It depends on the hotel policy and laws in the city and state where you want to rent the room. Generally minors cannot enter into contracts which is essentially what you do when you rent a room, as they're not enforcable. You should call the hotel and ask them what their policy is.
Your parents may be able to rent the room under their name, and you and your friends stay in the room. That way, if you and your friends don't pay or trash the room, the hotel can recover any losses from your parents. Also, most hotels require a credit card deposit when checking in.
No. This is not school where your parents can write your a permission slip. This is real life.
There is a law that states in order to rent a hotel room you must be at least 18 and some hotels even require you to be at least 21. You will be asked to show ID at time of check in and if you are underage they will turn you away.
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