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Dec 6, 2007 | 10:12 am

#7

USirritated

Join Date: Jun 2007

Location: FLL

Programs: Delta GM, (fmr US CP/PP/GP!), DL SkyClub, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Avis Chairman's Club

Posts: 5,162

Quote:

Originally Posted by photojojo

A reply to a post of mine and some PM's suggest that this is an ID required type rate code.

I've been using it left and right in the US without ever being questioned but I'm planning to use it for a trip to Munich in the late winter/early spring. The last thing I need is to get over there and find out they're going to jack the rate 2.5x on me because I don't have an ID of some sort.

In all of my years as a Marriott customer and as a Marriott Elite in particular, I have only been asked for ID to confirm my rate on three occasions, once for a AAA rate, believe it or not, and that was easy to pull out of my wallet. The second time was in London at Marriott Grosvenor Square in 1999, while using a very particular rate (it is not a three letter code, it must be made through the rez line, it is not available all the time or at all hotels) that I continue to use to this day, and I did not have the ID in question with me at that time, but I was able to talk myself out of the problem. I have not been asked for that particular ID again, until just last month, incredibly, at the Las Vegas Ren, when I again did not have the ID with me (notice a pattern?) and it took me less than 60 seconds to talk my way out of that problem too, since the front desk clerk did not know what he was looking at on the screen, so I asked him two questions, he got flustered, and just continued with the check in. Actually, I am continually surprised that I am not even asked for my AAA card when I use the AAA rate! However, there have been several times that I have been asked for ID just to confirm who I was at check in, even when I have no special rate on my reservation, or even when I do have a rate on my reservation, and I am holding my breath, but but then they ask for no ID/documentation to confirm the rate, incredibly. I count myself lucky to be asked only three times since 1995!