Originally Posted by
breakthrough37
I have obtained a certain level of status. This is the first year I have had a problem with early check-in. On international flights you arrive early in the morning or late at night depending on your departure time from the United States.
I have left my baggage with the bell staff at various hotels. Why would someone arriving on an overnight flight early morning go anywhere other than a hotel that you have a room reserved in?
You achieved some level of status, but "guaranteed early check-in" isn't a benefit of that status so I'm not sure what the point is. Some properties may chose to go beyond the requirements but they don't have to. Giving you the option to pay for a guaranteed early checkin seems reasonable considering that it does require the property to staff appropriately and may even incur overtime etc.
As for why you would "go anywhere" idk but usually when I travel it's to go places other than the hotel.
With Your 24 available only to the Ambassador level you never have a problem when you want to check-in.
Yes, as you point out, that benefit is available to ambassadors, but that isn't what your thread is about so I don't see how it's relevant at all.
I searched the forum using different phrases and I could find any information about early check-in. I had to use Google to find the correct answer.
Perhaps you can list some of your findings from the Forum on early check-in.
There are a lot of subscribers to this forum and others forums that are afraid to ask questions because of answers like yours.
