Originally Posted by
shorthauldad
Yeah ... the issue is that I'm trying very very hard not to stay away from home on Saturday nights! So a 2-4-1 deal lets me check in somewhere on a Friday afternoon and
<cough> if for whatever reason I'm not there to check out on Sunday, I guess I'll have to phone them and let them know I left in a hurry

Heck, just checkin in and leave unobtrusively 10 minutes later. Hotel will auto check you out at midday of last night, no need to phone in.
I even did a 4 night mattress run, a few years back on some cheap rate without even staying. Just placed dnd sign and left. Still got my 4nights
credit without ringing them up.
Thing is some hotels insist on seeing room (or speaking wth you) every second day .... check room not destoyed or your not dead in their bed!