FAQ : Are stay credits lost for check in after midnight ?
#16
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: perth
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I wrote to the hotel with an acknowledgement but no result. Applied through a missing stay which is a little annoying as they only allow for claiming the missing points on the form not the missing nights. Got a response that the points had credited so replied to that and said it was the nights count that was off to which I got a response saying we checked and all was correct. I responded once again and asked who I should forward my complaint to. I then got a response 2 days later saying it had been fixed and I just checked and it has been fixed! So I received what I should have received but a lot of effort to chase one night. Im not even sure it was worth it as am LTG and unlikely to requalify for plat again since I cant get multiple room credits like SPG gave but i would kick myself if I found at the end of the year I was 1 night short and I had not done something about it.
#18
Join Date: Jan 2011
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I had a similar issue at the Grosvenor House in Dubai. The hotel was able to do a manual adjustment for me - might be worth trying to deal with them. Marriott will be hopeless to deal with - especially if your folio shows the checkin date to be the morning of your arrival. My issue was solved by the hotel putting my arrival time at 11.59 pm the night before as opposed to 5.00 am the next morning.
So Im now faced with 2 bookings retro claiming for late arrival already this year, plus 2 of my other stays simply havent posted. Im beginning to wonder if I need to rethink strategy here.
#19
I also stayed at the Grosvenor House this week and was a late arrival. I phoned them to explain. They said they could do nothing as needed my ID under Emirates law!
So Im now faced with 2 bookings retro claiming for late arrival already this year, plus 2 of my other stays simply havent posted. Im beginning to wonder if I need to rethink strategy here.
So Im now faced with 2 bookings retro claiming for late arrival already this year, plus 2 of my other stays simply havent posted. Im beginning to wonder if I need to rethink strategy here.
#20
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Location: Tokyo
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I have never had an issue on this area. I often book a night early when arriving 4am and to 7am, it has always posted correctly so far. Of course I have always communicated my expected arrival time to the hotel, and often booked at hotel pick up from the airport
Now I may have jinxed my current stay where I was delayed until around 3am due to my flight.... Let's see.
Now I may have jinxed my current stay where I was delayed until around 3am due to my flight.... Let's see.
#22
Join Date: Nov 2017
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When I travel internationally and arrive first thing in the am I always book a room for the night prior. However when I do this I do two things to ensure no issues
1 I call Marriott and ask for a note be added to my reservation regarding my arrival time
2 I use mobile check in
i always get my nights credited and used this tactic as recently as last week
1 I call Marriott and ask for a note be added to my reservation regarding my arrival time
2 I use mobile check in
i always get my nights credited and used this tactic as recently as last week
#23
I also stayed at the Grosvenor House this week and was a late arrival. I phoned them to explain. They said they could do nothing as needed my ID under Emirates law!
So Im now faced with 2 bookings retro claiming for late arrival already this year, plus 2 of my other stays simply havent posted. Im beginning to wonder if I need to rethink strategy here.
So Im now faced with 2 bookings retro claiming for late arrival already this year, plus 2 of my other stays simply havent posted. Im beginning to wonder if I need to rethink strategy here.
#24
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: perth
Programs: SPG(LTG), QANTAS gold, Korean, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,500
When I travel internationally and arrive first thing in the am I always book a room for the night prior. However when I do this I do two things to ensure no issues
1 I call Marriott and ask for a note be added to my reservation regarding my arrival time
2 I use mobile check in
i always get my nights credited and used this tactic as recently as last week
1 I call Marriott and ask for a note be added to my reservation regarding my arrival time
2 I use mobile check in
i always get my nights credited and used this tactic as recently as last week
#25
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Just to be clear, did you check in before midnight hotel time? If you did then the property failed and they need to be called on it.
EVERY night auditor needs to be trained to process late (post midnight) check ins as of the day before. I can imagine some of these check ins aren't processed until the following night. Getting code written to handle this situation will be a very long time in coming, especially since some people will be checking out before the latest check in.
EVERY night auditor needs to be trained to process late (post midnight) check ins as of the day before. I can imagine some of these check ins aren't processed until the following night. Getting code written to handle this situation will be a very long time in coming, especially since some people will be checking out before the latest check in.
#26
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#27
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Had a similar issue last week where a flight canceled and I was rebooked the next day due to no flights left. I booked at the Fairfield and did mobile check in before the cut off and showed up at the hotel at around 12:30am and had no issues getting the stay credited. Granted it was a Fairfield but still...
#28
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: perth
Programs: SPG(LTG), QANTAS gold, Korean, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,500
Just to be clear, did you check in before midnight hotel time? If you did then the property failed and they need to be called on it.
EVERY night auditor needs to be trained to process late (post midnight) check ins as of the day before. I can imagine some of these check ins aren't processed until the following night. Getting code written to handle this situation will be a very long time in coming, especially since some people will be checking out before the latest check in.
EVERY night auditor needs to be trained to process late (post midnight) check ins as of the day before. I can imagine some of these check ins aren't processed until the following night. Getting code written to handle this situation will be a very long time in coming, especially since some people will be checking out before the latest check in.
#29
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: perth
Programs: SPG(LTG), QANTAS gold, Korean, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,500
It was actually the first time I every used the App. I actually downloaded it specifically so I could check in knowing I had an early morning arrival. I didnt consider using the chat feature but I as the hotel had written to me asking if I needed an airport pickup and I had replied asking them to ensure I was checked in I just hoped they would comply.
#30
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My stay at St Regis Bangkok just posted, and despite only checking in at 03:30am due to a flight delay, the night count showed correctly. So I am still with 100% success rate for night count posting correctly when checking in at odd hours.