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I don’t get it. If you have luggage, wouldn’t you also have a hotel or motel room to store it in?

This sounds more like something you’d do so your buddy, Dave, could pick up a suitcase of drugs or something.

Oops - meant to type this as a reply not as a new comment:

Not all hotels are convenient to where you want to be - if you are staying in Fisherman's Wharf for example and will be in Union Square before your flight, it doesn't make sense to go all the way back to FW to get your bags. Bounce has locations everywhere. It's also really popular with AirBnB folks, people going to games, concerts etc. Have 10's of thousands of users already.

Another scenario where it's handy: you have to leave your hotel in the morning, but fly in the evening.

Either pay a few bucks somewhere nearish where you'll head to the airport, and pick it up on the way, or drag it around all day.

That’s what hotels do. It’s kind of a secret but basically every hotel lets you keep your luggage past checkout and pick it up later that day before you leave for the airport.

How is that a secret? Honest question as I assumed it's common knowledge

It depends on where you’re from and what sort of upbringing you’ve had and life you were exposed to. Just like most common knowledge.

Another little known fact - your luggage isn’t insured when you do that. These guys all seem to offer insurance to protect what happens to your luggage

It's probably insured under homeowner's or renter's insurance, if you have either of those.

That's one of the reason I've been reluctant to do so, yeah. All of the hotels I've been to that do this have been painfully explicit about how they're not responsible for literally anything, and that there aren't even any cameras to investigate potential issues afterward.

That's a big fat "nope" from me. Which is likely their desire.

Yes but that works for secrets too. I can understand not everyone knows about this but calling it a secret seems a stretch.

Likewise if you arrive before your check-in time you can drop your luggage off until you come back.

Some. Perhaps many/most. But multiple I've asked at have refused, some have demanded far higher fees ($50 and up), etc.

Yes! This, layovers where you leave the airport, when you're coming into a city and don't have time to drop off your stuff...the list goes on! We seriously hear the craziest stories of how people use Bounce.

Most hotels will store your luggage for you if your flight is after their checkout time, but it's pretty rare to find an Airbnb that will do the same. I used one of these services in Denver last week and it saved me from carrying around my bags for 5 hours.

Another possibility is if, after checkout, you want to hang out somewhere where it wouldn't be convenient to go back to your hotel to pick up your bags before heading to the airport.

Yes, exactly!

I also don't get. In my experience, lggage shops are usually divided into higher end stores with carefully curated displays that won't want clutter or budget stores that have no room to move as it is.

And I won't want the risk of someone walking off with my bag.

Could OP explain.

Edit: Reading the FAQ, it's not luggage stores, it's stores that store luggage. Restaurants, delis, anywhere really. This makes much more sense.

Upvote. Novel idea.

I don't get it either. How is this different than a "left luggage" place?

A coupla' years ago, I landed at Heathrow, dropped off my luggage at the left luggage shop, travelled through Europe for two weeks, went back to Heathrow, picked up my luggage and flew back home.

Just google "left luggage near me" when you land somewhere. No need for an app that is most likely (not necessarily nefariously) tracking you.

I used a similar service in NYC in December. My partner and I were in the city for a half day. We got into the Port Authority around noon and dropped our bags at a Best Western near Penn Station. It allowed us to spend a day visiting with friends without the need to lug the luggage around. During the day we walked about 6 miles. Three bags ran about $20, it was well worth it.

Awesome to hear it worked out so well. Any feedback to make it better? At Bounce, we've worked really hard to create a beautiful, easy to use product, and a lot of locations to go with it. We now have the most in NYC. Can I convince you to try Bounce next time? Here's a discount code I just made for this threat: THANKSHN (10% off)

The hard part about this model is that I might only need this service once a year or less. If this service did not exist I would just try the tip the bellhop option.

I think that often you can have a period of time between checkout from hotel (example 1000 hours) and flight home (1800 hours) where you have perhaps a half day where you can do something but have luggage with you. This service makes so much sense.

I have never in my travels stayed at a hotel, motel, or hostel that didn't let me keep luggage at the front desk in this situation. Just ask them.

I can, however, see how this would be helpful for when your hotel is not close to where you want to be the hours before departure, though.

Yeah, and most places that experience a lot of travelers already have paid storage options (albeit pricey)

Dave's not here, man

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