I have had some places ask me for proof of AAA membership. I generally just carry the key fob with me and it doesn't have a number on it, just a barcode.

Some places have accepted this, some have not. Depends on who's responsible for checkin.

You should try calling them to sign up. I called the 800 number to sign up and they waived the new member fee so I saved $15.

or you can use the AARP rate. My husband is a member, and i have a spouse's card. i've never been asked for that card, either. Hey wait, maybe that's not such a good thing? I'm not actually that old, but maybe I look it! :eek:

About 10%-20% of the time I am asked for a AAA card and its usually at the lower priced hotels (ie Days Inn, Hampton Inn etc and not Hilton or Marriott). Once they noticed I had a AAA map and considered that sufficient proof I was a AAA member (and I am). AAA membership varies by your location. When I joined HI was $15 cheaper than PA.

MisterNice

"I left it at home."*

*Note I actually am a member and infer nothing immoral by the above statement.

I've been asked more lately. The agent at the Kahala in Honolulu just asked for it and was rather careful in checking name and expiry. A bit surprising, but AAA rate was about $100 a night savings, so I suppose it's definitely worthwhile for the hotel to have the agents check.

Never been asked.

I don't get asked all the time, but moreso lately than ever before. I am a AAA member, so it doesn't matter to me. If you want to use the discount a lot, the basic AAA membership really isn't much to pay.

I've been asked about 20% of the time. Usually it's in hotels that include breakfast in the AAA rate.

IMHO, my membership fee has more than paid for itself in hotel discounts.

i just set up my online account with AAA and printed my account page. that should work.

What hotel are you staying in? Where? When?

Yes they check, they didn't use to check at all but now they are checking pretty often. I have a card so it hasn't been a problem, but for years I was never asked. Membership vaires by state and apparently how long the cards are good for as well, since my card is valid for one year at a time only.

Hilton does not ask very often, but they have my number online and it is verified directly with aaa at booking for validity. Try entering a digit wrong and see what happens. YMMV

That is a one time fee, but you can use for multiple stays throughout the year. Do the math!!!

I always have gotten a better hotel deal some other way.

But once, I was phoning a hotel trying to get a good rate, and the clerk offered to give me the AAA rate even though I did not have membership.

So, if you phone up the hotel and say you'd really like to stay there, but you don't have AAA membership, but could you please have the discount, it may work.

Just another data point. Two different four points the last two nights on AAA rate. Neither asked for the card.

Yes, but enter a valid number that is expired and it WILL work.