Online "check in" Master Thread
Apr 7, 2022 | 11:34 pm
#136
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Paris, France
Programs: AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum for life/Club2000 Ultimate, Accor ALL Diamond
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I totally agree with Starflyergold. If you have some chances to cancel the booking, do not check-in online. It's useless anyway.
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Apr 8, 2022 | 12:58 am
#137
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BKK
Programs: TG ROP Platinum, M&M Senator, IHG Platinum, Accor Platinum
Posts: 8,563
check in online is a joke as you have to get the key at the reception and have to wait in queue anyway....have never seen a faster queue for guests, who have already checked in online and many hotels have also no faster desk for ALL members anymore
May 26, 2024 | 1:10 am
#139
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE, AA EXP MM, BAEC Gold, UA Gold MM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, HH Dia, IHG Plat
Posts: 4,807
Check in Online?
Just received an urgent request from Accor to check in online by 11:59 pm of [the day before my stay.] This is so the hotel can welcome me properly, and I can quickly pick up the key and head to my room.
Now I usually dont like to check-in online, as it tends to mean a specific room will be auto-assigned, and that may not have the view or location I want. I put a request for a specific location in my reservation notes, but assume that will not be taken into account.
Should I wait to check in at the front desk, after sending the hotel a direct e-mail or text? Or will all the decent rooms be gone by then?
Thanks
Now I usually dont like to check-in online, as it tends to mean a specific room will be auto-assigned, and that may not have the view or location I want. I put a request for a specific location in my reservation notes, but assume that will not be taken into account.
Should I wait to check in at the front desk, after sending the hotel a direct e-mail or text? Or will all the decent rooms be gone by then?
Thanks
May 26, 2024 | 7:37 am
#141
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; SK Gold; Accor Platinum; IHG Diamond-Amb.; Meli/HH/Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 5,576
The consensus (and my experience the few times I tried it) is that it's a waste of time. You will almost certainly still be required to show your credit card and ID when you arrive at the hotel.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 7:15 am
#142
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 32
Pullman Liverpool
Checked in online.
Room key was ready on arrival, no forms, no CC needed. was at desk less than a minute - as good as could be ....although a few weeks ago I checked in online to the Hilton Bankside and simply wandered into the lifts and entered my room using the digital key, completely bypassing reception so Accor has a way to go...
Checked in online.
Room key was ready on arrival, no forms, no CC needed. was at desk less than a minute - as good as could be ....although a few weeks ago I checked in online to the Hilton Bankside and simply wandered into the lifts and entered my room using the digital key, completely bypassing reception so Accor has a way to go...