"From Fishbowl (professional network used heavily by Big 4 staff): "How do I use the Acc or E&Y codes at Marriott and get around the ID check piece?" — confirming that ID checks are a well-known friction point for consulting firm codes. The thread attracted replies suggesting telling the front desk "you're a contractor doing work for them." hotelcorporatecodes.com lists EYC with 10-18% discount and verification status "⚠️ Sometimes." FlyerTalk's Marriott enforcement thread confirms consulting firms get checked more often at full-service hotels, but select-service properties rarely verify. US domestic: ~10-20% of stays checked; Europe/Asia: significantly higher."

"I do security for a Marriott Hotel in Miami and when it comes to guests being disrespectful like cursing, and/or getting physical with employees or furniture, the front desk calls security. We get there and we gives two warnings. If they continue to curse or be any type of physical, we throw they ass out the hotel as an eviction. We dont play that shit here in Miami."

"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"