Checking In Early

LadyLuc361

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We are planning on booking an early flight that would get us to MCO around 10 AM. Our room probably won't be ready when we go to check in so we are thinking of heading to MK for the afternoon. I know that the resort holds onto your luggage with ME until the room is ready, right? However, can we give them our carry on luggage to hold also so we don't have to lug it to the park? :confused3 Hope someone can help! :goodvibes Thanks!
 
You should be able to leave your carry on luggage with baggage at the check in building of your resort, I think they will also place that in your room when it's ready...at least they used to. All of this may not be necessary if your room is ready....which it may very well be. Last December my uncle joined us for the last couple of days of our trip and got to the resort at like 7:30 am...he went to check in and not only was his room ready they asked him what my room number was and put him right next to me....Awesome service...so you may be in luck. :wave2:
 
You can even try checking in if you like. Sometimes a room is available and sometimes it is not. But either way--when you get back from the parks..you can go directly to your room. If your room isn't ready they will give you a card with a number to call to check when your room is ready. Your keys will be made for the room and given to you--they just won't give you the room number.
 

Last fall, our room at AKL was ready by 10 a.m. Last week, it was 4:30 p.m. before it was ready. You can leave all sorts of luggage with your resort, including groceries that need to be kept cool. They will even keep cameras and computers in an even more secure location. At AKL, we could access our luggage any time we wanted -- and we did a couple of times to obtain more comfortable shoes, swimsuits, etc. Not a problem, at all.
 
Our WL room was ready at 930am when we checked into it a few weeks ago, so you just never know! If it's not, they should deliver it to your room, you can just ask at the desk when you checkin. =)
 
ON my last visit to WDW I had a room booked at the CSR. I got to the resort at 5:30am and wanted to go to the EMH so I went to the front desk in order to get my resort card for the early entry. To my surprise, my room was available and the CM checked me right in.
Even though my confirmation said room would be available after 3pm, I got it at 5:30am, so it is definitely a good idea to check in early and see if you get the room.
If the room is not available, bell services will hold onto your luggage until you get into the room.
 














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