Originally Posted by
billdokes
That's wholly unrealistic...I often go to business meetings on my day of departure and then want to freshen up or even have a nap before I head to the airport to fly out at 4 pm or whenever prior to that is convenient for ME.
Exactly. If traveling on business, there's typically a reason I need to be at the place I've traveled to, and it does not involve spending the entire day in my hotel room. Similar with a leisure stay - I'm not traveling somewhere on vacation just to spend the whole day in my hotel room.
I've very occasionally gotten pushback on late check-out. I know it happens, but IME the vast majority of properties comply with the rules.