late check out

[LillFilly]

I hope your boss isn't truly that spineless all the time, otherwise you'll have those twits walking all over you!

[smileyeagle1021]

If I'm on vacation, the last thing I want to do is sleep in until noon....

but that's me...

ditto, when I went to san fran, even though I didn't get to sleep until 3am, I still woke up around 8-9am, was showered and out the door by 9:30ish and to BART by 10 so I could spend a full day in the city. For going home I made sure I woke up early so I'd have time to travel... why someone would want to leave that late in the day to go home is a mystery to me.

[crashhelmet]

ditto, when I went to san fran, even though I didn't get to sleep until 3am, I still woke up around 8-9am, was showered and out the door by 9:30ish and to BART by 10 so I could spend a full day in the city. For going home I made sure I woke up early so I'd have time to travel... why someone would want to leave that late in the day to go home is a mystery to me.

They probably have a late afternoon/early evening flight and want to spend the day there instead of at the airport.

Dave, your apology should've been "I'm sorry I'm ordered to follow strict company policy and am only allowed to extend your check out a specific number of hours before charging you for another day."

To go along with what others have said, your manager really is a piece of work. I wouldn't work for her and if I had to, it would be the bare minimum of my job duties. nothing above and beyond. Every argumentative customer would get sent to her before they even ask for a manager. Let her get a taste of the shit pies she force feeds you every day.

CH

[Jester]

I do not like mornings. I like to sleep in, especially on vacation. I enjoy late check out times.

That all being said, these people are fucking idiots. Even me, even on vacation, can manage to get my ass moving and get checked out by 10 am, 11 am, even noon. I thoroughly enjoy being allowed late checkouts, but am not going to freak out if the hotel I am staying at does not allow it.

I can understand wanting to take your time and what not, but seriously, wake up, shower, get dressed, get packed, get checked out, and then, THEN, if you have other things you want to do, do them. Do breakfast. Say goodbye to whomever you want to say goodbye to. Go surfing. Perform lewd acts upon a coconut behind the sand dunes. But do all of that AFTER you check out.

Idiots. Fucking idiots.

Am I the only one who sees something off in the fact that getting up, breakfasted, packed and saying goodbye takes till 3 pm? Basing this on a average wake up time of 7am, why does this take them 8 hours?

I hardly think that 7 am is an average wake up time, especially on vacation.

hell, Bill Gates isn't paid enough to take that kind of abuse!!!

Okay, I know I am not the only one who would take Bill Gates-level money for this kind of abuse, or even far, far more.

If I'm on vacation, the last thing I want to do is sleep in until noon....

but that's me...

Yes, that's you. Some of us don't like mornings. That being said, see my above comments about checking out.....

[Samaliel]

Any preferences regarding wake up time while on vacation not withstanding, I'd guess that the check out time is explicitly stated on the website, brochure and rental contract. I'd also expect there is something about late check-outs and the conditions that restrict them. Namely the part that says you can't leave any later than noon.

If someone fails to plan accordingly to the Terms & Conditions of the place where they're staying - T&C that they acknowledge and approve when they're signing the rental contract -, I would point and laugh at them.

[Andara Bledin]

Seriously, VRS, your manager seems like a complete twit.

I notice that there is a lot of demanding of the manager with your posts, and much of the time she's nowhere to be found. Is she supposed to be there more often, or does she have other, legitimate duties that keep her out of the office?

^-.-^

[mikoyan29]

Seriously, VRS, your manager seems like a complete twit.

I notice that there is a lot of demanding of the manager with your posts, and much of the time she's nowhere to be found. Is she supposed to be there more often, or does she have other, legitimate duties that keep her out of the office?

^-.-^

the lack of a spine hinders her movement....so it takes her a while to get anywhere.

[XCashier]

Okay, I know I am not the only one who would take Bill Gates-level money for this kind of abuse, or even far, far more.

Okay, you got me, I would too. But just long enough to make a million or two. Then I am outta there!

[EricKei]

automatic suck.

Oh, Dear God, No. PLEASE , NO The last thing I wanna see is some SC going full-auto on me >_<

[Nohbody]

Oh, Dear God, No. PLEASE , NO The last thing I wanna see is some SC going full-auto on me >_<

Don't worry, they'd probably forget the whole "bring the weapon to the firing position" step before pulling the trigger, and wind up shooting themselves in the foot. Or a kneecap, or more to centerline, and a little bit higher.

[Tigress]

Really? This guy couldn't get moving until 3 pm?

Granted, I usually ask for a later check-out at conventions if it's available so I can enjoy the Sunday morning events without having to worry about checking out on time. If I can't get it, no biggie. I just check out 10 - 15 minutes before the cut-off and take advantage of the grace period to clear out before my card's deactivated. (Usually up to an hour.) Staff's usually used to it because it's a Sunday, the only guests in the hotel are nerds like me and no one's going to check in.

Most importantly: I have everything mostly packed up the night before! I go ahead and move the non-essentials (like props and swag) to the car while everyone's at the rave. Everything but my Sunday costume is folded up and put in the suitcase. Laptop and bookbag are put away. Street clothes are laid out so I can change quickly and pass as human on the trip home.

But then I do this roughly once a month, so maybe it's just experience and common sense.

[AccountingDrone]

jebus, I wake up at 5 am every day [i am on meds with a tight schedule, I have to get them at certain times] so we are normally out of a hotel by 8 am ... unless we are traveling with people who are slower.

I need to win a huge lottery so i can buy a really nice resort hotel somewhere and staff it with CS people. No spineless managers, and sucky customers can be told NO firmly and it will be enforced... good customers can get a bit of leeway.

[hotelnpa]

At my hotel, guests who are members of the frequent traveller's club, can get up to 2 hours extra for check-out, which is 2pm where I work.

While it's great in theory (gets people to sign up for the program and to stay with the chain) it can throw housekeeping out of whack. On some days, its several guests wanting the 2pm check out. Without fail, it's usually the guests who stay in the jacuzzi wanting the late checkout. Of course Mr. Early Arrival wants to check into the jacuzzi room and it's not ready because someone is still in it. Mr. Early Arrival gets angry and he have spoiled his honeymoon/booty call/affair.

Yeah, but anyay, VRS, you're manager is a spineless nitwit.