Hotels are squeezing guests like never before – and this new trend proves it

Just as red represents hot, and blue cold, it’s been standard for as long as I can remember that check-in at a hotel is from 3pm, and you’re expected to be gone by noon at the latest the next day.

But, just as plumbing and lighting in hotel rooms have become ever more surprising and counter-intuitive, there’s no hard and fast global rule any more.

Britain’s leading consumer title, Which?, has just published a report on which budget and mid-range hotel chains give you the most (and…