Originally Posted by
xj47
I emailed the manager (who had given me his card once) and he forwarded my request to the Corporate Travel person. She hemmed-and-hawed and eventually said that the client-negotiated rate was the best they could do. It is definitely way cheaper than the "Best Available Rate" shown without logging into SPG, just not quite cheap enough.
Try the manager again. Explain that the corporate travel person could not get you within your company's budget of $105, just the client's rate of $141. Remind him you're talking about weeks of stays, not just a few nites. Be prepared to negotiate. Would you accept $125/night?
It may also help for you to tell us the property. But honestly, the $36 difference between the Hampton and Sharaton sounds about right or even a deal in most markets.