Generally speaking, the standard check-in time is around 3 pm. Your hotel will let you know your check-in time on your reservation. But the meaning of a 3 pm check-in time isn’t that you must be there at exactly 3 pm. Or even in the vicinity of 3 pm. You can check into most hotels long after the specified check in time. More @Wikipedia
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