Early check-in means taking the hotel room before the standard arrival time, generally subject to availability and without entitlement.
Early check-in means taking the hotel room before the standard arrival time, generally subject to availability and without entitlement.
How it works#
Unlike late checkout, early check-in is rarely a fixed elite benefit, because the room may have been occupied the night before. The only reliable version is booking the previous night. Arriving without a confirmation usually means leaving bags at the desk and getting the room once housekeeping is done, goodwill rather than a promise.
Not to be confused with#
Early check-in is not the same as booking the previous night, which is the only way to guarantee the room in the morning.
In German#
The German term is Früher Check-in. German version of this term
Related terms#
- Late checkout: Late checkout is the elite benefit of keeping a hotel room beyond the standard departure time, in almost all cases subject to availability.
- Hotel elite status: Hotel elite status is a tier in a hotel programme that holds out benefits such as room upgrades, breakfast or late checkout.
- Room upgrade: A room upgrade is the allocation of a higher room category than the one booked, granted as an elite benefit and usually subject to availability.
Articles that use this term#
TopicEvery article and term onStatus and lounges.