Hotel con colazione inclusa a Herent

When we checked into the hotel they wanted to take a photocopy of our passport. When we didn’t want them to do this they insisted that it was because we are Dutch. I would like to suggest management to look up the European law on photocopying passports and ID cards which states that it is forbidden for other than financial Institutions and notaries to take photocopies of identity cards. There was a threatening air at reception with three men at reception claiming that they had the right to take a photocopy of our passport. In the end they noted the passport number although they kept insisting they were right. The room was clean, however very noisy and smelly from the food of the restaurant downstairs. The soap in the shower was finished and the airconditing made a lot of noise but didn’t cool the room. There was nobody at checkout and the outside door could only be opened from the inside, not the outside.