the front pocket, where the firearm was located, and put the backpack on the bed. This left the firearm visible in plain sight to Officer Koniaris. Officer Koniaris entered the room and seized the backpack and firearm. He proceeded downstairs where he informed Young that he was under arrest for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
About two months after the arrest at the hotel, the Government determined that Young had used a stolen credit card to book his room at the Hilton. At the time of Young's arrest, however, the Hilton staff had no knowledge of the fraudulent credit card usage.
Young was subsequently indicted by the grand jury for possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).On September 6, 2007, Young filed a motion to suppress the fruits of the search of his hotel room. On October 26, 2007, the district court held a hearing on Young's motion, and at the conclusion of the hearing, the judge ruled from the bench, granting the motion. The Government filed its timely notice of appeal.

II. DISCUSSION

A. Young's Expectation of Privacy
"The Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures is not limited to one's home, but also extends to such places as hotel or motel rooms." United States v. Cormier, 220 F.3d 1103, 1108-09 (9th Cir.2000). In order to benefit from Fourth Amendment protections, an individual must "demonstrate a subjective expectation that his activities *716 would be private, and he must show that his expectation was `one that