A trip to a foreign city makes it necessary to find accommodation where you can stay for a while. Most often, the choice of a place to check in falls on the hotel, so it is extremely important to know about the checkout time. You should also familiarize yourself with how the cost of living is calculated.
What is checkout time
As a rule, in each hotel there are two times of such an hour: when checking in and when checking out guests. In most cases, the check-in time is 14.00 and the check-out time is 12.00. At the check-in desk, there must be a sign informing guests about the check-out time at the hotel. Sometimes guests wonder why check-out is two hours earlier than check-in. Here you need to understand that the hotel's housekeeping service needs to have time to wet clean the room and replace bed linen and bathroom accessories after the departure of previous guests.
During check-in, payment for the hotel room is made, as well asobtaining information about the services provided in the hotel. Upon departure, the room is handed over to the hotel administrator, payment for accommodation, if it was not carried out upon arrival, and registration of reporting documentation.
Early check-in and late check-out
Many hotels provide guests with check-in services before check-out time and check-out after it. This is very convenient for travelers. In order to be able to check into the room before 14.00, you need to check with the reception and accommodation service at the hotel whether there are available rooms corresponding to the category you have chosen. Payment for early check-in is made according to the tariffs established by the hotel management. Most often, if check-in is carried out an hour or two before check-out time and there are free rooms ready for check-in, then payment for this time of stay is not charged from the guest. According to the rules, check-in from 0 to 12 hours of the day preceding the booked one is calculated as half the cost of the day of accommodation. If there are no rooms ready for check-in, the administrator can offer the guest to leave their luggage in the luggage room at the hotel and relax in the lobby bar, or advise where to spend time in the city.
Possibility to extend stay after 12.00 also depends on availability. In most hotels, the cost of a late check-out is calculated as follows: from 12 to 18 - hourly rate, which depends on the room category andits cost per day. From 18 to 00 payment is made for half a day. Check-out after midnight is charged in full.
Actions of the guest and hotel services during check-out
When checking out from the room during the checkout time, the guest must make sure that he has collected all his belongings and has not forgotten anything. After that, the guest goes down to the front desk and gives the administrator the keys to the room. The administrator asks the maids to take the room in order to make sure that the hotel property has not been damaged or stolen. After the maid makes sure that there are no problems in the room, she reports this to the administrator, who prepares reporting documentation for the guest and, if necessary, helps to call a taxi.
