After a business appointment was cancelled, I arrived an hour and a half prior to the published check-in time. I was told there would be a $35 surcharge to check-in early, no matter whether my room was ready or not. I've had the same thing happen at other hotels, and had to wait if the room wasn't ready, but if it was available, they let me in at no additional charge. Here they didn't even check for room availability, just quoted the mandatory fee. Disappointing.