How to Handle Early Check-In and Late Check-Out Requests at Scale
Early check-in and late check-out requests are rising, hotel industry data reports +13% and +34% YoY, and Airbnb upsell data shows ~20% of guests accept early check-in offers and ~25% accept late check-out. This guide walks through the standard manual workflow, the real cost of getting it wrong, and a survey of common solutions hosts use today, saved messages, WhatsApp groups, dedicated cleaning coordination apps, virtual assistants, and AI co-pilots.
