I know that in Italy there are different prices for tourists and Italians. We still have family there and my great aunt who traveled there frequently was able to get the Italian price because she spoke the language fluently.

Also, when I was in Turkey, I had to hand over my passport to the front desk at the hotel. But everything was okay. I really didn't mind.

Hi there!
I was in Izmir in July '06 and was with my turkish friend. The hotel would NOT let us stay in the same room it did not matter the price or prior booking. So, I would check before booking a hotel about their policies. Also while riding on the bus, as a single woman traveling alone, I always sat by myself on long bus rides. Once I started to speak with a man sitting behind me. As it was loud on the bus, he moved next to me to talk better. The bus assistant came over to him and informed him that he was not my husband and therefore could not sit next to me. This was a ride from Alanya to Istanbul and the seat next to me was empty the entire time. I did not mind as I understood that I was in a different country with unique cultural rules. Be flexible when traveling and you will be fine.

i Dont know why pple talk smtng wthout dont know anytng... in Turkey mostly hotels price more cheap fo european or foreing people.. fo example.. you go marmaris... for european pple per day 100euro for turkish 150euro... and turkey is nt a arabic country tht foreign cnt stay with turkey... yes in sudi arabia or other middle east country rules dffrnt but turkey u can stay whovr you want..I jst wanna say tht pls bfre say smtng search thn only write coz this kind of thngs make pple tht turkey is such bad country even pple cn sleep together...

A Turkish Hotelier's voice;

1- In some hotels foreigners and turks cant stay together unless they are not bf/gf .. it s just to save the hotel name "clean" in the public
2- Prices for foreignrs and locals are the same. Foreigners sometimes can get cheaper than local ones
3- I dont understand your worries. I fyou want to stay with your bf or gf in a hotel there are a lot you can do. In my hotel turks and foreigners acn stay together unless the boy is not a seller/ the girl is not a prostution

Any question about hotel policies feel free to ask me

Teo, what is the name and location of your hotel?

I did not have problems to share the same room with my (now ex) boyfriend in Istanbul (okay, big city) but also not in the east: Van, Barhal and Doğubayazit. I think it depends very much from hotel to hotel.