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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.

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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.

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