Originally Posted by
Rsherwin
Try to use it when you actually need it though, and it's unlikely to work.
I've used the override MANY times without problem (without looking back I'd say easily 3-4 times/year for many years). In fact I can only think of two times off the top of my head that it didn't and one of those a quick call to the GM and I was able to get a room.
Obviously YMMV.