Measured across our own estate
What time is hotel check-in in New York?
3:00 PM at the median hotel — from 925 properties in New York that state a check-in time.
What we measured in New York
Check-in starts at 3:00 PM at the median hotel in New York
median of 925 hotels that state a check-in time
Check-out is by 11:00 AM
median of 950 hotels that state a check-out time
7.9% let you in at 2:00 PM or earlier
of 925 hotels stating a check-in time
3.4% have a 24-hour front desk
check-in starts at midnight, of 925 hotels stating a time
80.6% accept arrival at 10:00 PM or later
of the 470 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 New York 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.