Is trying to get late checkout always such a drag?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you have the highest status, it’s is nearly impossible these days. Some hotels allow you to purchase late checkout though.

I’ve never had an issue with Hilton or IHG and I only have mid tier status and even that was only because I have their credit cards.

Do you mean they give you late checkout the night before? And how many hrs?

The night before they usually tell you to check in the morning. IHG will give you until 2pm if they can. Hilton will more commonly offer us noon.

Thank you! Sorry for being so particular but what time in the morning do they mean?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you have the highest status, it’s is nearly impossible these days. Some hotels allow you to purchase late checkout though.

I’ve never had an issue with Hilton or IHG and I only have mid tier status and even that was only because I have their credit cards.

Do you mean they give you late checkout the night before? And how many hrs?

The night before they usually tell you to check in the morning. IHG will give you until 2pm if they can. Hilton will more commonly offer us noon.

Thank you! Sorry for being so particular but what time in the morning do they mean?

It’s not like a set time. We usually ask around 8:30 or 9am when we wake up. But it’s not a big deal if we don’t get it. Why is this so intense for you? Either you get it or you don’t and you move on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you have the highest status, it’s is nearly impossible these days. Some hotels allow you to purchase late checkout though.

I’ve never had an issue with Hilton or IHG and I only have mid tier status and even that was only because I have their credit cards.

Do you mean they give you late checkout the night before? And how many hrs?

The night before they usually tell you to check in the morning. IHG will give you until 2pm if they can. Hilton will more commonly offer us noon.

Thank you! Sorry for being so particular but what time in the morning do they mean?

It’s not like a set time. We usually ask around 8:30 or 9am when we wake up. But it’s not a big deal if we don’t get it. Why is this so intense for you? Either you get it or you don’t and you move on.

NP here. For me sometimes it's a big deal because I want to sleep in and relax. Or got to the hotel swimming pool and then come back and shower and pack. Other times I want to have a place to take work calls, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you have the highest status, it’s is nearly impossible these days. Some hotels allow you to purchase late checkout though.

I’ve never had an issue with Hilton or IHG and I only have mid tier status and even that was only because I have their credit cards.

Do you mean they give you late checkout the night before? And how many hrs?

The night before they usually tell you to check in the morning. IHG will give you until 2pm if they can. Hilton will more commonly offer us noon.

Thank you! Sorry for being so particular but what time in the morning do they mean?

It’s not like a set time. We usually ask around 8:30 or 9am when we wake up. But it’s not a big deal if we don’t get it. Why is this so intense for you? Either you get it or you don’t and you move on.

NP here. For me sometimes it's a big deal because I want to sleep in and relax. Or got to the hotel swimming pool and then come back and shower and pack. Other times I want to have a place to take work calls, etc.

But some days it just doesn’t work out and you don’t have any control over that. I don’t think it matters how you ask - it’s if they have the ability to do it or not.

[Anonymous]

See if they have a day rate.

[Anonymous]

You sound so entitled and whiny. No one is owed late check-out. So either you get with the program, or you pay for one more night.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you have the highest status, it’s is nearly impossible these days. Some hotels allow you to purchase late checkout though.

I’ve never had an issue with Hilton or IHG and I only have mid tier status and even that was only because I have their credit cards.

Do you mean they give you late checkout the night before? And how many hrs?

The night before they usually tell you to check in the morning. IHG will give you until 2pm if they can. Hilton will more commonly offer us noon.

Thank you! Sorry for being so particular but what time in the morning do they mean?

It’s not like a set time. We usually ask around 8:30 or 9am when we wake up. But it’s not a big deal if we don’t get it. Why is this so intense for you? Either you get it or you don’t and you move on.

NP here. For me sometimes it's a big deal because I want to sleep in and relax. Or got to the hotel swimming pool and then come back and shower and pack. Other times I want to have a place to take work calls, etc.

Dear Lord. We all want that. People don't always get what they want in life. Those are luxuries, not necessities. You know what the check-out time is. Deal with it. Your relaxation time should be planned better, while you still have the use of the room *on the other days*. Or at home.

[Anonymous]

Like everything else it's gone downhil

[Anonymous]

Ask what it would cost to check out at ____ time.
Often, like any business, they want to know what exactly you're asking for.
Quite often, if you at least suggest you know there could be a cost, they aren't as annoyed you want something for free. Now that they aren't annoyed with you, often they will grant it free if they can.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The issue is, the hotel has no way of knowing when other guests will be checking out or checking in, and they have to have time to clean the rooms in between. If they give too many people late check out, then all the people who want early check in the next night will not get it, if they have high occupancy.

We are working on ways to make this more digital and automated in my large hotel company. (Hilton, Marriott, choice, etc)

I always thought the issue was leaving the staff idle when they run out of rooms to clean when they could be sent home off the clock when they finished. Why is early check in for people who aren't there yet prioritized over late checkout for people who are there?

The person who thinks the housekeepers will be “left idle” and will “run out of rooms to clean”, they typically clean 14-17 rooms per shift. They don’t have a lot of down time. The room has to be cleaned after you use it, regardless of when you check out that day. And if there is low occupancy they just won’t have a lot of housekeepers on staff to begin with.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless you have the highest status, it’s is nearly impossible these days. Some hotels allow you to purchase late checkout though.

I’ve never had an issue with Hilton or IHG and I only have mid tier status and even that was only because I have their credit cards.

Do you mean they give you late checkout the night before? And how many hrs?

The night before they usually tell you to check in the morning. IHG will give you until 2pm if they can. Hilton will more commonly offer us noon.

Thank you! Sorry for being so particular but what time in the morning do they mean?

It’s not like a set time. We usually ask around 8:30 or 9am when we wake up. But it’s not a big deal if we don’t get it. Why is this so intense for you? Either you get it or you don’t and you move on.

NP here. For me sometimes it's a big deal because I want to sleep in and relax. Or got to the hotel swimming pool and then come back and shower and pack. Other times I want to have a place to take work calls, etc.

You mean "I would like", going around saying I want I want I want is tacky and toddler-ish

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At Marriott, I rarely have an issue with ~2 hours of late checkout. I am life Platinum, which is mid-tier status.

How late do you want to checkout?

It’s another chain and they only gave me an hour (I asked for 3 when prompted and got basically laughed at)

3pm is the standard check-in time for several chains. 11am or 12 noon are the usual standard checkout times. One likely will not be the only room asking that hotel for late checkout on that day.

The room doesn't clean itself -- the hotel will need an hour or two to clean all the late checkout rooms. Cleaning people are non-exempt and usually also are part-time. Hotel has to pay them to wait or pay them to come back.

You seem oblivious to how this all works, because your request was (and is) laughable. Instead, ask if there is a day rate for your room. Paying that will help the hotel with the extra cost that comes with making a cleaning person stay late.

[Anonymous]

There are so many people who check out early too though. I know it's an unknown game but generally it works. Housekeeping can start on the rooms who left at 8am.

[Anonymous]

So Op wants a 3hr extension to the normal 10 (or 11am) check-out which means she's there until 1/2pm?

Yea, I'd laugh at you too. You're practically staying an extra day at that point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At Marriott, I rarely have an issue with ~2 hours of late checkout. I am life Platinum, which is mid-tier status.

How late do you want to checkout?

Marriott platinum are guaranteed 4pm checkout.