I find late check-in fees unreasonable in most cases and just a sneaky way to get more money I understand if you have to pay someone to let the guest in but can't you use a lockbox? Why make the person pay extra when she's occupying the room for less time.
This really makes for a bad beginning of host-client relationship. I avoid listings with those types of sneaky fees that they ask for in cash.
Unluckily for me the current host is trying to charge me for a late check-in after 3pm ( my plane comes at 1830pm. ) She didn't mention the fee but she only mentioned checkin until 3pm but i also read reviews that said she waited for guests past midnight even though her listing also says no check-in after 23h. Very confusing but no mention of fee.
Either way there is no mention of this fee so I'm currently discussing it with her. This is ridiculous, I would never do that with my guests. I hope it works out because I'm not paying 25 euros for less time. That's almost the price of an entire day.