Do you check out of hotel rooms?

Well no one is going to charge you for keys if you don't hand them back (well no big hotel chain that I know of) and the hotel will never spend time searching for it as they are cheap to replace. We didn't even bother doing that with the new RFID ones that were more than 5 times the price of a traditional keycard that you have to insert into a lock.

It is a useless thing to you though and adds up quick for a hotel with a few hundred rooms and beyond so is a bit of a common courtesy to at least leave it in a room, they'll make it back to the front desk that evening and I even used to disinfect them.
 
Last few stays for me the hotel has had a fast checkout box to put the key in. I do every time as the is always a queue if you want to speak to someone.
 
Always check out, it takes 2 seconds of handing the key over or just putting it behind the desk, or in the letterbox thing.
 
I've worked at a hotel and it definitely helps the housekeeping staff if you check out as they can get the room cleaned ready for any early check ins. But I would say about 20% of the guests at the hotel I worked at, didn't come and check out.

So yes, I always check-out - If anything, to get a receipt so I know I'm not being charged for any extra unwanted fees.
 
Hades said:
I always check out in case there is anything I disagree with on the bill; e.g. an incorrect room tariff or room service items that someone has put against my room incorrectly. It's much harder to get it corrected after they have your money.
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This, exactly.

Last year was a case in point. Booked a suite at a local 5* hotel and there was a wedding the next day and bride and a bridesmaid were staying in the suite opposite. Come morning we were checking out and we had a bottle of Bollinger put on our account (~£160) so of course we kicked up a fuss. Had we simply used the key drop point then we may not have noticed until credit card bill came in and of course harder to argue the point after the fact.
 
kayomani said:
Last few stays for me the hotel has had a fast checkout box to put the key in. I do every time as the is always a queue if you want to speak to someone.
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A fastdrop service obviously benefits the hotel / cleaning staff, but poses no real benefit to the customer I suppose, as there's still no way of checking the bill pre-check-out?
 
Redgie said:
A fastdrop service obviously benefits the hotel / cleaning staff, but poses no real benefit to the customer I suppose, as there's still no way of checking the bill pre-check-out?
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They normally put the bill under your door the night before. Or sometimes you can check it on the TV.
 
I always check out.

I also always check out at least 1 hour after the check out time, or until I get a call from reception telling me to GTFO :D

90% of the time I stay there with girlfriend so we always end up going sleep very late (not having to clean up ;) is so good) so wake up pretty tired for breakfast, nap afterwards always feels great.
 
Some hotels have auto checkout feature. E.g. I stay at a Hyatt Place Amsterdam on some occasions and signed for an auto check out which basically means I get up in the morning, have breakfast and leave without having to queue to check out. Very convenient.
 
2 hotels I used recently had a letterbox type thing on the reception desk to post your key/card through on your way out.

A another grotty hotel I stayed in i had to hand the Yale key back and sign a clip board. :o
 
I always check out in person so that I can ask for a zero balance bill because the bill that is put under the door never seems to have a zero balance (i.e. saying that the bill has been paid), and I need that to expense the hotel stay on my employer's expense system.
 
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