Originally Posted by
aaupgrade
Soc, I can understand them cancelling if you do not call or otherwise notify them. In the OP's case he says he would call the hotel. This also brings up the question of how does one make a reservation for let's say a London Hotel with a planned 8 AM arrival after an overnnight flight? TIA
Not Soc, but I do London often. I make the reservation for my actual first night. I request early check-in and they note my expected arrival time. Unless you are landing at 6 am you can back up your arrival time a little. Suprisingly, when I arrive, at 9 or 10 am, my room is ready much more often than not. I have never been requested to pay any extra, etc. Brussels is pretty good about this too. Spain not so good, but smaller cities. My experience is that the larger more international cities "get it."