The second reason for tattoo discrimination is Negative associations and prejudice
Tattooing reached its most elaborate and artistic among the Japanese, who perfected the use of color. But In Japan, tattoos are strongly associated with crime organizations known as the yakuza. Many public Japanese bathhouses and gymnasiums often openly ban those bearing tattoos in an attempt to prevent Yakuza from entering.
In the United States many prisoners and criminal gangs use distinctive tattoos to indicate facts about their criminal behavior. Tattoos on the face in the shape of teardrops are usually associated with how many people a person has murdered.
When people make associations they should not focus only on negative ones. For example at the same time, the U.S. military heroes have an equally well established and longstanding history of tattooing to indicate military units, battles, acts of bravery. This is the association which remains widespread among older Americans. Tattooing is also common in the British Armed Forces. When it is said tattooed people we should imagine not only that freak show talents and criminals but also our symbols of bravery.
I chose this topic because I worry that the prohibition may in fact be targeting a larger class of tattoo bearers as not the right sort of people for the genteel environment of the hotel.