Originally Posted by
Goldorak
Even if Diamond, this is happening all the time. They tell you to ask the last day and then it's frequent to have to negotiate. I agree it's very unpractical as you often need to organize your day accordingly.
You certainly know that with Accor, most benefits are if this, if that, and if the weather is nice. What many here on this forum has faced is a refusal for free late checkout because hotel is full, but if you want to pay for late checkout (as a paid option proposed by most hotels now), then it becomes available. It's magic

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Based on your experience would you say that there’s a geographical bias towards this? From what I’ve read here and elsewhere, I’m detecting it’s more of a European issue.
Perhaps we should have a Wiki on this specific issue because, as you say, last day is unpractical.