Originally Posted by Leftover Meatloaf
You may want to tip off the wife regardless. You never know what might be going on while she's on the road, and it'd be a shame for hubby to walk into a situation tha would disappoint him... whether its as simple as an unkept room, or something more significant.
What you mean like watching shark porn?!
Thanks for the ideas (top marks, gardener, except she's not a MR member!). He's booked the day off work (but not the flight when I left) and still deciding whether to tell her or not. I think, like a few others here, prudence is wise and best he advise her of his arrival. However I think he wants to make the big romantic gesture with the surprise. He could do it however by calling from the plane on his way (she has her mobile with her thankfully) which I think is the safer bet time wise (ie on the plane when she wakes up and is still in the hotel and can make arrangements for a pass, not at the office).
More suggestions welcome and I'll post the outcome if it happens!