case and they were supposed to, but I just told them it was room xxxx and I'd like to pay cash, and they said sure, it is $xxx thank you have a nice day.
The only conclusion I've been able to draw from this thread is that Smashbucks and Mike Hawk look really bad.
