Holiday Inn Express in Chiayi is maybe one of the worst hotel in the world when it comes to early check-ins! I have been at this hotel for 3 or 4 stints, the first time, it was a busy day following a long weekend, I get it, I never blamed them for it, but even then I was finally given a room like 15 minutes after 3pm, I set in the lounge for an hour to wait for the room. The second time, I am sure they were not full, it was a normal weekday, I got there in the morning, but still, you can only leave your luggages over there and check in after 3pm. I have travelled quite a bit, and I don’t know if this is a norm in Taiwan? At least I’ve never had that kind of resistance in many different hotels in Taipei and Taichung…. And certainly that is not how you treat people in pretty much the rest of the world. I’ve worked and travel quite a bit in North America, our company uses Holiday Inn Express, so I kind of have that loyalty, but not anymore for this particular Holiday Inn Experess in Chiayi!