Measured across our own estate
What time is hotel check-in in London?
3:00 PM at the median hotel — from 11,846 properties in London that state a check-in time.
What we measured in London
Check-in starts at 3:00 PM at the median hotel in London
median of 11,846 hotels that state a check-in time
Check-out is by 11:00 AM
median of 12,506 hotels that state a check-out time
17.2% let you in at 2:00 PM or earlier
of 11,846 hotels stating a check-in time
1.5% have a 24-hour front desk
check-in starts at midnight, of 11,846 hotels stating a time
71.5% accept arrival at 10:00 PM or later
of the 9,755 hotels that state a cut-off — a smaller set than above
Across every city we hold, 3:00 PM is the check-in time at 50.4% of the 36,730 hotels that state one — so the usual answer is right rather more than half the time, and London is one of the places it holds.
Counted from the properties we sell, on 2026-08-16. Only hotels that state a time are counted, and each figure above names the set it rests on. Times are the property’s own stated policy, not a guarantee of early access.