"Applied Materials' code APP appears in Marriott corporate code lists but has minimal community discussion. A FlyerTalk comment notes that some codes "are old and may not be valid, and some may require ID of some sort," and that rates are "widely offered and hard to check ID" particularly when extended to company retirees. Applied Materials is a major Silicon Valley semiconductor equipment company; Bay Area hotel density reduces the novelty of tech company codes in that market."

"I work front desk and it seems like management is really pushing to check IDs for any special rate. Personally im lazy and also don’t care that much to start a confrontation so I only verify govt rates and employee rates, but yes it is being enforced more harshly. Corporate rates I guess are easy to find online and thus abused. Again, I don’t care that much because they’re still pricey anyway !!"

"I mean, when I worked night audit, the whole night is practically a break after like 1am. It was usually just me and one other guy running the place (the other guy is just cleaning and doesn’t know how to do front desk). We don’t get an actual “lunch break” where we have to clock out for 30 minutes because we can’t leave the desk completely unoccupied (unless you were going to the bathroom or tension to a guest away from the desk or something). And we just ate at our desks if we were hungry, not sitting in the back."