Well, just decided to try the counseling code, LPGA, senior rate, best available rate, govt. rate and another one that usually works quite well for me (sorry, not sharing).

None of them. NOT one gave a discount in two different regions (Colorado and Oregon).

Now, the prices are relatively cheap already. I stay in those areas continually all year 'round and KNOW where the SOS rates usually are pegged for both the locations I checked, as well as the govt. rates.

I'm getting good rates bounced back at me, yes. But, the rates are the same no matter HOW I try to book using whatever rate code. And, yes, I erased cookies, etc. between any and all attempts.

Curious. Wonder if anyone else sees this?

Try again - after you have logged out, wait 10 minutes, then log back in and see if this changes anything.
You may also have to clear the cookies on your computer.
The website glitch has been a problem.

Sometimes, trying again the next day works well - to get better rates with the codes.
BTW: LPGA code is dead.

Working for me.

Perhaps Denverbounding means that s/he can get into the affinity group categories (LPGA?), but that the rates then don't vary?

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THEN went on walkabout in the Choice site, and the rate categories appear to be working for this datapoint. Except LPGA.

As I think I mentioned in my original post, I know about erasing cookies, know about signing out, waiting until the fat lady sings, etc.

But, even just a few moments ago, despite several different attempts (well, I did not try while standing on my head and drinking water), still no diff in rates.

Again, I have stayed in both these areas MANY MANY times in the past. The rates I am getting for best available, black dogs and mad Englishmen are all the same, but they are all at the usual lowest I get for these areas.

So, guess I should not complain, just unusual, usually one of the rates will be different.

You might still check to see if it's the same for other properties and geographical areas.

I do hope you're not an early warning canary with this. I mean, if it spreads, it might be a good thing to start - at the lowest rate - but would have the potential to evolve into a bad thing -- e.g., eliminating a mix of rates, and then raising them/it.

Well, the SOS rate that I regularly use (not sharing either) produced normal results, except that there's something going on in this area so most hotels are higher then normal (but that's true for both Best Available and SOS rates equally).

The hotel I stayed at this Monday I just booked for next Monday. As usual, SOS search page showed $58ish, clicking through to room selection page showed $55ish, and for reference on the room selection page it said Best Available was $69ish. So it's still showing me a signficant difference between my SOS rate and the Best Available (to anyone with no code and no qualifcation for a special rate that doesn't require a code), as it always has.

As usual, I logged out and logged back in, but didn't need to clear my cookies in addition to that. I was using Firefox, in case that matters.

Now, my reservation I just made doesn't show in My Current Reservations under Stay Activity (I did get my normal confirmation email, though). But that's another story, already documented in another thread here...

Am curious if anyone has used their AAA number to get discount? I enter my card and it says the code is invalid. When I go to AAA Ia/Mn site they make no mention of choice in their list of vendor hotels where you get a discount.

I always use the AAA rate to start with and mine works just fine, just made a reservation with it a few minutes ago. Make sure you put the whole number in