"Bristol-Myers Squibb's code 5298 is a four-digit numeric code, which circulates far less widely in public forums than three-letter ticker codes — numeric codes are harder to guess, share, and remember, reducing abuse volume. hotelcorporatecodes.com rates it "Sometimes." BMS is a major pharma company with significant NYC/Princeton NJ and Boston presence; properties in those markets may have greater account familiarity. The numeric format provides a slight practical risk reduction vs. a recognisable ticker code, but the company size and urban market concentration keep it at Medium."

"I mean, it depends on the size of the hotel. Having one person on night shift for a Fairfield isn’t uncommon. The better hotels have more people working at front desk even at night simply due to the size and brand. I’d however say though, if the property has been notified of the guest’s check in time in advance, and part of deal of getting into night shift is to check people in at unusual hours like that, then it certainly does not sound right to me that the front desk agent cannot have the meal earlier or later out of that many hours of the shift."

"I work for the front desk, at a Marriott, & have for the last 8 years .... So when it comes to room upgrades; it goes based on AVAILABILITY... sometimes no matter the tier, if we have it available - I will upgrade the guest. Now of course, higher tiered members get dibs on the upgrades first but after we go through the higher tiered members, Ambassador, Titanium, Platinum - then we go through the other ones. I cannot express this enough : BEING NICE & POLITE AT THE DESK GOES A LONG WA"