Originally Posted by Brendan

I am a member of a local charity group which helps homeless & hungry people. I tried to use some orphan hotel points to get shelter for somebody for a few nights, but at least 2 hotels rejected them because they don't rent rooms to local-area residents during COVID-19. Or perhaps it's an excuse because of the problems some homeless people could cause in these or in normal times: damage to room, prostitution, drug use/dealing.
We have too few shelters here. I hate to take such risks, but I want to give back to God & humanity out of gratitude for all the free room nights I have enjoyed in expensive hotels over the years.