Any Success Negotiating for an 8:00 pm checkout??
Jun 17, 2018, 7:30 pm
#1
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Any Success Negotiating for an 8:00 pm checkout??
I'm currently a Marriott Gold. Has anyone successfully negotiated a checkout of around 8:00 pm for a partial fee? I'm willing to pay another $50 for the extra 4 hours...but I don't want to go on a fools mission necessarily. I'd just pay for another night but this is NY (Long Island) and it's $233 per night and isn't worth 4 hours. Worst case, I'll just sit in my car in the parking lot. lol.
Jun 17, 2018, 7:38 pm
#2
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I've been proactively offered 8PM checkout for no cost as a Plat on a cheap one-night stay. Generally a manager will need to sign off for anything after 4PM and the front desk agent will probably say no initially.
It will of course depend on the property and their occupancy rates. Note some hotels don't keep housekeeping staff that late, so it may be impossible for some hotels to flip the room (i.e. probably a hard no to such a request).
It will of course depend on the property and their occupancy rates. Note some hotels don't keep housekeeping staff that late, so it may be impossible for some hotels to flip the room (i.e. probably a hard no to such a request).
Jun 17, 2018, 9:08 pm
#3
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I've never asked for an 8:00 pm checkout but have been given 6:00 pm. As nazdoom stated, it really depends upon the property and occupancy.
But why would you just "sit in your car"? Couldn't you just leave your car in the parking lot and go to a restaurant or go see a movie? It doesn't seem like an either/or situation.
But why would you just "sit in your car"? Couldn't you just leave your car in the parking lot and go to a restaurant or go see a movie? It doesn't seem like an either/or situation.
Jun 17, 2018, 9:23 pm
#4
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Even with SPG's Your 24, available to people with 75+ nights, checking out that late is not routinely approved.
Jun 18, 2018, 12:45 am
#5
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What we've negotiated in the past is access to the lounge so that at least we've somewhere to sit other than the hotel lobby or bar.
Jun 18, 2018, 1:00 am
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Do you have a late night flight? If so, I would go hang out in the lounge at the airport.
Jun 18, 2018, 7:04 am
#7
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Usually you would have more success with hotels near an airport where there may be an influx of guests on late fights and they keep housekeeping around that late. Airports like the LAX FS or Ren or certain Asian cities like Bangkok where the flights from America get in around midnight so the hotels have full staff available for when guests arrive the the wee hours.
With that said, there is a site that lets you search for day rates, http://www.dayuse.com. Sometimes Marriott hotels pop up here. After you choose the hotel, you choose the hours you want the room. Sometimes you can keep those rooms until eight at night and sometimes there will be offers you can find there but not get directly through the hotel. It would be worth checking whether your hotel has availability since checking is free and takes very little time. If they do, you can either book the day rate through the site or show the hotel and go from there.
Since you did not mention a hotel or date, I just threw Melville for next month into the search engine and the CY Westbury popped up but only until four in the afternoon. The JFK CY has until six at night for $119 and the CY Long Island City is $149 for the same.
With that said, there is a site that lets you search for day rates, http://www.dayuse.com. Sometimes Marriott hotels pop up here. After you choose the hotel, you choose the hours you want the room. Sometimes you can keep those rooms until eight at night and sometimes there will be offers you can find there but not get directly through the hotel. It would be worth checking whether your hotel has availability since checking is free and takes very little time. If they do, you can either book the day rate through the site or show the hotel and go from there.
Since you did not mention a hotel or date, I just threw Melville for next month into the search engine and the CY Westbury popped up but only until four in the afternoon. The JFK CY has until six at night for $119 and the CY Long Island City is $149 for the same.
Jun 18, 2018, 7:10 am
#8
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The last time I was in Manhattan that was my plan. I had been elsewhere and had a rental car so I was going to zip down 90th St where grandma lived from 1960-1990 then head for the airport and hang in the lounge a few hours. I wound up stuck on the LIE for hours, behind an accident, and barely made my flight which has made me a big fan of planning to get to the NY airport early and hanging out at the airport versus staying in the city to fritter time.
Jun 18, 2018, 7:15 am
#9
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With that said, there is a site that lets you search for day rates, http://www.dayuse.com. Sometimes Marriott hotels pop up here.
Jun 18, 2018, 7:22 am
#10
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I’ll play this one by ear. I’ll probably just find a nice restaurant and have a leisurely dinner.
Jun 18, 2018, 7:38 am
#11
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They should at least give you lounge access. You could also sit in the lobby for a few hours and get work done...I've done that no problem