Originally Posted by
retiredfromhilton
Word has come from on high at Hilton that guests booking at Government rates will be asked for documentary evidence of that they are on government business and, if that isn't produced, the guest will be charged the average room rate for their stay. Also, most properties have recently made government rates unavailable on Friday and Saturday nights - unless weekday nights are included in the same reservation.
Curious what "documentary evidence of [sic] that they are on government business" a property would request? I haven't carried paper travel orders in over a decade. Other than that, all I have is my gov ID and credit card. Use of the credit card would seem to be sufficient evidence of official travel, but not all gov travelers have one.