Originally Posted by BigLar
I stay 150+ nights/year in the Marriott and Hilton chains, and have never paid over $79/night.
I negotiated a rate at a Fairfield Inn for $30/night, and that lasted over a year. In my current location, I'm also staying at an FI and, while it's higher than that, it's still a very acceptable rate. And fully point-earning.
They treat me like a platinum, always put me in a "suite", all the goodies available, etc. It's like home ... sorta.
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Is this a rate avaiable to me, or is it a negotiated discount ala the corporate discount programs that the airlines have? I sure don't get any cheaper fares on the airlines just because I flew XXX miles last year. If you're getting negotiated volume discounts, it's really irrelavent to me who stays 5 stays a year and doesn't have the volume to negotiate a deal like that.