Originally Posted by
Digitalatlas
Hi everyone,
I've enjoyed the usefulness of being able to check in early, through app or website, which lets me indicate estimated time of arrival and request late checkout. But I wonder if this reduces the chances of getting a an upgrade or asking for one on arrival, because they would have already prepared a room and notified you that it's ready via the app. Anyone have any thoughts?
Also, on a related note, I find that when doing trips with only 2 people, there's a better chance of getting an upgrade than with 2+a young child. It seems there are more upgrade options, since suites tend to be 1 king bed. Even though my kid can easily fit on the bed with me and my wife, those rooms (or suites) don't even show up when I search for all 3 of us. Any other experiences with this one?
Thanks.
IME, in app check in does not really affect upgrade chance.
In person check in did have advantage though since you could directly ask the FD about upgrade.
As for occupant of the room, I feel that the more requirements you put on the room, like connecting rooms, extra bedding, and double beds instead of 1 king bed reduce the upgrade chance significantly as the hotel try to fulfil these requirements first.
(Note on connecting rooms, sometimes this might goes for your advantage when the hotel only have a standard room connected to a suite)