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[powerslinky]

hi guys,
            just back from a week in the Canaries . . . & very nice it was too

But . . .    opinions on this please :   we went all inclusive , landed at 19.45 & arrived at the hotel at 21.00 on the Friday & were scheduled to leave the following Friday at 18.00 for the 20.15  flight back .

Room had to be vacated by 12noon on the last day , no problem as that is usual . However , when returning the key card at 11am & telling reception the the room was clear, we had to give back our All inclusive wristbands & were told that our all inclusive had now finished .

Our plan to have lunch & then a few drinks around the poolside for the afternoon were therefore scuppered

Just wondering if this is normal  A I practice now ?    as the hotel staff say it is .  I asked to see the manager but he would not come out of his office &  discuss it , he would only relay messages through his staff saying if we wanted all inclusive until we leave at 18.00 , it will be another 35 euros  each

In  the end we had lunch & drinks in the bar across the road  as you are unable to pay for drinks or food during the day as this is an A I only hotel  .  But as we went to get our luggage there was  a big argument going on with others guests  who had been told by reception that the same will apply to them on their leaving day .

Anyone got any thoughts on this ?

[05omegav6]

Have a whinge at the tour company... you should reasonably have been made aware of this when you booked

Might get a voucher for next holiday...

[Broomies Mate]

Seems legit to me.  You have effectively checked out of the hotel. 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

hi guys,
            just back from a week in the Canaries . . . & very nice it was too

But . . .    opinions on this please :   we went all inclusive , landed at 19.45 & arrived at the hotel at 21.00 on the Friday & were scheduled to leave the following Friday at 18.00 for the 20.15  flight back .

Room had to be vacated by 12noon on the last day , no problem as that is usual . However , when returning the key card at 11am & telling reception the the room was clear, we had to give back our All inclusive wristbands & were told that our all inclusive had now finished .

Our plan to have lunch & then a few drinks around the poolside for the afternoon were therefore scuppered

Just wondering if this is normal  A I practice now ?    as the hotel staff say it is .  I asked to see the manager but he would not come out of his office &  discuss it , he would only relay messages through his staff saying if we wanted all inclusive until we leave at 18.00 , it will be another 35 euros  each

In  the end we had lunch & drinks in the bar across the road  as you are unable to pay for drinks or food during the day as this is an A I only hotel  .  But as we went to get our luggage there was  a big argument going on with others guests  who had been told by reception that the same will apply to them on their leaving day .

Anyone got any thoughts on this ?

Glad you had a lovely time Al!

Yes, that is standard practice in all the establishments I have stayed in.

[powerslinky]

hi guys,
            just back from a week in the Canaries . . . & very nice it was too

But . . .    opinions on this please :   we went all inclusive , landed at 19.45 & arrived at the hotel at 21.00 on the Friday & were scheduled to leave the following Friday at 18.00 for the 20.15  flight back .

Room had to be vacated by 12noon on the last day , no problem as that is usual . However , when returning the key card at 11am & telling reception the the room was clear, we had to give back our All inclusive wristbands & were told that our all inclusive had now finished .

Our plan to have lunch & then a few drinks around the poolside for the afternoon were therefore scuppered

Just wondering if this is normal  A I practice now ?    as the hotel staff say it is .  I asked to see the manager but he would not come out of his office &  discuss it , he would only relay messages through his staff saying if we wanted all inclusive until we leave at 18.00 , it will be another 35 euros  each

In  the end we had lunch & drinks in the bar across the road  as you are unable to pay for drinks or food during the day as this is an A I only hotel  .  But as we went to get our luggage there was  a big argument going on with others guests  who had been told by reception that the same will apply to them on their leaving day .

Anyone got any thoughts on this ?

Glad you had a lovely time Al!

Yes, that is standard practice in all the establishments I have stayed in.

New one on me Lizzie , always had the AI  up until I leave the hotel   . .    Early morning  flight only for me from now on then .  .

 Get there early  . .leave early  . .  no problem 

[05omegav6]

Was your lunch less than €35 per person? If so then you're ahead

[powerslinky]

Seems legit to me.  You have effectively checked out of the hotel. 

Fair point  . . . but I had not come across this before  . . . never had an issue with other  AI hotels I've stayed at & theres been a fair few.

 You are paying for for 7 days AI but are  only actually  getting 6.5 . . . even worse if you arrive at say 11pm 

But for future ref.   an early morning flight will sort this 

[powerslinky]

Was your lunch less than €35 per person? If so then you're ahead

Oh yes  Al . .  .I made SWMBO pay  .  .

[05omegav6]

Was your lunch less than €35 per person? If so then you're ahead

Oh yes  Al . .  .I made SWMBO pay  .  .

[Webby the Bear]

It seems reasonable to me too to be honest.

You check in at 12 (or 3 as is the usual these days) so there's your half a day. Then checking out at 12 on the final day is the other half day.

Unless my maths is all cocked 

[powerslinky]

It seems reasonable to me too to be honest.

You check in at 12 (or 3 as is the usual these days) so there's your half a day. Then checking out at 12 on the final day is the other half day.

Unless my maths is all cocked 

Seems it's the norm Webby . . . just that after 15 or so AI holidays we have never had this issue before  . .  guess we've been lucky   . .  but have noted that it is probably the norm  & we will know from now on .

[Sir Tigger KC]

Seems it's the norm Webby . . . just that after 15 or so AI holidays we have never had this issue before  . .  guess we've been lucky   . .  but have noted that it is probably the norm  & we will know from now on .

Well, if after 15 or so AI holidays you've never come across this Big Al, then I'd say it's the exception rather the norm. 

The thing to do in future is to check if the hotel allows AI on the last day after checkout and if they don't take your custom elsewhere that does! 

[Taxi_Driver]

Seems it's the norm Webby . . . just that after 15 or so AI holidays we have never had this issue before  . .  guess we've been lucky   . .  but have noted that it is probably the norm  & we will know from now on .

Well, if after 15 or so AI holidays you've never come across this Big Al, then I'd say it's the exception rather the norm. 

The thing to do in future is to check if the hotel allows AI on the last day after checkout and if they don't take your custom elsewhere that does! 

Or if they dont....spend the morning ordering and gathering up food/drinks .... to enjoy in the afternoon (ice might have melted by then tho! ) 

[powerslinky]

Ah !  may have an answer to this now courtesy of a neighbours daughter who works in travel  .

When you book, you book for 7 nights, 10 nights, 14 nights etc.   so it seems the daytime is out of te equation  & the  hotels can do what they want with facilities etc. to suit themselves 

The phase  "in the small print"   comes to mind   

Still had a great time though & even sweeter when I found we had paid under half of what most others had paid with the big tour operator for this hotel 

[omegod]

I usually drop a few euros on the head barman and keep him on good terms early on, better service I.e beer glasses from the freezer , bigger measures etc . Never failed and never had an issue on the last day.