Checking in earlier than check in time at Rental Home???

[sweetpeakaris]

Has anyone ever convinced the property mgr of a Rental Home to allow you to check in earlier than the listed check in time. I really wanna check in before 4pm, this way we can unload our van, freshen up and at least enjoy a half day doing something. Don't wanna get my feelings hurt, so thought i would check here before i called them. Thanks!

 

[Mudd77]

We tried to check in early but could not. There is a lot of stuff that the management company has to do after the previous guest check out. They have to clean the home, go over the inventory, wash the linens, etc. Your best chance of early check-in would be if no one occupied the home the previous week. That way the home should already be waiting for you.

 

[sweetpeakaris]

So would you suggest calling them like the day before we are do to arrive to see if we can check in early? I would assume that now is not a good time to call because they could book the home for the week before we are due.

 

[Mudd77]

Yes, that sounds like a good plan to me.

 

[disneysteve]

I agree. Our last rental, the owner actually e-mailed me and let me know that we could check in any time we wanted to because there was no one renting the place the week before our arrival.

If someone is checking out the same day you are checking in, there just isn't time for the guests to leave and have the cleaning crew come in and get everything ready for you to come in early.