In plain English
Hotels usually have a standard time when stays normally begin. This term refers to being checked in earlier than that usual starting time.
In context
Here, it labels an optional service for checking into the hotel before the hotel's usual check-in time.
- Situation
- Booking hotels, reading room and rate labels, checking in, and using amenities
- What it communicates
- labels an optional earlier arrival service for the stay.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not state any conditions or certainty attached to arriving earlier than usual.
Examples
“Their early check-in was at noon, three hours before the hotel's usual check-in time.”
“We requested early check-in after our morning flight.”