Can't I get a refund if I check out three hours early after the hourly room has been opened for four hours?

Generally, hotels don't refund money. Because the hourly room is calculated by 4 hours, less than 4 hours is calculated by 4 hours.

Legal analysis

There is no subjective reason for the hourly room, so even if you stay for an hour, you have to charge a room fee for one day. Industry rules can't help it. Once you check in, you cannot check out. You can't ask for a full refund even if you check out. Staying in a hotel is equivalent to establishing a contractual relationship between the guest and the hotel. The hotel provides rooms with the same conditions according to the requirements of online or telephone booking, and the guests will check in immediately, which means that the contract between the two parties will take effect. But after entering and using the room for two hours, the hotel can charge a certain fee according to the regulations. After all, the room has been checked in and the guests have used it for two hours. Therefore, it is very reasonable for the hotel to charge an appropriate check-out fee. If the hotel does not provide rooms according to the requirements of the guests, or the room facilities are not complete, there is a problem, indicating that the hotel has not fulfilled the contract, then the guests can ask for a full refund. If you stay in a hotel during the day and leave before 6 pm, you can get half of the check-out fee. If you leave after 6 pm, you can't get a refund. Generally, after checking out, if you have actually paid the money and got the room card, from the perspective of contract law, the service contract provided by the hotel has been established. If the parties want to return a house, it is a unilateral termination of the contract, depending on the relevant regulations of the hotel, even if the hotel does not give a full refund, it is reasonable.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 119 A legally established contract is legally binding on the parties.

Article 215 A contract concluded between the parties on the establishment, alteration, transfer and extinction of the real right of immovable property shall become effective upon the establishment of the contract, unless it is otherwise provided by law or agreed by the parties. Failure to register the real right shall not affect the validity of the contract.

Article 120 Where the civil rights and interests are infringed, the infringed has the right to request the infringer to bear the tort liability.