"Apple (alt) Marriott code APC is a secondary Apple corporate code, alongside the primary APL code. Apple's primary code APL is documented as triggering heightened enforcement within 5 miles of Apple HQ in Cupertino — "hotels that handle hundreds of Apple travelers a week are intimately familiar with Apple corporate ID badges." The alt code APC may be routed through different GDS channels but Apple's code presence at Silicon Valley Marriotts is well-established. No APC-specific denial documented; enforcement pattern mirrors the primary APL code."

"I occasionally try to get the corporate rate for a company I'm visiting in the area (for sales/consulting). Only once has a front desk clerk asked me to prove my eligibility, and she was satisfied by me giving the name and telephone number of the person I was visiting."

"I swear the front desk employees are trained to resist and encouraged to lie. They try to save the rooms for members with higher status or complainers. I've booked King rooms and they'll assign me a double or a queen. The first rep will tell me they're fully booked and there's nothing they can do. But once transferred to a manager, King rooms magically appear!"