Not sure of the official policy, but I took a photocopy with some info blanked out last time and that was good enough. She said something about their internal auditors dinging the individual hotels if they had too many government rate rooms without documentation. Considering that they have one of the deepest discounts for military, it's an acceptable inconvenience.

ETA: The S4B (SFB?) rates are a great deal if you have more than two in the room. We've found them to be generally $10 higher than the next lower rate, and they've always been willing to extend the free breakfast (a real one, not a continental) to everyone in the room.

I have used the government rates for years, esp in FL, CA, and NY. They hardly ever ask for the ID. When they do it is usually because I am also using the tax-exemption form to avoid the taxes & fees.

To really save money, I prefer to use Priceline unless I need a specific hotel for some reason.

PrincesseEm said:I see that there is a rate code for Continental Airlines. Is this for Continental Airlines employees or can passengers use it too? I will be flying on Continental Airlines and need to stay at an airport hotel the night before flying out...I am going to guess that nobody here really knows for sure, unless they work for Marriott.

My presumption is that it is for employees.

However, your best bet is to just call a Marriott property and ask them.

If you book at the rate and don't qualify, they could stick it to you with rack rate.

I have found that their Ebreaks rate are sometimes cheaper than their AAA or government rate.

rjm376 said:Does any one know if the Hertz HPR code is still good.

You can always call Marriott and ask. It's not like reporting mispriced merchandise.

socheap said:Has anyone been challenged at an international property for their ID when using a AAA discount?


Seems to be the better rack rate when booking internationally and I'd love to hear anyone's experiences.

Yes, they wanted to see the card and they verified the expiration date.

Travelmaster said:Great list....does anyone have a code for a reasonable Marriot rate in NYC - April timeframe?
Codes are generally not property specific or date specific. For those kinds of deals you need to check the Marriott website.

Otherwise, here are your codes... Link to Marriott Discount Codes

You have to make the effort to plug them in and see what kind of rates they yield.

Let us know what you found.

Travelmaster said:Thanks for the tip...many of them were not accepted for a variety of reasons and some actually increased the standard Marriot web site price. The best I have seen for this location during this timeframe is MMP and LPR. Of course, as usual the government rate is best when offered. FYI.... the AAA rate recently produced a better discount in Cali than the GOV and NPR codes (first time that's ever happened).I suggest you watch the use of the government rate unless you have a government ID.

If you review the threads, you will find that Marriott is cracking down on the use of the government rate and is requesting ID's.

The thread further indicates that if you can't produce the ID, they won't offer you anything better than rack rate.

where do you find those? Are they three digit codes?

Quick update: just got back from my international trip at 2 different marriotts and was not asked for ID for the special rate so YMMV.