"Marriott luxury properties near financial hubs like NYC and SF have dedicated rate integrity teams. The SF Marriott was specifically noted for cracking down on corporate code abuse. HotelCorporateCodes.com rates Goldman Sachs as "Sometimes" for ID checks. No documented full-rate charges found in public forums, but Asian properties are more likely to ask; US properties inconsistent. Business card typically accepted when asked."

"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"

"I work as a consultant and frequently ask for and use my client's rates (at their insistence, since I will be billing them back). I have been asked for ID maybe one time in 15 since February, when it was announced in this forum that rates would be ID'ed."