I'll agree to that. Whenever a rate is listed on Marriott.com, it should clearly indicate whether the rate is a public or private rate.

Yeah...I agree...that's a whole separate issue. Some of their rates have such cryptic descriptions that you can't really tell for whom they are intended.

Common sense says if I can't decipher the rate description, then it isn't intended for me, but every now and then I'll stumble across one that is so good and so cryptic that I'm tempted to call the property and find out what it is. Lots of wierd stuff gets filed under LPR...

Any news on this? Has anyone been able to use the AAA rate for EEO lately?

Definitely not permitted. Some hotels may let it slide, but it's against the rules for sure.

Bruce

"Special membership rates requiring identification are not eligible for use with this offer."

AAA requires showing card at check-in. So, the answer is a definitive "no." Of course, some hotels may let you anyway.

So the definitive answer is Maybe! :confused:

If you are worried about it don't book AAA. It shouldn't work according the the rules but might and the only way to find out for any particular property on any particular stay is to try. May also depend upon the attitude of the FDC at check in, back office staff doing the billing, and/or FDC upon checkout. From reading the threads on EEOs, there's a good chance they will mess it up anyways or loose it, so the more variables you put in the equation the more chances they will get it wrong.