What constitutes a late check-in for a hotel and should I inform them about my late arrival?

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For a particular hotel I booked Expedia's Check-in policies section states the following:

Check-in time starts at 4 PM

If a late check-in is planned, contact this property directly for their late check-in policy.

My question is... what constitutes a late check-in? My flight is scheduled to arrive at the airport at 8:34pm.



Best Answer

It depends on the hotel.

One time my plane arrived (on schedule) at around 22:00 at the airport, but the hotel right beside the airport was used to that, and had no problem. Another (smaller) hotel I've stayed at (in the same city) they asked that you informed them in advance if you arrived later than 18:00.




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