What’s the best Marriott code to use?
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Depends on the city and how big projects are at that time. My go-tos are:
MCK
PCW
DTC
ATK
BOA
ACN
Put those in the corporate code for booking and you would get the appropriate fee associated with the corporation
Rising Star
Also, remember that particularly on weekends, corporate rates may actually be higher. They are typically negotiated for Sunday night to Thursday night travelers, and always shop around for other rates on weekends. Sometimes those better rates can be found on hotel web sites with no rate code.
For instance, at the JW Grosvenor House last fall when I stayed last for leisure, the PwC rate was £190 cheaper per day during the week but £86 higher on Friday and Saturday night than the cheapest cancellable rate on the Marriott web site. This may or not be consistent and can vary dramatically by date with the dynamic pricing algorithms used and when there are events in town.
Marriott’s been cracking down lately and asking me for my Govt/Military ID when I check into a hotel that I haven’t stayed at previously with a Govt rate. I asked at one property back in Jan and they said they now have to check until you’ve stayed there 3 times. Maybe a new policy for this year. 🤷♂️
Yikes. Then go with ACN they have economies of scale on their side or IBM. 🙃
Do hotels check credentials if I use Google/Deloitte/PWC if you use the code before checking in?
I had one hotel check - W Bangkok but other then that nope never in the US
Try clicking the govt rate... sometimes they don’t ask for credentials. 🧐
I have extensively tested multiple company rates for different hotels and car rentals. The only consistent factors are to choose companies that are bigger - they negotiate better deals because they have more volume with those vendors.
Accenture, IBM, and Google are generally good ones.
Do hotels ever check/get suspicious if you use one rate one week and another rate on a different week?
Rising Star
I would think there’s at least some risk there. The first time you could probably say something like “last week I had to use my employer’s code, this week I was told to use my client’s”, but if you start using three or more companies’ codes you’ll likely have trouble with that story.