I've done it with camera equipment that was too heavy to carry and too valuable for checked baggage. When going to a resort they had the package in my room before I arrived. Another option is FedEx hold for pickup at their location.

I'd take it to mean exactly what he says then. I'd still put your arrival date on the package and add a note "please hold for gvaughn arriving on [date]" or similar.

I once had 10 servers sent to a Hilton Garden Inn. When I went to get them, the porter dolly thing looked like it was about to fall into pieces.

As the others said, make sure your name is on the package and if you aren't already there put your arrival date.

Some articles simply do not ship outside the country of ordering. I ordered a perfume in Germany to have it send to The Netherlands. But site said: no perfumes and a list of other articles may be sent abroad. It all depends on the article.

I had a pair of glasses ordered and made in Phoenix on a summertrip and have them deliverd to my last hotel in Houston. Worked out just fine.

Since I don't typically check my bag, I have shipped a box of clean clothing to a hotel that was more or less the midway point on a two-week trip. I took a franked mailing label with me (I didn't ship the label in case the first package got lost) to ship laundry back home.

I simply spoke to the concierge at each hotel before making the shipment to find out the best way of addressing the package. Several times it included my name with a parenthetical guest comment and "Attn: Concierge Desk".

I have shipped posters and other presentation materials for conferences because it is such a pain to lug around such awkward containers. I have had mixed results shipping things to hotels. I always call ahead and find out if there are specific arrangements (a business center, a post box, does it go to the concierge or main desk) and I always get delivery confirmation, but I have had a couple hairy moments . A few times it has cost me hours going back and forth (delivery co insisting it was delivered, hotel not) and eventually we found the things. Once it was truly lost and I was running around trying to find someplace to print a poster at the last minute. Most of the times whatever I shipped did get there, but I wouldn't say it was hassle free or cheaper.

I have used FedEx ground in the US to ship luggage (inside a box) to hotels. It worked out great. I ship a week ahead and it is there a few days before I arrive.

There's a reason I said, "Try..." :rolleyes:

If the product is available on the Amazon JP website then it will work.

do hotels allow you to order packages there
 

just wondered are hotels usualy cool with guests ordering stuff to the hotel ?

worth an ask when i get there or no?

do hotels allow you to order packages there
 

I've done it before and had no problems. I did ask beforehand though.

yes i plan to ask them...wasnt sure if its too much to ask

how did you adress the package?

fao guest steve room 123
fancy hotel
usa

or what

Yes but ask beforehand.

Address as follows:

Hotel
Street
City, State zip

Attn: name (guest)


or

Hotel
Attn: name (guest)
Street
City, State zip

Exactly that. On both occasions reception had it delivered to my room
:)

I've done this many times. I usually say

Hotel
Hotel address
ATTN: mecabq (checking in XX/XX, conf. no. ZZZZZZZZ)

But this is probably overkill. Never had a significant problem.

I stayed at the AC Gava Mar in Barcelona recently, and when I checked in they said there was no record of a package having been delivered for me (a good hotel would make a note in the reservation). When I insisted, the lady looked around the front desk area and my FedEx envelope was buried under a stack of documents strewn about. This didn't give me a lot of confidence, but it worked out fine in the end.

Checked with a hotel I'm staying at in June and they were a-ok with it. Told me to address the mail to

SQ421
c/o Conceirge
hotel address