Checking in without a printout.

[melpollard]

Will an electronic copy suffice? Traveling without a printer. And just generally hate carrying all that stuff around.


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[TXTortoise]

Haven't used a hardcopy in years. If the reservation is on your Marriott App, should be good as an immediate backup. The email confirmation is obviously good also.

 

[melpollard]

It’s a II exchange, but I assume that’s just as good.


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[TXTortoise]

Should be. Pull your II reservation up on Marriott.com by the Marriott reservation number, then add your Bonvoy number and it should show on the Bonvoy App/Your Trips....and with any luck you'll also get credit for the days.

 

[dioxide45]

The resort should have the reservation in your name when you show up. Regardless if if you have put your Bonvoy number on the reservation. However, keep in mind, if they can't pull it up it will be good to have the Marriott confirmation number from the exchange confirmation.

 

[b2bailey]

If in doubt, call hotel to confirm they have your reservation. After that, you should be fine.

 

[pedro47]

I agree with everyone, you should not have any problems. Are you traveling with a cellphone or an IPAD; then you should be good to go and that is your backup. Just pull up your reservation # under Marriott's. com as suggestive by TXTortoise, post #2.

Please enjoy your vacation time.

 

[10spro]

I always tie my II reservation to my Marriott account and link my Bonvoy number. I've never needed any paper. I used to print out hardcopy as backup but have never used it, so now as long as everything is there in my Marriott account, including the reservation number, they can pull it up if there is any question.

 

[Gemini Chica]

I never bring a paper copy!

 

[klpca]

I also don't carry a paper copy which is never an issue but on my last II exchange the resort had no record of our reservation. It took awhile to resolve but they found a unit for us. I usually call ahead but the one time that I didn't, this happened. So I would suggest calling the resort ahead of time to confirm the exchange.

 

[dioxide45]

If you can bring your reservation up on Marriott.com using your name and checkin date (manual reservation lookup), you are good to go. If that doesn't work, take a printout.

 

[jwalk03]

I typically take paper copies of everything if I am traveling internationally just in case I can’t easily access on my phone. Otherwise I just pull things up on my phone when needed.

 

[TUGBrian]

my recent Marriott stay, checkin was fine with a digital copy on my phone.

i only had to read the confirmation number to the attendant.

 

[klkaylor]

Pulling up data - like reservation # on an app- require a data connection - either wifi or cell. So just depending on the app for me is not that great. Two tricks - load the reservation number on your calendar on the check in date - now my mac/ios/macos gives me those automaticly but I always check to see that they are there. Second trick is to build a cloud/dropbox folder for each trip - save hotel, transfer, flight, trip reciepts etc. then on make it locally available (dropbox and icloud) for the time of the trip and the data will be stored on your phone or ipad as you travel. This has saved me several time with car reservation - no wifi - dont like to pay international roaming charges so no cell data, but with the number on my ical - done and done.

 

[Fasttr]

Pulling up data - like reservation # on an app- require a data connection - either wifi or cell. So just depending on the app for me is not that great. Two tricks - load the reservation number on your calendar on the check in date - now my mac/ios/macos gives me those automaticly but I always check to see that they are there. Second trick is to build a cloud/dropbox folder for each trip - save hotel, transfer, flight, trip reciepts etc. then on make it locally available (dropbox and icloud) for the time of the trip and the data will be stored on your phone or ipad as you travel. This has saved me several time with car reservation - no wifi - dont like to pay international roaming charges so no cell data, but with the number on my ical - done and done.

Or just take pics of what you need on your phone.

 

[zentraveler]

Will an electronic copy suffice? Traveling without a printer. And just generally hate carrying all that stuff around.


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It might, but I never go anywhere without a paper copy of my II exchange (just the first page not the useless 3 others). No matter what I tell them they can never find our reservations. We have different last names and they have often found my it under my husband's first - not last - name (despite that I do all the reserving) . But YMMV, especially if you have a simple name.

Carrying a single sheet of paper for me is good for my mental health. I can hand it to them and then it is their problem to get us checked in. And with paper, the desk person can take it to the back room, supervisor, whomever, if they have problems and not take my phone. Yes, my phone would work, but this is so much less stressful after the travel. I am generally fine relying on my phone for confirmations, but not when it comes to travel. Even a few glitches (poor internet etc) cause enough havoc for me to carry a piece of paper.

 

[klkaylor]

Carrying a single sheet of paper for me is good for my mental health

That is my wife's theory so in reality we have all three methods, paper, app, and data storage - maybe overkill but belt and suspenders have been around a long time. Don't like the picture idea as then I have lots of those to delete. I just move the dropbox folder to a hard disc archive at home post trip and it is eliminated from my phone at the next sync with DB.

 

[klkaylor]

Paper is not dead however - the covid test/medical questionaires requirements have almost all required a paper copy. My wife bailed us out in Aruba. I was very surprised that both at AA checkin and in the Aruba immigration area they wanted a piece of paper yet had a great web sited that had already verified our forms and test results. Same with Mexico.

 

[zentraveler]

That is my wife's theory so in reality we have all three methods, paper, app, and data storage - maybe overkill but belt and suspenders have been around a long time.

Your wife and I think alike; I am all for efficiently (and if I have a photo I delete it the minute I get on the plane). In decades of travel I have also bailed us out with paper enough, or avoided the annoyance of the TSA line behind me when my mobile boarding pass would not show up. A few pieces of paper is cheap travel insurance for me.