Originally Posted by craigthemif

There's no rule AFAIK that says that you have to physically sleep in your hotel room every night in order to earn status credit. As long as you've checked in and paid for your nights you should get credit.

The issue is whether the hotel proactively checks you out early when housekeeping finds a made bed and an empty room. In certain countries you may not be allowed to just walk out with your luggage either.