Originally Posted by Often1

There is no such thing as "the government rate." Rather there is a government rate as defined by the property. The rate terms should say "federal" when they mean "federal" and will say something such as "any government agency" or will specifically say "federal, state, county, or local" when they mean that, If it is hard to figure out from the rate definition, call the property.

Many properties also limit the number of rooms available at their form of a government rate and that rate is set within the allowable reimbursement for the locality. When people book rooms for a voleyball tournament, they are harming somebody who will either have to stay elsewhere or shell out some money of their own. That is why you will sometimes see people here react positively to FD clerks who enforce the rules.