Hatcheck

Know where it is before they finish asking.

Hatcheck is a lost property log for small hotels and guesthouses. Log a find in seconds, give the guest a reference, and see what's past its keep date. It runs in your browser, with nothing to sign up for.

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Free. No account. Your log stays on this computer.

On the line

“Hi, it's room 214. I think I left my charger?”

Showing 8 of 8

  • LP-0047

    Phone charger, white, USB-C

    Room 214 · Back office, drawer 2 · 29 Oct 2026

    Held
  • LP-0046

    Navy wool scarf

    Lobby · Coat cupboard · 22 Oct 2026

    Held
  • LP-0045

    Laptop charger, grey

    Room 302 · Back office, drawer 2 · 8 Oct 2026

    Held
  • LP-0044

    Reading glasses in a tortoiseshell case

    Breakfast room · Front desk drawer · 20 Sep 2026

    Held
  • LP-0043

    Toy rabbit, grey, one ear stitched

    Room 108 · Coat cupboard · 6 Aug 2026

    Due soon
  • LP-0041

    Silver ring with a small blue stone

    Room 112 · Safe · 28 Jul 2026

    Overdue
  • LP-0039

    Toiletry bag, black

    Room 221 · Store room, shelf B · 24 Jul 2026

    Overdue
  • LP-0038

    Green golf umbrella

    Entrance · Umbrella stand · 25 Jun 2026

    Overdue

Three things happen to everything left behind.

  1. 1

    Log it.

    Where it was found, what it is, where you put it. The date fills itself in. Save, and Hatcheck gives you a reference like LP-0047 to read to the guest.

  2. 2

    Hold it.

    Set your holding period once, say 90 days. Every item shows its keep-until date, turns Due soon a week before, and Overdue the day after.

  3. 3

    Close it out.

    Returned, posted or disposed of, with the date and a note: who collected it, the tracking number, which charity. Got it wrong? Reopen it.

Clear the cupboard without the guesswork.

Every guesthouse has a box of things nobody came back for. Pick how long you keep them, and Hatcheck works out the rest. Change the period and every item's keep date moves with it, because the dates are worked out, never stored.

90 days

At 90 days: 3 overdue, 1 due soon, 4 held.

  • LP-0047Phone charger, white, USB-CKeep until 27 Jan 2027Held
  • LP-0046Navy wool scarfKeep until 20 Jan 2027Held
  • LP-0045Laptop charger, greyKeep until 6 Jan 2027Held
  • LP-0044Reading glasses in a tortoiseshell caseKeep until 19 Dec 2026Held
  • LP-0043Toy rabbit, grey, one ear stitchedKeep until 4 Nov 2026Due soon
  • LP-0041Silver ring with a small blue stoneKeep until 26 Oct 2026Overdue
  • LP-0039Toiletry bag, blackKeep until 22 Oct 2026Overdue
  • LP-0038Green golf umbrellaKeep until 23 Sep 2026Overdue

The rest of the shift, handled.

A handover sheet that prints on one page.

Everything on hand, grouped by shelf, oldest first, with a tick box for each. The next shift walks the cupboard and ticks it off.

CSV for the spreadsheet, a backup for the move.

Export the whole log to a CSV that opens safely in Excel. Download a backup file, and restore it on the new computer in one go.

Guest details stay at your desk.

The log lives in this browser and is never sent anywhere. No account, no server, no tracking.

This is the app, not a picture of it.

Go ahead and log something. It stays in this browser, and you can delete it after.

Open it full screen

Before you ask.

What does it cost?
Nothing. There's no paid plan.
Where is my data?
In this browser on this computer. Download a backup from the Export screen to keep a copy or move it.
Can two desks share one log?
Not yet. Each browser keeps its own log, though two tabs on the same computer stay in step.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Log a find from the corridor; the buttons are sized for thumbs.
LP-0001

Start with the next thing someone leaves behind.

Open Hatcheck

Works in any modern browser. Nothing to install.