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Old Dec 4, 2014, 9:53 am
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Jaimito Cartero
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Originally Posted by nonstarter
I recently made a hotel booking online and added a note saying I would be arriving early (int'l flight) and would appreciate an early check-in if a room is available. I got this response:

Checking in between 6 am and 2 pm on day of check will incur a charge of half of the room rate.

I haven't ever seen this before - is this normal? I'm hoping this is just corporate nonsense and the desk will take pity on me.
Is this a chain hotel, and do you have status? I've had some smaller non-chain places near ICN with similar notices.
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