You dont need Ritz. Most Int't chain 4-5 stars will help.
I just returned home from a 7 weeks long trip.
Several hotels I needed very early check in due to my flights arrived 6 to 7am.
London Hyatt Regency Blackfriars let me check in at 11am even though at first they said would chargd 40gbp in our email exchange, but at check they waived the fee, even gave me an upgraded room. BTW if anyone going to London and would stay at a 4 star full service hotel, I highly recommend Hyatt Regency Blackfriars. It is relatively new except the facade. Super convenient location with Blackfriar station across street. Easy access to South Bank just walk across the Blackfriars bridge with Tate the next one. Train to / from Gatwick airport stops at Blackfriars. You dont need to purchase ticket in advance, just tap on and tap off at the gate. I love this hotel despite it does not have a real club lounge but use the lobby lounge for benefits, the staff were super friendly and helpful. They remembered my name and preference after first night. They even queried me they did not see me on my 3rd night... So nice.
Muscat Sheraton told me the earliest they could do was 11am, no charge. They sent me to the buffet breakfast when I arrived hotel just after 9:30am even I opted to take the bus from MCT versus a taxi due to the flight from Milan arrived at 6am. When room was ready they took my carryon bag to the room then went to the breakfast restaurant to fetch me. As some mentioned already, arrival day's breakfast usually is not counted in the stay's benefits. However some hotels are generous and just give it to you when room isn't ready and you arrive early.
JW Marriott Marquis Doha City Center sent me to the lounge when I arrived at 1pm. When the room (upgraded to a 900 sqft suite) was ready they went to the lounge to give me the room key, with my bag already being sent to the room. Because my flight leaving Doha is not until 2:45am! JWM extended my check out time to 6pm and told me I could use the lounge for as long as I saw fit. I had dinner at the lounge. Lounge closed at 12am. I left at 10pm to catch the metro at the station connected to the hotel thru the City Center shopping mall with a covered walkway. Direct metro to the airport then headed to the lounge after checked in for my flight.
Grand Hyatt Macau I arrived just after 12pm. They took me to the lounge though breakfast already closed at 11am but there were soft drinks, coffees and small selection of snacks/fruits available all day long. After the lounge front desk finished all their papers for the check in, a staffer took them to me for my signature, and of course the CC for authorization on incidentals.
Among the above 4 hotels, 2 are 5 stars and the other 2 are just a 4 stars.
I mean. MOST if not all, international chain hotels would allow some type of early check in and late check out. 2pm almost is a given. Quite often when needed you get 4pm or even 6pm like JWM Marquis at Doha gave me. They generally are accommodating. Of course if you have status in the program or lounge access, you get better treatments.
Just the above benefits are enough to make me staying with international chain hotels and not the BnB set up. One of the most annoying thing with BnB type is how to coordinate the check in and checj out time. You hardly have such issue with intl chains.
By the same token, you could have paid for another night and stayed comfortably in the room till midnight,
”Because my flight leaving Doha is not until 2:45am! JWM extended my check out time to 6pm and told me I could use the lounge for as long as I saw fit. I had dinner at the lounge. Lounge closed at 12am. I left at 10pm to catch the metro at the station connected to the hotel thru the City Center shopping mall with a covered walkway. Direct metro to the airport then headed to the lounge after checked in for my flight.”
你是不明白還是故意混淆兩件事？ 我的非常晚的 check out 是基於 1) 精英待遇 2)酒店再給予更多的待遇
Do you really understand? Or you deliberately mixed two fundamentally different matters?
什麼嚴於待人寬松待己 真是風馬牛不相干 完全搞不清楚事情
我在萬豪系列是鉑金精英 本來就有 4PM check out. 這間酒店對精英級別的客人的待遇是 go above and beyond.
第一，訂的是普通房 給了900 多方呎 的大套房。
第二，知道我的 after midnight flight 後 主動把 4PM 再延後到 6PM check out. 然後跟我說可以用 行政酒廊 stay as long as I see fit, 前台經理特別打電話上頂層的行政酒廊知會那邊的接待人員。因為行政酒廊是用房卡開門的 他們特別給了我一個房卡只用於出入行政酒廊。
我本來預備在緊隣酒店的 City Center Mall 消磨時間到9 to 10PM 去機場的。前台說不需要這樣 去行政酒廊即可。
The very late check out and the additional usage of Executive Lounge 完全是酒店本身主動 offer, 因為人客有精英級別，雖然是最低一級。我沒有要求過 更加談不上多付一晚 for the additional 2 hours between 4 and 6 PM, because 4PM is entitled benefit to begin with. 你的閱讀理解有問題 或者你是故意誤導。都有可能。
員工只能從簽約的連鎖酒店中進行選擇。 Hilton, BonVoy, IHG, Hyatt, these chains have properties from 5 star to 3 star, often have contracts with corporations. Employees usually concentrate on one or two programs so they can earn their elite status with those programs much quicker. It is the 精英待遇 the employees who do business travels care about.
精英优惠 is EARNED by the employees through their stays at a particular program.
酒店 INDEED 根据精英身份特别优惠 - but it is NOT the price. It is the special treatments such as room upgrades, at your service, 24 hours guarantee, executive lounges, complementary breakfasts, welcome gifts, etc etc. These are from 精英身份. Different statuses within the same program get different treatments too. Such as BonVoy, Ambassdor gets the most and the best, followed by Titanium, then Platinum.
For those whose travel are 100% leisure out of own pocket, the BonVoy Platinum is probably the status that makes the most sense.
Your further explanation reinforces the point I made that
You are 50笑100步，which you still don't appear to appreciate。 ：-））
Let me explain:
你的作为是以不花钱的方式来打发酒店checkout到凌晨三点之间的时间，而瑞典的那家游客的作为是以不花钱的方式来打发抵达酒店到checkin之间的时间。 In essence, these are the same, regardless you consider yourself 精英 or 贵族，or else!
接上篇：
2025回国（3）巴黎登机口遇阻，东航商务舱吃喝
因为我们有两个大行李，这个大学派来接我们的车是一个7座商务车。
现在大学的车队是独立经济核算，各单位如果要用车，不像以前申请需要报备批准，而是花钱到车队叫车，车队和用车单位都方便，我们这儿大学用车也是如此，有挂钩的车队，直接用内部账户结算，不用自己花钱然后报销，但总比外面叫车贵。
车子经过浦东新区，过去这里是农田，现在和浦西并肩发展了。黄浦江隧道：
我们的酒店依然在帕尔曼，我对这个酒店印象不好，前年来住的时候，住的虽然是70几平米的套房，但第一天晚上被蚊子咬得不轻，第二天换到高层客房，但蚊子咬过的双手全是大水泡，很长时间才痊愈。这次听说接待单位还要订这个酒店，专门要求房间不用订套房，但必须是高层！
这次到前台比较早，9点还不到，女前台说我们的客房还没有准备好，要等服务员整理房间后才能入住。我们将行李存在前台礼宾处：
出去找饭吃。这个小区绿化比较好，绿树葱葱，鲜花盛开：
虽然在飞机上吃了两顿，但是还感觉到有点饿，必须要再吃些咚咚。。。时间太早，边上的购物中心还没有开门，走到不远处的食品街，有个新疆面馆开门。进去看一看，还蛮干净的，就这里吃了；
这里的15元一碗传统牛肉面说是店中最畅销的一款，每人来一碗，：
没有牛肉？那是我将牛肉翻到碗底才想起来拍照了，其实本来也就几片薄薄的酱牛肉漂在上边。15元一碗还可以续面，能有多少牛肉？哈哈。其实这碗牛肉拉面蛮好吃的，牛肉牛骨头炖的原汤下的面条。
吃过回到酒店，已经10点多了，房间还没有准备好的样子，前台的美女说打扫房间的九点才上班，而且我们的房间是从下午两点开始的，意思说，两点以前给我们都是可以的。我不高兴了，说多付半天的钱总可以了吧？边上有个帅哥前台听我这样说，过来在电脑上看了一下，说我们本来是大床间，现在有个标准间马上可以入住，我问在几楼？答：比原来的高一层，18层。。。那就OK了。。免费提前入住。感觉这个酒店的女前台不是很友好，要是我能评分，坚决给她个差评！因为这是我遇见的最差的前台，就是故意刁难的样子，此时不是旺季，这么贵的五星酒店是不可能住满的。一般酒店只要有空客房，都会让客人提前免费入住的。而且，要是酒店有规定需要多收钱就明说呀，干嘛把人凉在一边？
终于进了客房，手机拍一拍：
然后，我家司机开始工作，我开始补睡觉。。。生物钟很顽固。
待续）
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两点前不让入住，客人没有什么好抱怨的。也不是酒店都可以接受半天房钱，让客人提前入住。
这跟是否五星无关。
最后酒店还是设法解决你的问题，应该算是合理的
以为我们不愿多付钱，所以那样说，我说愿意付钱，她不说话了，隔壁的那位才过来安排的。
这家酒店是接待大学的挂钩酒店接待外国专家的。我们事先问好可以提前入住，接待车是大学派的，不可能9点送到酒店，大堂里晒到下午两点的。这家酒店和大学实报实销，我们本来可以在酒店签单多吃一顿早餐的。因为刚下飞机胃口不好，觉得不合算才外面去吃的，尽管不是自己付钱哈哈。本来告诉我们10点可以入住，后来的女前台不了解情况打官腔，所以那样说。
休息吃早餐，服务员加紧清理房间，十点以前进房间了。
一般酒店包早餐不包括当天到达，ritz-carlton 不计较。
接待单位付钱，但是这个酒店的早餐216元一人，我们刚下飞机胃口不好，觉得吃这个早餐太浪费了，就出去吃了碗面条。他们本来答应收拾房间十点让我们入住的，但是没有兑现，所以我说给差评哈哈
我理解你期待酒店更周到，怎么说呢， 一分钱一分货， 前台各种优待他们是有准则的， 只是不告诉你， 而且你的预定没达到你想的优待而已，比如空房， 肯定有， 留给VIP了。
I just returned home from a 7 weeks long trip.
Several hotels I needed very early check in due to my flights arrived 6 to 7am.
London Hyatt Regency Blackfriars let me check in at 11am even though at first they said would chargd 40gbp in our email exchange, but at check they waived the fee, even gave me an upgraded room. BTW if anyone going to London and would stay at a 4 star full service hotel, I highly recommend Hyatt Regency Blackfriars. It is relatively new except the facade. Super convenient location with Blackfriar station across street. Easy access to South Bank just walk across the Blackfriars bridge with Tate the next one. Train to / from Gatwick airport stops at Blackfriars. You dont need to purchase ticket in advance, just tap on and tap off at the gate. I love this hotel despite it does not have a real club lounge but use the lobby lounge for benefits, the staff were super friendly and helpful. They remembered my name and preference after first night. They even queried me they did not see me on my 3rd night... So nice.
Muscat Sheraton told me the earliest they could do was 11am, no charge. They sent me to the buffet breakfast when I arrived hotel just after 9:30am even I opted to take the bus from MCT versus a taxi due to the flight from Milan arrived at 6am. When room was ready they took my carryon bag to the room then went to the breakfast restaurant to fetch me. As some mentioned already, arrival day's breakfast usually is not counted in the stay's benefits. However some hotels are generous and just give it to you when room isn't ready and you arrive early.
JW Marriott Marquis Doha City Center sent me to the lounge when I arrived at 1pm. When the room (upgraded to a 900 sqft suite) was ready they went to the lounge to give me the room key, with my bag already being sent to the room. Because my flight leaving Doha is not until 2:45am! JWM extended my check out time to 6pm and told me I could use the lounge for as long as I saw fit. I had dinner at the lounge. Lounge closed at 12am. I left at 10pm to catch the metro at the station connected to the hotel thru the City Center shopping mall with a covered walkway. Direct metro to the airport then headed to the lounge after checked in for my flight.
Grand Hyatt Macau I arrived just after 12pm. They took me to the lounge though breakfast already closed at 11am but there were soft drinks, coffees and small selection of snacks/fruits available all day long. After the lounge front desk finished all their papers for the check in, a staffer took them to me for my signature, and of course the CC for authorization on incidentals.
Among the above 4 hotels, 2 are 5 stars and the other 2 are just a 4 stars.
I mean. MOST if not all, international chain hotels would allow some type of early check in and late check out. 2pm almost is a given. Quite often when needed you get 4pm or even 6pm like JWM Marquis at Doha gave me. They generally are accommodating. Of course if you have status in the program or lounge access, you get better treatments.
Just the above benefits are enough to make me staying with international chain hotels and not the BnB set up. One of the most annoying thing with BnB type is how to coordinate the check in and checj out time. You hardly have such issue with intl chains.
前台就是个接待，照章办事而已，比那些种族歧视的瑞典人好多了
别的酒店都是不错的，早签入晚签出均没有问题。这家酒店我本来就印象不好，前年十月末了，70平米套房，算是这个酒店最高档客房了，还有蚊子！
比如那些常年出差住酒店，一年住100晚上万豪的 大使会员， 待遇和我们一般人肯定不一样
万豪的 大使会员，除了 100 晚住宿外，還需要在 BonVoy 每年花費 25,000 美元
他們的待遇和不僅我们一般人肯定不一样 也不同於鈦金和白金精英 鈦金和白金 他們的待遇已經比普通客人更好了。
回国很多酒店是接待单位订的。
By the same token, you could have paid for another night and stayed comfortably in the room till midnight,
”Because my flight leaving Doha is not until 2:45am! JWM extended my check out time to 6pm and told me I could use the lounge for as long as I saw fit. I had dinner at the lounge. Lounge closed at 12am. I left at 10pm to catch the metro at the station connected to the hotel thru the City Center shopping mall with a covered walkway. Direct metro to the airport then headed to the lounge after checked in for my flight.”
我觉得这家酒店女前台态度不好是因为酒店是单位订的，不是我自己订的，不能在携程上评分的缘故，和是否俱乐部高级会员无关。
住酒店要复印好几页护照，还要找入境章
我这次三个多星期在外面到处吃喝玩已经觉得时间太长了。说句玩笑话哈
，真正有身份的人，不是自己订酒店，而是别人订，还高级接待，好吃好喝的捧着吧？
是商务客户，就是business travel， 我们自己花钱旅行这种是小部分。
首先订的这家酒店是青旅，特点就是便宜。第二，他们是提早了几乎一天的时间，而不是说下午入住，他们早上到这种情况。斯德哥尔摩中心的青旅接待处本来就很小，一个中年男人带着两个老人在里面，躺lobby的沙发上，不记得是不是他们太大声，影响到别人了，酒店才让他们出去找地儿。然后他们就在里面大吵，没有办法，酒店叫来警察。警察还没有碰到他们的时候，那位妈妈自己躺倒在地，大喊救命（这个是瑞典新闻里面有放视频）。。。。最后警方把他们送到一个庇护所。因为这件事闹太大，上班的时候，咖啡时间如果有人讨论这件事，我都不好意思在那里继续喝咖啡。
两边的说辞太不同了！
苹果， 微软还有大量美国公司在中国有厂的，有研发中心的， 很多工程师是一个月在中国，一个月在美国，有啥大惊小怪呢
公差一般就是国际会议，校际访问，然后就是自己旅游了。不会在一个地方住很长时间的。学术休假时间长一些，那接待单位有专门的公寓免费住，吃食堂。现在大学食堂办得比很多酒店餐厅还好，还便宜。
有的还送一份免费晚餐。订旅游项目可以临时免费取消等等。我还以为酒店对重要人物的特殊照顾呢！据说国内院士有VIP卡，旅行呀看病呀是专门通道，免费的。
Do you really understand? Or you deliberately mixed two fundamentally different matters?
什麼嚴於待人寬松待己 真是風馬牛不相干 完全搞不清楚事情
我在萬豪系列是鉑金精英 本來就有 4PM check out. 這間酒店對精英級別的客人的待遇是 go above and beyond.
第一，訂的是普通房 給了900 多方呎 的大套房。
第二，知道我的 after midnight flight 後 主動把 4PM 再延後到 6PM check out. 然後跟我說可以用 行政酒廊 stay as long as I see fit, 前台經理特別打電話上頂層的行政酒廊知會那邊的接待人員。因為行政酒廊是用房卡開門的 他們特別給了我一個房卡只用於出入行政酒廊。
我本來預備在緊隣酒店的 City Center Mall 消磨時間到9 to 10PM 去機場的。前台說不需要這樣 去行政酒廊即可。
The very late check out and the additional usage of Executive Lounge 完全是酒店本身主動 offer, 因為人客有精英級別，雖然是最低一級。我沒有要求過 更加談不上多付一晚 for the additional 2 hours between 4 and 6 PM, because 4PM is entitled benefit to begin with. 你的閱讀理解有問題 或者你是故意誤導。都有可能。
而那家國人遊客呢？他們是比預定住的那晚提前一晚 很晚的到酒店 希望在大堂過夜睡在人家大堂梳化上。 酒店不允許 請他們離開。這換那一間酒店都會這樣做吧？ 他們不肯 又不肯付錢 入住。認為酒店不近人情。酒店於是請來警察。 警察其實把他們載到一個通宵開放的教堂庇護所 他們在那兒其實可以睡一覺 但是那位男主看到旁邊是一個墓地 於是拍片拍照放上網說他們被如何不公平對待 blah blah blah.
結果真相被揭穿。
那麽你現在明白了嗎？ 為什麼 some of us prefer staying at international chain hotels? And be loyal to the chains? 因為這些禮遇 都是往出來的。
許多公司與連鎖酒店簽訂了合約。 他們獲得公司價格，同時承諾公司每年預訂一定數量的房間晚數。
員工只能從簽約的連鎖酒店中進行選擇。 Hilton, BonVoy, IHG, Hyatt, these chains have properties from 5 star to 3 star, often have contracts with corporations. Employees usually concentrate on one or two programs so they can earn their elite status with those programs much quicker. It is the 精英待遇 the employees who do business travels care about.
谢谢解释。
精英优惠 is EARNED by the employees through their stays at a particular program.
酒店 INDEED 根据精英身份特别优惠 - but it is NOT the price. It is the special treatments such as room upgrades, at your service, 24 hours guarantee, executive lounges, complementary breakfasts, welcome gifts, etc etc. These are from 精英身份. Different statuses within the same program get different treatments too. Such as BonVoy, Ambassdor gets the most and the best, followed by Titanium, then Platinum.
For those whose travel are 100% leisure out of own pocket, the BonVoy Platinum is probably the status that makes the most sense.
这个就是待遇，不是我开始以为的身份，和一年住多少晚无关。不过，也许你不知道有些人的特殊身份待遇，比如说乘飞机，哪怕多年不飞，飞一次也是特殊通道，免费的。
You are 50笑100步，which you still don't appear to appreciate。 ：-））
Let me explain:
你的作为是以不花钱的方式来打发酒店checkout到凌晨三点之间的时间，而瑞典的那家游客的作为是以不花钱的方式来打发抵达酒店到checkin之间的时间。 In essence, these are the same, regardless you consider yourself 精英 or 贵族，or else!