Originally Posted by
Marcell
I have booked the M11 rate (rate at which you can earn Bonus Bucks-BBs) for a 2-night stay. I submitted an EEO certificate to the front desk. She, in turn, asked a manager about it. The manager indicated that as long as it's a publicly known rate, then it's okay. I told him I was using the M11 rate and he indicated that it was acceptable. The front desk clerk said it would be applied to my folio. When I received the bill at the door, I was, in fact charged for 1 night, plus I received a $100 BB ccertificate.
I think you may have gotten lucky.
My understanding is that the BOGO EEO certs are only good with rates available to any member of the general public. M11, of course, is available only to MR Elite members. The only time I got a hotel to honor a rate not available to the general public was when a manager decided to waive the rule for me upftont and let me use the cert with the AAA rate.