Originally Posted by
hjboudre
I used to run the front desk of a courtyard (97-2000), and our reimbursement for points rooms was $14/night. The theory is that it covered the cost of cleaning the room, some staff time, toiletries, but that was about it.
Interesting. I know someone who got an employee rate at a smaller Midewst city Fairfield Inn (which was a few days away from losing Marriott affiliation), and it was $18/night. That sounds mighty close, and makes me wonder: Do reimbursements for points rooms match employee rates? (I can envision the same theory you mentioned being used to also set employee rates!)