Can you book early check in ?

NeVeR

Hey,

I'm going to Manchester at the end of the month and i'm landing at 7am !! .. most hotel rooms at 2pm check-in

I rang 1 or 2 hotels asking if they did allow early check in and they said if they had a room they would.. but it's not guaranteed. I asked if I could pay / book early check in and they said no.

Does anyone know of hotels that will allow early check in Manchester ? .. from like 9 or 10am onwards ?

Thanks.

zagmund

It's always going to depend on what time people check out at, and when housekeeping start fixing up the room. It's going to be impossible to tell in advance of any given day what time people will be checking out.

If you want to increase your chances then pick a bigger hotel - this will increase your chances. An airport (or train station) hotel will also increase your chances as people will have checked out early for an early flight or departure.

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NeVeR

Thanks for the pointers.. some of my mates said book the day before as well.. so my room "should" be empty when I arrive..

Eponymous

Problem with that is that most hotels will treat you as a no-show for that and cancel the booking, having charged for the first night.

Zagmund's advice is good. Generally if there's a room ready to go, they'll let you take it. Failing that, they will usually allow you drop your bags and come back later to check-in then.

coylemj

Do you need to get access to the room that early? I'd drop the bag at the porter's desk and then come back later to check in. There's a fair chance that someone with a very early early flight will have checked out at that stage but the issue will be getting the room serviced as the housekeeping staff may not have even started at the hour you'll be arriving.

NeVeR

coylemj wrote: »

Do you need to get access to the room that early? I'd drop the bag at the porter's desk and then come back later to check in. There's a fair chance that someone with a very early early flight will have checked out at that stage but the issue will be getting the room serviced as the housekeeping staff may not have even started at the hour you'll be arriving.

I'll be up at about 4:30 to get the flight.. and I'll get there at 7.. I wanted to rest for a few hours before heading out to the match.. So I don't want to be out all day as I'd be wrecked for the match.

ardmacha

I don't know why hotels do not do this. They either want the whole night or nothing, even in locations where flights etc mean that alarge proportion of people inevitably check out early. They could charge €20 and plenty of people would be happy to pay and it would attract custom to the hotel.

Fred Swanson

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coylemj

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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+1 but make sure that they know you're arriving at an ungodly hour of the morning because you'll need to collect the room key from the night porter as the regular reception staff won't be on duty.